Female Novel
Chapter 346
At this, Matilda was a tad displeased. I was the one being beaten unilaterally. I look even worse forwear than Sophia, yet John hasn’t even asked after me ever since he came in until now. She looked atJohn. “John, you two are divorced, so you should be more circumspect.”
William frowned, very much disgruntled at her behavior now. “Zip it. You’ve created such a mess, yetyou still have the temerity to chastise others here?” Matilda quickly pursed her lips, not daring to say asingle word.
Meanwhile, Sophia remained expressionless. Without replying to John’s question, she merely said,“Go. You’ll run into the police if you tarry any longer.”
Matilda hurriedly scurried out while pulling William along. “Come, come, let’s go. Let’s go quickly.”
John, however, stood there for a few seconds as he stared at Sophia. Sophia sneered at his scrutiny.“Why, are you irked because I hit your mother again? Even so, just stifle it!”
Sighing, John went over and smoothed her hair for a bit. “If my mother comes again, lock the door andkeep her out.” Her expression tense, Sophia took a step back, putting distance between them. Johnthen slowly retracted his hand. “I’ll be going back first.”
“Hurry up and leave,” Sophia huffed, seemingly in utter exasperation.
Pivoting, John went out and joined William and Matilda who were already in the car. When he glancedat Sophia back at the house through the rear-view mirror, he saw that she’d already turned sidewaysand was combing her hair with her fingers. At this time, Matilda tapped the back of his seat. “Go, go!The police will be here soon.” Retracting his gaze, John then started the car.
Just after he’d started driving, a police car approached from the opposite side. The moment Matildacaught sight of the police, she shrunk into herself in terror and hid in the back seat. William twisted hishead away, truly having no desire to gaze upon her. John merely drove off without even turning to takea look when he went past the police car. Through the rear-view mirror, he could see the police carslowly coming to a stop before Sophia’s house whereupon two police officers alighted and entered thecourtyard. He let out a sigh of relief, yet his irritation grew. Matilda, on the other hand, patted her chest.“Phew, we left just in time.”
After driving for a while, John asked, “Mom, where do you want me to drop you off?”
This question rendered Matilda at a loss. Where to drop me off? She actually wanted to go back toConstance Residence, but she was the one who packed up and left back then. She was even a touchpompous when she left, so she truly couldn’t quite bring herself to say that she wanted to go back infront of William and John.
She peeked at William out of the corner of her eye, only to see that he hadn’t reacted at all, acting asthough he hadn’t heard John’s question. Judging from his expression, he doesn’t want me to return toConstance Residence. Mild indignation inundated her. Never had he acted in such a mannerthroughout the years, but he’s now treating me so shoddily because of an outsider! Throwing atantrum, she declared, “Drop me off at your maternal grandmother’s house. I’m not going back toConstance Residence!” novelbin
She peeked at William out of the corner of her eye, only to see that he hadn’t reacted at all, acting asthough he hadn’t heard John’s question. Judging from his expression, he doesn’t want me to return toConstance Residence. Mild indignation inundated her. Never had he acted in such a mannerthroughout the years, but he’s now treating me so shoddily because of an outsider! Throwing a
tantrum, she declared, “Drop me off at your maternal grandmother’s house. I’m not going back toConstance Residence!”
John didn’t try changing her mind, driving straight toward her parents’ house instead. No one saidanything throughout the rest of the drive.
When the car came to a stop, Matilda dawdled, spending half a day just to open the car door. Williamnaturally knew what she was trying to do, so he grew rather impatient. “Make it fast. We still need to goback to the office where loads of work are still waiting for us.”
Sulking, Matilda swung open the car door and climbed out. Without even bidding the two of themfarewell, she stomped into the house. John then drove away with a sigh.
When he and William returned to the office, the Baileys were already there. Isabelle was there as well,but one could see that she wasn’t looking all that good despite her exquisite makeup.