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Matilda stood in place and gritted her teeth angrily. At the same time, Isabelle watched the entire interaction
between the mother and son from the window upstairs.
Although she might not be able to hear their conversation, she could tell that things didn’t go well between both of
them. Soon, she went back to her seat and sat in a sulk. Why is John so hard to tackle? Not long after that, Isabelle
returned to her seat, and Matilda came back to the room.
As Matilda showed up, she tried to force a smile and explained in John’s defense, saying that he had left earlier
because he was busy. On the other hand, Isabelle pretended as if she didn’t know anything and replied, “I see. Well,
I think he must be really busy with his work, so it’s okay.”
In the meantime, Matilda wasn’t in a hurry to leave either. Thus, she sat back in her seat and uttered, “You need to
have a relationship no matter how busy you are. Too bad that kid, John, just never understands.” In an attempt to
comfort Isabelle, Matilda added, “John is just a little indifferent. After all, he has never really had a lot of friends
since he was little.
Besides, he dedicates all his energy and time to work, as we all know, which is why he tends to be a little insensitive
when it comes to romantic relationships. No human is perfect, so perhaps we should give him time to open up.
Please just bear with him, my dear.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIsabelle responded with a smile as she was overwhelmed by fear deep down. I wouldn’t mind waiting if John is going
to open his heart up in the end, but as I keep waiting and tolerating him patiently, I’m afraid that someone else
could steal his heart away.
While John had already footed the bill, Matilda and Isabelle directly left the restaurant and took a cab home
separately. After waiting for Matilda to leave, Isabelle flagged down a cab and hesitated for a short while before she
named the address of Sophia’s residence to the driver. Although she had never been there, she previously heard
from Matilda that John gave Sophia an apartment unit to live in when they divorced. Sophia must be living so
comfortably right there since Matilda once mentioned that it was a strategic location.
As the car slowly approached her destination, Isabelle told the driver to drop her off somewhere nearby, which she
decided to walk there by herself. At this time, Sophia was already asleep with the lights out. Upon taking a look
from afar, Isabelle proceeded to walk closer shortly before she abruptly stopped in her tracks and quickly hid
behind a tree.
It turned out that she saw a car parked outside Sophia’s residence with its headlights off. Then, she noticed a man,
who was leaning on the vehicle, staring at Sophia’s unit on the second floor. At the sight of that, Isabelle was
overwhelmed by a sting of pain and jealousy. Under the illuminating streetlight, she could tell who that person was
by his figure even without looking at his face. She then continued to stand behind the tree while peeking at John,
who was seen holding a cigarette without smoking it. After that, the man tossed it onto the ground and trod it
before he reached out for his phone and appeared to be reading something in an absorbed manner.
Standing under the streetlight, John didn’t show a lot of expression on his face while lowering his head, but Isabelle
could tell that he was smiling faintly yet gently. After standing there for some time, he finally turned around and got
into his car, whereas Isabelle hid behind the tree until John drove off and disappeared from sight.
Soon, Isabelle took a deep breath and slowly emerged from behind the tree, approaching the spot that John parked
his car. Then, she saw several cigarette butts on the floor before she unhappily trod on them while feeling a twinge
of pain deep down as if someone was pinching her heart.
Meanwhile, Sophia was in her sleep and had no idea what happened outside her residence. As soon as she woke up,
she stretched herself and proceeded to go about her morning ablutions in a relaxed manner. Then, she tidied up
her clothes and did her laundry, but she was soon caught in a trance when she turned on the washing machine.
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