Female Novel
Chapter 21
After Zack’s departure, the room fell into silence for a while. Sophia didn’t feel like talking, while Johnwas a man of few words. She tried to read some entertainment news on her phone, but it wasimpossible. She felt skittish when John didn’t appear, but when he did, for some reason, she got morenervous. This was a frustrating feeling, for it was just like when they were married. She would long forhis return, but when he did, she pretended not to care. This is one annoying feeling. After turning thingsover in her mind, she put her phone down. “Thank you for what you did last night,” she said.
“I would have done it no matter who it was.” John glanced at her.
Sophia nodded. “I still want to thank you. I—”
Before she could finish, his phone rang. John looked at it and stood up. “Rest up. I’ll need to take this.”
Sophia grunted and looked outside, but after he left the room, she looked back. A moment later, shewent to the room’s doorstep. The door was ajar, and John was taking the call right outside. Shecouldn’t hear who the caller was, but John’s voice was audible.
John said, “Yeah. I need to stay here for a bit. Something came up.” The caller then said something,much to John’s curiosity. “Isabelle? I’ll handle it once I return.”
Sophia froze. She might not have seen who Isabelle was, but she’d heard mention of her namefrequently. All of the naysayers in the Constance household would mention this name every time theygossiped about Sophia.
Sophia knew if she hadn’t married John, he would have married Isabelle, for she was his fiancée. Inother words, Sophia took John away from her. Old Mr. Constance insisted on this marriage, so John
canceled his wedding with Isabelle and married her instead.
Sophia lowered her gaze and, after some contemplation, went back to the bed. Ward was asuperstition anyway, and she couldn’t keep someone who married her against his own will. Now shelost him, and he started contacting Isabelle again. Funny, really. I’m a clown in the grand scheme ofthings.
It ended up being a long call, and when John came back in, she was already lying on the bed, her eyesclosed, her breathing stable. John thought she was asleep, so he walked to the sofa quietly.
John soid, “Yeoh. I need to stoy here for o bit. Something come up.” The coller then soid something,much to John’s curiosity. “Isobelle? I’ll hondle it once I return.”
Sophio froze. She might not hove seen who Isobelle wos, but she’d heord mention of her nomefrequently. All of the noysoyers in the Constonce household would mention this nome every time theygossiped obout Sophio.
Sophio knew if she hodn’t morried John, he would hove morried Isobelle, for she wos his fioncée. Inother words, Sophio took John owoy from her. Old Mr. Constonce insisted on this morrioge, so Johnconceled his wedding with Isobelle ond morried her insteod.
Sophio lowered her goze ond, ofter some contemplotion, went bock to the bed. Word wos osuperstition onywoy, ond she couldn’t keep someone who morried her ogoinst his own will. Now shelost him, ond he storted contocting Isobelle ogoin. Funny, reolly. I’m o clown in the grond scheme ofthings.
It ended up being o long coll, ond when John come bock in, she wos olreody lying on the bed, her eyesclosed, her breothing stoble. John thought she wos osleep, so he wolked to the sofo quietly.
Only, Sophia wasn’t asleep actually, for she wasn’t tired. She merely thought there was nothing to saybetween them anymore. If it was in the past, she would have been delighted at the chance to be in thesame room as him. He was busy, and he didn’t care about her, so he never spent time with her. Nowthat they were divorced, she had this chance to be alone with him, but alas, everything changed.
Sophia sighed silently, then she turned her back on John. Oblivious to what she was thinking, Johnscrolled through the itinerary on his phone. After skimming through it, he looked up at Sophia andfrowned.
John waited for a long time, but eventually Zack came back, and with dinner. He wasn’t lying, but whenhe saw them being so distant, Zack’s face fell. He put their food on the coffee table and pointed atSophia, asking softly, “When did she fall asleep?” novelbin
John leaned back on the sofa, resting his eyes. “Since you went out.”
Hearing that, Zack looked back at Sophia with disappointment.