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The gist of Isabelle’s text was that she felt awkward and embarrassed by Matilda’s plan, which she was totally
unaware of. So, she was apologizing to John for troubling him.
She had bombarded him with a slew of texts, from which he could tell that she was feeling anxious. Even after
staring at the texts for an extended time, he did not reply in the end. Instead, he turned off his phone and the
bedside lamp.
On the other side, Isabelle clutched her phone and waited for some time, but she did not receive any reply from
John. This must have meant that he would not reply to her. She wondered if it was because he didn’t read her texts
at all, or if he had purposely ignored her after reading the texts.
Feeling antsy, she held her phone and paced around her room a few times. Just now, Matilda called and said that
she had reprimanded John for his attitude. Matilda explained that John left because he was worried of being seen
dining with other women, which might cause some gossip.
It was a plausible explanation. Lately, John and Isabelle were captured on camera by nosy people a few times.
Thankfully, they were captured when they were at work, so they had assistants around. When the photos spreaded
online, the media reported that the two of them were business partners, so there wasn’t any nasty gossip. With
that, previous rumors about John and Isabelle were dispelled and speculations on their relationship were slowly
clearing up.
Right now, if someone were to discover any slightly suspicious ‘private dates’, it would negatively affect both John
and Isabelle. Anyway, Isabelle couldn’t keep a distance from John forever for fear of creating any scandal; she no
longer had the patience to keep waiting.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhen she was in a few business talks with John before this, she noticed that John had taken out his phone and
clicked into Facebook. She could clearly see Sophia’s selfie on his screen.
It was obvious that John still missed Sophia. Isabelle thought that if she remained passive, she might end up losing
him like before.
She could only tolerate losing him for once, for she had no desire, nor the mental fortitude, to go through the same
ordeal twice.
In the span of John and Sophia’s one-year marriage, Isabelle’s daily life was hellish. Now, she finally waited until the
day of their divorce, an opportunity that she would not pass on anymore.
After some rumination, she made a call to Matilda, and the latter instantly picked up. “Belle!”
Isabelle let out a sigh. “Mrs. Constance, I have something to discuss with you.” Of course, Matilda agreed to it and
was very receptive to Isabelle’s ideas.
Meanwhile, John was in the dark about the plan between Matilda and Isabelle. The next morning at breakfast, he
heard Old Mrs. Constance bringing up the topic of the monastery visit, to which he suggested once more, “I’m
serious. You should try inviting Sophia to go with you. Let’s see if she’d say yes. Just try. What if she agrees to it?”
The old lady chuckled. “Alright, I’ll ask her. Even if she says no, I will pester her until she agrees.”
Upon hearing that, John smiled. “I didn’t mean anything. I was just suggesting that you invite her.”
After the two had breakfast together, John went to work and Old Mrs. Constance immediately made a call to
Sophia.
Sophia went to the store early in the morning and was busy with work. When she received the call, she felt a little
reluctant to pick up.
Whenever Old Mrs. Constance called her, Sophia would feel restless and anxious. After all, Old Mrs. Constance was
John’s grandmother. Sophia felt that if she got in touch with the old lady, she would end up meeting John sooner or
later.
Well, even if she didn’t get in touch with Old Mrs. Constance, she would still run into John somehow, but the feeling
was different.
Sophia stared at the phone for a long time before picking up the call reluctantly. “Madam.”
Old Mrs. Constance sighed wistfully. “I prefer to be called ‘Grandma’.”
Sophia did not know what to reply to that. Sensing the silence, Old Mrs. Constance directly told her, “I want to pray
at the monastery. I really hope that you’ll come with me.”
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