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Sophia proceeded to tell Matilda the same reason she told Ian—that Logan was drunk and asleep. In response,
Matilda replied, “Oh, I see. But why would he drink in the day? What’s wrong with him?”
After hearing Matilda’s question, Sophia only smiled in silence as she didn’t know how to put it to her. Soon, Matilda
sat next to her and asked, “So, what’re we going to do now? Just sit here all day?”
Sophia looked up at the ceiling and sighed. “That’s a good question. I have no idea what we could do to kill time.”
Not long after that, Matilda seemingly figured out a way to kill time, so she beckoned to one of the staff and said,
“Let’s play poker. Come and join us.”
Sophia helplessly stared at Matilda. “You’re quite the gambler, aren’t you?”
Matilda shot a gaze at Ian and asked, “Care to join us?”
At the same time, Ian was just done with his meal. “Sure, why not?”
Meanwhile, Sophia was beginning to think that playing poker was, in fact, not a bad idea, or they would be bored to
tears while waiting for Logan to wake up. Before heading over to the game room, Sophia told another staff to check
on Logan. That dude has been out like a dead man since the moment he was carried to his room. I doubt he is
going to wake up anytime soon.
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As the four of them began to play their game, the atmosphere was instantly lightened up. Shortly after the first
round started, Sophia received a call from John, which she didn’t bother looking at before answering it because she
was too engrossed in the poker game.
Nonetheless, John didn’t say a single word after the call connected until Sophia called out to him. “Are you there,
John?”
At that moment, Ian was stunned as he paused and gazed at her with a glacial look on his face. It turned out that
John had been away from his office for some official business and was planning to go straight home after that.
Thus, he was calling Sophia to ask her whether she had any cravings so that he could buy them on the way.
Sophia responded with an affirmative hum. “Oh, I’m now at Logan’s club. Ian is back, and we’re planning to eat out
tonight. So, why don’t you join us?”
John was alert when he heard Ian’s name, whereupon he replied with an indifferent grunt. “I see. That’s soon.” A
few seconds later, he added, “Anyway, I’ll be on my way to meet you guys.” Sophia then put her phone down and
placed one of her cards in the center just as Ian suddenly chuckled in a nonchalant manner.
In the meantime, Matilda shifted her gaze to Ian and said, “John’s dad and I think you should be the one to decide
on the child’s name. We all agree that you should make the call. In fact, it seems to us that John is getting really
desperate, but I told him to calm down so that he doesn’t ruin everything.”
On the other hand, Sophia only kept her eyes on her cards without looking at Matilda, knowing what Matilda was
trying to imply. While those words were meant for Ian to hear, Sophia decided it would be best for her to play dumb
since she didn’t want to put her foot in her mouth.
As soon as Matilda had her turn, she suddenly paused when she heard footsteps walking up the stairs, yet she
wasn’t alone because Ian could clearly hear that too. The next moment, Ian had his eyes glued to the door that was
left open until John showed up as both men quickly locked eyes with each other.
Soon, the two of them didn’t seem happy, although John appeared to have the upper hand in the mental game by
acting magnanimously. He then turned his attention to Sophia and stood beside her, placing his hand on the back of
the lady’s chair. “Why did you stop?”
At that time, the worker, who was playing together, volunteered to give up his place, allowing John to participate in
the game. In response, John smiled and said, “I’ll be glad to take over.”
Upon witnessing John’s reaction, a complicated look appeared on Sophia’s face as she couldn’t help but look at
Matilda, who seemingly pursed her lips at her to indicate the same feeling that she shared with her.
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