Female Novel
Chapter 596
Sophia’s temperature was normal, and her blood pressure was fine, so the doctor said that she mighthave been too exhausted recently. Then, John remembered that he came over in the middle of theprevious night and gave her a fright. She probably didn’t sleep well for the rest of the night, so this is allmy fault.
Sophia was indeed feeling tired, so when she got back to her room, she climbed back into bed after amoment’s deliberation. “I don’t feel like eating now. You may leave. I’ll just rest for a while before goingdown and cooking myself something when I’m hungry.”
How could I possibly leave when she’s in such a condition? Walking over, he sat down on the edge ofthe bed. “Go ahead and sleep. I’ll keep watch here.”
Upon hearing this, Sophia scoffed. What’s there to keep watch of? At present, no one else would enterthis house besides him! However, she wasn’t in the mood to bicker with him, so she turned over anddozed off groggily.
After contemplating it for some time, John lay down beside her. Sophia wasn’t the only one who hadn’tgotten much rest last night, for he himself didn’t sleep well. Since he harbored secrets, his sleep wasnaturally fitful. A few heartbeats later, he slowly hugged her from the back and drifted off as well. As theatmosphere was too peaceful and the air too tranquil, the two of them slumbered until dusk fell.
John was the first to rouse when the sky outside was already slightly dark. Glancing at the time, hethen hurried downstairs. The soup had long gone cold, so he reheated it. Just when he’d turned off thestove, the cell phone in his pocket rang. Fishing it out, he checked the caller ID before answering thecall. “What do you have to report?”
It was a woman’s voice on the other end, sounding very much coquettish. “Are you busy, Mr.Constance?” John said nothing, so she continued, “There’s nary a problem. Several days have passed,but I haven’t noticed anything amiss.”
John gave it some thought before replying, “Just wait. Since they’re so imperturbable, we must bepatient as well.”
At this, a sigh came from the other end of the phone. “It’s just a bit of a torture since I loathe waiting.”
Taking a bowl, John scooped some soup which he made by following the instructions on the Internetstep by step. He then tried some himself. It’s not exactly gourmet, but it doesn't taste awful either. Isuppose it’s good for my first attempt. I just hope it passes muster with Sophia.
The woman probably heard the clinking sounds from John’s end, for she then giggled. “You’re in thekitchen, Mr. Constance?” When John remained mum, she sighed. “I wonder who the lucky woman is.”
At this point, John became a tad impatient. “I’m hanging up if there’s nothing from you. I’m busy overhere.”
Sensing his irritation, the woman on the other end hurriedly tittered. “Alright, alright, got it. I’ll go and toilfor you right away.”
John hung up without a word. Then, he carried the bowl of soup upstairs. This time, Sophia had trulygotten her fill of sleep, for her mind was much clearer than before when she sat up. Stretching, sheremarked, “I might have been too fatigued lately, which is why I’m suffering from sleep deprivation,leading to my body protesting by shutting down.”
John placed the soup on the bedside table. Wetting a towel, he then wiped Sophia’s face and hands,treating her like a princess. Sophia didn’t refuse either, merely staring at him as he served herpresently. “Who taught you this?”
John chuckled. “How is it? Are you satisfied?”
Looking at him thoughtfully, Sophia answered, “Not bad. If you apply for a job with such skills, youmight even earn some tips.” novelbin
When John was done, he spun around and went to the bathroom to hang up the towel. “Apply for ajob? I’m only this tender with you. If it were someone else, I wouldn’t even bother.”
Sophia said nothing further. After all, she was currently famished since she’d only eaten a fewdumplings earlier. Having eaten nothing till dusk, she was feeling really weak. John quickly brought thesoup to her. “Don’t tire yourself out. Look what a scare you gave me today.”