Female Novel
Chapter 433
After sitting alone by the table for a while, rustling noises could be heard at the entrance of the tearoom. Sophia thought that John and the rest were back, so she looked toward there, only to see aperson peeking in through the entrance with a microphone in hand.
He seemed to be trying to check on the occupants in the room, and he ended up being startled by thesight of Sophia alone in the large tea room. After a pause, the man came in with two other men in tow.One of them had a video recorder in hand, while the other was the conductor. They were obviouslyjournalists sent by the press.
As she was alone in the tea room, they were definitely after her, so Sophia adjusted her posture. Theman with a mic had a cheerful disposition about him while he approached her. “Greetings, MissGwendolyn. This is such a coincidence.”
“Is that so?” asked Sophia while checking him out.
The man saw four cups on the table, so he asked, “Are you waiting for your friends?”
Sophia grunted. “Yes. I am waiting for them.”
The journalist seemed polite enough, as he didn't sit down right away. Instead, he bowed down whilestanding beside her with the mic close to her. “Miss Gwendolyn, I saw you were with Mr. JohnConstance and Miss Isabelle Bailey not so long ago. May I know...”
Upon hearing his question, Sophia lifted her head to look his way. “What would you like to know?”
The journalist put on a smile before asking, “Pardon me. As I saw you together with Mr. JohnConstance a while ago, so I'd very much like to know if you two are...”
Without needing him to finish his question, Sophia already knew what he was trying to ask, so shesmiled and replied, “We are friends. I came along with Mr. Logan Jefferson today, and it was out ofcoincidence that we met John. However, being divorced from each other doesn't mean we are on badterms. We parted ways amicably, so we're still friends.”
The journalist let out an ‘ah’ to show that he had understood before smiling at her. “You sure are broad-minded, Miss Gwendolyn.”
There seemed to be an added layer of meaning in what he said, but Sophia brushed it off with a smile.“Not really, as John didn’t do anything that warrants an apology, so I have nothing to forgive. Youmight’ve gotten the wrong idea about this.”
Noises that indicated the return of John and the rest could be heard from the entrance as soon as shesaid so, but rather than looking their way, Sophia opted to sip on her cup of tea. John was beside her ina few strides, then he looked between her and the three men before throwing them a question, “Whyare you here?”
None of them seemed to be perturbed by John’s question, as the conductor smiled as soon as he sawJohn. “Mr. Constance, please don’t be angry. We are merely doing an interview with Miss Gwendolynsince she’s here.”
Isabelle stepped in at that moment to ask rather politely, “What would you like to know?” She thenturned to Sophia before any of the men could reply to her question. “Miss Gwendolyn, are you alright?” novelbin
With a smile, Sophia replied, “I’m alright. They just arrived, so they didn’t do anything to me. Yet.”
Isabelle was better at handling these situations than John, which was evident when she sat downbeside Sophia instead of confronting the journalists. She even held onto Sophia’s arm intimately beforelooking toward the video recorder. “I do not know what you wish to say, but your reporting is affectingour private lives. Miss Gwendolyn and I are not who you claim us to be, as we are friends, while Mr.Constance and I are currently business partners, so I hope you will report nothing but the truth.”
Meanwhile, Sophia was wearing a half smirk, whereas John heaved a sigh before glancing at Isabelle.He knew she was doing the right thing, as not only would it resolve the crisis, it would also clear up therumors on the Internet. Thus, he chose to remain silent, but Logan seemed to disagree with whatIsabelle said, as he knew for a fact that Sophia disliked Isabelle.