Female Novel
Chapter 430
John observed Isabelle before replying, “My mother went back to her mother’s place as there arethings she needs to tend to, so my mother isn’t currently staying at the Constance Residence.”
What John said startled Isabelle, but she quickly responded with a light ‘oh’. “I see, so that’s what’sgoing on... She invited me to pay her a visit at your place a few days ago, but she didn’t seem keenabout it anymore, so I assumed she was feeling unwell, which worried me.”
Sophia rolled her eyes while she thought, So Matilda’s at her mother’s place... Judging from what shealready knew of the situation, as well as her question toward John that went unanswered, the truth wasevident to Sophia, which amused her. To her, the fact that Matilda finally received her karma was wortha celebration.
There was a gloating look on Sophia’s face when John looked her way, so he chided her softly, “Whyare you laughing? Focus on eating your food.” novelbin
“Well, I’m happy. Why can’t I be happy about things?” Sophia lifted her chin in defiance. By lifting hishand, John wiped something away from the corner of Sophia’s lips, which surprised her so much thatshe backed away in reflex.
“There’s something at the corner of your lips, so why are you backing away?” John seemed unfazed byher reaction. After wiping her mouth, he took out his phone, as there seemed to be an incomingmessage. However, Sophia wasn’t planning on spending any more energy to play his games.
Meanwhile, Logan asked from beside her, “I wonder what Ian is doing in the clubhouse. Has he eatenthough?”
After some thought, Sophia suggested, “Why don’t I ask him?” She then took out her phone, whichJohn glanced at from the corner of his eyes before resuming to look at the screen of his own phonethat was displaying a message from Zack about stuff from work.
In the meantime, Sophia sent Ian a message, which he replied quickly using a voice message thatSophia played out loud. He told her that he had his breakfast quite late in the morning, then he went toplay games in Logan’s room. He also told her he was feeling bored, so Sophia gave him a video callafter some thought, which he picked up immediately with a smile. “Are you eating?”
Sophia gave him a nod. “Yeah.” Then, she switched her camera view to show Logan’s face, while thelatter let out a chuckle. At that moment, John spoke up from the side. “You should eat and talk later.”
Although his voice wasn’t loud, it was audible enough to make Ian’s smile freeze on his face beforeasking, “Is John with you?”
To that, Sophia grunted. “Yeah, he came to the banquet too.”
Ian went on asking, “Did you bring a companion with you, Mr. Constance?” The invitation stated thatguests were allowed to bring along a companion to add to the fun, as there would be a prom sessionthat would allow the couples to dance with each other.
“Nope.” John made a curt reply to Ian’s question.
Ian chuckled before saying, “It’s a shame. This would have been a great opportunity though.”
However, all John did was smirk in silence. Ian proceeded to ask Sophia if anything interestinghappened, but there were in fact none. It was so boring that Sophia wanted to go home.
The call ended after some more chatter, during which the guests were almost finished with their meals.John was still texting Zack when Logan scanned his surroundings. “Why are there so many guests butno table for games? Does the host expect us all to just chat? We need some other form ofentertainment.”
Sophia felt helpless when she heard Logan’s words, while John let out a chuckle. “Kate is the matriarchof the Blackwell Family, and this is for her birthday celebration, so why would she set up a table forgames?”
Kate was a woman of style, so she would never allow such a thing to happen during her own birthdaycelebration. Otherwise, the news agencies wouldn’t be focused on reporting about her birthdaycelebration. John suggested after some thought, “There’s a tea room in the backyard, so why don’t wego have a seat over there?”