Female Novel
Chapter 547
Her father let out a sigh. “Belle, about John and you...”
Before he finished speaking, her grandfather coughed dryly beside him, causing the man to stop talkingall of a sudden. Then, the elder man said, “As long as John and Sophia don’t remarry each other, youstill have a shot. You mustn’t mess things up yourself.” He thought for a moment before adding, “Butyou’ve got to be clear whether you really love John or not. Does your love for him not waver even whenyou know that he is still emotionally tangled up with his ex-wife?”
Isabelle pursed her lips together and only nodded after a long pause. “I really love John.”
She had loved John even before they were arranged to be married to each other. From his marriage toSophia until his divorce, Isabelle felt that her love hadn’t diminished even a little bit.
When her grandfather heard that, he nodded. “Things should be fine as long as you understandyourself well. Since you’re clear about what you want, you shouldn’t become flustered just because ofsome unimportant things.”
Her father sighed silently next to him but did not say a word.
While Isabelle was upset over here, Sophia was actually feeling a bit unsettled over there as well. Shehad been careless last night. After what happened, John seemed to have misunderstood herintentions. Earlier, Robin had just called to tell her that John had gone to the shop and started to helpout over there.
Now that John was behaving this way, Sophia felt that some things were becoming more and moreunclear. She had just acted a little impulsive last night and given in to her physical needs as a single
woman, nothing more. But how could she explain this to John and make him understand?
Sophia felt a little unsure about how to broach this topic with him. After hesitating for a long time, shestill dressed up and went to the shop to check things out.
There were no bulk orders for this day, so the shop was not very busy. In fact, there was no need forJohn to help out at all.
Sophia took a cab to the shop. When she arrived, there were very few guests. John, Zack and Robinwere all there and were laughing about something that was said. Then, Sophia pushed open the doorand walked in. “You guys look happy.”
Seeing that she had arrived, John remarked, “I'm here, so you can rest at home.”
Sophia replied coldly, “It’s precisely because you’re here that I worry. What if you empty my shop andmove everything away?”
John leaned back in his chair. “You don't even need this shop. Why are you so worried about it?”
Sophia gave him a sweeping glance from the corner of her eye. “Even if I don't need it, it’s still mine.I’ve got to monitor it to prevent outsiders from taking it away from me.”
Outsiders? John thought.
When Sophia and the others were about to close up the shop for the day, Matilda arrived. She was justpassing by, but then she noticed John sitting inside, so she hurriedly entered the shop, calling out tohim, “John!”
Everyone was startled for a moment. When Sophia saw who it was, she laughed. Matilda is out ofideas and is really desperate now, isn’t she?
When John saw his mother, he was a little surprised, but his expression remained calm as he greeted,“Mom.”
For some reason, Matilda felt a little uncomfortable. “I called you so many times, but you didn't answerany of my calls.”
John didn't beat around the bush but said directly, “I didn’t feel like picking up.” novelbin
Hearing this, Matilda felt rather embarrassed; even Sophia, Robin and Zack too looked awkward on herbehalf.
Sophia licked her lips and said, “Um, I’m gonna go out for some fresh air. Do you guys wanna comealong?”
Knowing what Sophia meant, Zack and Robin quickly agreed and followed her out of the shop. Then,the three of them walked a little further and stood on the side of the road.