Female Novel
Chapter 359
Without replying to their messages, Sophia went downstairs with her cell phone in hand. After eating asimple breakfast, she then lay down on the yoga mat and stared at the chandelier on the ceiling. Backwhen I was in the village, I had endless tasks every day. At that time, I wondered how nice it’d be if Icould just lie down peacefully like this and do nothing one day. Now, this dream has come true, but Ifind that it’s actually quite boring to just lie down leisurely.
However, just a few seconds after she’d lay down, a car stopped in front of her house. She warily satup at once, for she couldn’t help thinking that Mrs. Constance was back after having lost to her theprevious time. When she caught sight of the person who alighted from the car, her brows slowlycreased. It’s Old Mrs. Constance walking over with someone supporting her! After a moment’sdeliberation, she pivoted and sprinted upstairs. She moved quickly, so Old Mrs. Constance justhappened to reach the door when she came down again. Thus, she went over to open the door.“Madam.”
Old Mrs. Constance chuckled. “You’ve changed your address of me pretty quickly. You’re no longercalling me Grandma, huh?”
Sophia smiled. “Please come in.”
Old Mrs. Constance was helped into the house by the servant. She hadn’t been here, so she lookedaround as she stood in the living room. “This wasn’t done by John, was it? It doesn’t look like it.”
Sophia grunted in affirmation. “He did all the permanent fixtures, but I found the ornamental fixtures notquite to my liking, so I changed them.”
Old Mrs. Constance nodded. “It’s good that you changed them. It looks great now.”
Sophia then ushered her to the sofa to have a seat. After thinking for a while, she said, “I have no plainwater here, only soft drinks. Would you like to have any?”
At this, Old Mrs. Constance chortled. “Sure. I haven’t drunk any in a long time. I remember that I wasrather fond of drinking those colorful drinks back when I was young.” However, her family forbade herfrom drinking such drinks, so she later gave them all up.
Sophia hurriedly went over to the refrigerator and took two cans of soft drinks for her. Holding a can inher hand, Old Mrs. Constance scrutinized it. “What flavor is this? I haven’t seen this in a long time, so Ihad no idea that the packaging has changed so much.”
“It’s orange. There’s a grape-flavored one here. Which one would you like?” Sophia held out the can inher hand.
“I’ll go for orange, then. I like oranges quite a bit.”
Glancing at Old Mrs. Constance, Sophia took out a box from the side and said gingerly, “Grandma, thiswas from you back then. I’ve mulled over it for a while and decided that I can’t keep this. I was planningto return it to John, but I haven’t found the right time to do so. Now that you’re here, I think I shouldreturn this to you.” The item she was handing to Old Mrs. Constance was the jade pendant she giftedher back then. novelbin
Old Mrs. Constance’s gaze fell on the velvet box. After a long while, she asked, “Have youmisunderstood something? I’m not here because of this.”
“I know,” Sophia replied. “You’re probably here to thank me for helping John out. Actually, it’s not a big
deal. When this matter blows over, I can then relax, so I’m not really helping him. Rather, I’m helpingmyself.”
Her frankness had relief suffusing Old Mrs. Constance. Taking her hand and placing it onto her ownpalm, she sighed softly. “No matter what, the Constance Family owes you.”
Sophia hastily chuckled. “No, not at all. The Constance Family doesn’t owe me anything. Conversely,you’ve given me a lot.” At least, it was John who gave me this house I’m living in. Without all this, Imight be forced to return to my hometown, and I’m not enthusiastic about going back to that placewhere I’ll have to rely on the weather to make a living.
Since she’d said as much, Old Mrs. Constance was at a loss for words. After musing for a while, shemurmured, “John is actually a very simple-minded person. All these years, he has been focusing onwork wholeheartedly and neglected other things. Take Isabelle, for instance. Do you think he hasfeelings for Isabelle? I don’t think so.”