Female Novel
Chapter 587
Something seemed to have occurred to William, for he then said, “You’ve got to call home. For somethings, it may be a mere difference of holding out just that tiniest bit before you score the goal. If youretreat, it’ll then be to no avail, but if you persist, you might just succeed.”
John gaped at him in mild surprise. He initially thought that William was referring to ConstanceResidence, but from his words now, that didn’t seem to be the case. Lowering the key card, he turnedand walked over to William. “I’d like to visit with you for a while.”
Flashing him a smile, William opened the door. The two of them reserved adjacent rooms, so the layoutwas almost the same; the door opened to a row of similarly designed sofas in the living room. Stridingover, John plopped onto the sofa and blurted, “I thought you don’t like Sophia?”
William, on the other hand, slipped off his jacket. “I didn’t quite like her in the past since she alwaysseemed nervous and timid. But on your uncle’s birthday back then, I found her rather pleasant. Shemight have been bullied too much by your mother those days, but after the divorce, she didn’t have anymore qualms, so she let her true self out.”
Walking over, he sat down beside John. “Frankly speaking, I might like Sophia more than Isabelle. It’snot that Isabelle is inferior, but perhaps she’s too good that I just feel that something is lacking.”Heaving a sigh, he continued, “Furthermore, there are too many people in the Bailey Family, and theirrelationships are just too messy. Take the issue of your divorce coming to light, for instance. TheBaileys took advantage of that to make various demands. I actually disdain such people. Undeniably,one might have to resort to trickery in the business world, but when it comes to someone’s personallife, it’s deplorable to do such a thing.”
John nodded slowly. “You’re right, but I initially thought that, like Mom, you disdained Sophia’s
background.”
“Hmm, her background, huh?” William pondered for a moment. “Actually, I mulled over this issue atlength back when I divorced your mother. Well, how much is a lot of money? Our family isn’t hurting formoney. What is our aim when we seek a girl from a decent family background? Her money?” He thencontinued poignantly, “Marriage is for life. There actually isn’t much need to place constraints on theother person’s background and all if one is already successful. When external factors don’t pose muchof a threat to our lives, I think feelings are then the only consideration.”
John stared at him. He has actually changed a lot. In the past, he never would’ve said all that to me. Hehas probably gained some new insights after breaking free from the chains of marriage. He noddedsedately. “I think Grandma has accepted Sophia as well.”
William hooted with laughter. “Your grandmother likes her quite a bit now. She said that none of us hasthe kind of liveliness she possesses.”
At this time, something came to mind, so John remarked, “I noticed that Aunt Jennifer is frantic inintroducing prospective girlfriends to Dylan. She’s never been in such a hurry before. What’s goingon?”
William wasn’t quite certain either, but he answered, “It seems that it was your uncle who brought it upand asked your aunt to settle it as soon as possible. I didn’t ask why specifically, but Dylan is notgetting any younger, so it’s indeed time to consider marriage.” After giving it some thought, he thenadded, “If you hadn’t gotten divorced and had continued your life as usual, you’d probably have a childnow. Thus, can your uncle not be in a hurry?” novelbin
John pursed his lips. After a long while, he echoed, “You’re right. If I’d continued my life as usual, I’d be
a father now.”
The two of them then talked about the business trip for a bit. John was a tad anxious to return, uponwhich William guffawed. “My plan was to take you away for a breather, but it now seems as though I’dmiscalculated. From your look of things now, you don’t appear at all keen to leave.”
John merely chuckled without saying anything. Then, he returned to his own room.