The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Chapter 714

Soon after, a car stopped outside the house and someone got off. From the house, Matilda came out and stared at

them. One of them who was older told her that they were sent by John to install the cameras. Acknowledging them,

Matilda hurriedly invited them inside.

Since the whole house would be installed with the monitoring devices, it was considered as a rather major project

and many workers would be needed for it. Sophia watched as these people went into the house carrying their tools.

Then, she asked the older man, “Are all these people the employees of your company?”

Taken aback, that man hurriedly nodded. “Yes, yes. They’re all my employees.” He even added that he knew John

personally and his company was also responsible for the surveillance system in his company. “After-sales services

are also guaranteed, so don’t worry.”

However, that was the least of Sophia’s concern, and as she watched the workers, she asked in a different manner,

“What I’m asking is, have all those workers been in your company for years?”

“Huh?” he blurted in confusion. Then, he racked his mind and shook his head. “One of them hasn’t. Initially, another

employee was supposed to come. In the end, he had an emergency and found someone else to take over the job.

That person is new here.”

Stunned, she pressed on by asking, “Who’s the one replacing the missing employee?”

That man stared at the workers who had already begun with the preparation work inside and pointed at one of

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them. “That guy; he’s the one. As Mr. Constance wants us to finish the job as soon as possible, and we don’t want to

waste too much of your time, we brought more people over, and that’s the guy who came as a temporary

replacement.”

Fixing her eyes on that guy who was opening his toolbox, she thought that there was nothing dodgy about him as he

was wearing the same company uniform and hat as the others. A few seconds later, she nodded. “Alright, I got it.”

Seeing that Sophia didn’t have any further questions, the older man went into the house to start directing the job,

leaving Sophia to stare at the temporary replacement with a concerned look on her face.

Matilda came out of the house after monitoring the workers and stood next to her. “What’s wrong? You don’t look

too good.”

Pointing at that guy, she told her, “Maybe I’m overthinking, but that guy is a temporary replacement they found

today and I keep having the feeling that there might be a problem with him. I’ve been keeping a watch on him and

he seems really sneaky. He’s looking around stealthily, and something is off about him.”

Immediately, Matilda remembered John’s advice to keep a lookout on the surveillance workers as there might be

someone sneaking in with them. Thus, she whisked out her cell phone and called John instantly.

Sophia stood at the side and watched the workers in the house, fully alert on the situation. When the call got

through, Matilda hurried to the entrance of the yard and explained briefly the situation at home.

On the other end of the call, John was solemn. “Keep a lookout on your side. I’m going back now.”

“Alright,” Matilda answered. “There are many people here, so it’s unlikely that anything will happen. Don’t worry too

much.” Without saying anything, John hung up and she took a deep breath before returning to Sophia’s side.

As there were so many people in the house, someone could easily be up to some sneaky business in the midst of

the job.

A little while later, Sophia chuckled and murmured, “That guy realized that I’ve been watching him.”

“Huh? He even noticed you?” Matilda exclaimed.

Exactly. With so much preparation work to do, this guy actually noticed that I’ve been watching him. Crossing her

arms across her chest, Sophia said, “There’s definitely something wrong with this guy.”

Matilda was a little impressed with her. “You actually considered so much, and I didn’t even think to ask any more