Female Novel
Chapter 643
Sophia was still a little unsure about what decision to make, as it would be a lie to say that she wasunaffected by John’s unwavering support of her as of recent. With a heart as soft as hers, she wastouched upon witnessing the great lengths that John was willing to go to in order to win her back.
However, to start over with him remained a challenge to her. Public opinion aside, she couldn’t find it inherself to start over a new chapter with John without first addressing what happened before. Afterdwelling on it repeatedly, she gave a vague reply, “I don’t know, as I haven’t made up my mind.”
“Sophia.” Ian spoke. “Can you... Can you withhold your decision and wait for me?”
Startled, Sophia frowned without intending to upon hearing what he said. He went on, “Wait till thecompetition ends. I have something that I need to talk over with you when I get back, please.”
After a few moments, Sophia chuckled as she tried to put on a casual front. “What is it that you’d like totell me? You can always tell me over the phone.”
Ian heaved a sigh before questioning, “Sophia, do you really not know what I’m trying to say, or are youjust running away?”
As soon as he said so, John called out to her from the kitchen as he couldn’t seem to find theseasoning for cooking. John spoke loudly, so Ian must’ve heard him, whereas Sophia took it as anopening to end their call. “Alright, I have other things to do, so I’ll be hanging up. You should train hardand try your best to get a nice rank.”
After having said so, Sophia responded to John’s call from the kitchen before hanging up. However, heseemed to already find the seasoning he needed when she got to the kitchen. Without even looking at
her, he asked while busying himself with cooking, “Who was on the line? Was it Ian?”
Sophia was surprised that he knew as much. Leaning against the doorframe, she asked, “You calledout to me not because you couldn’t find the seasonings, but you did it to distract me on purpose, isn’tit?”
Cheerfully, John replied, “Of course, not! It’s true that I couldn’t find the seasonings before you cameover.”
Scanning the countertop, Sophia could see that all of the seasonings were placed on there, so hecouldn’t possibly have missed it. However, she didn’t have the energy bicker, opting instead to head tothe dining room after staring at him for a while. On the other hand, John served the dishes after he wasdone cooking, only to come to a halt as soon as he reached the kitchen entrance. With a bland tone,John asked while looking outside, “Why are you here?”
Sophia quickly left the dining room upon hearing him, only to see a woman standing by the entrance tothe living room uneasily. With a cheery disposition, she asked, “Weren’t you at my shop just thisevening? Why are you here now?”
Meanwhile, Matilda tried her best to school her expression while replying, “I came to look for my son. Iwouldn’t even be here if not for him.”
A smile tugged at the corner of Sophia’s mouth before she turned to look at John. After asking ifMatilda had had dinner, John brought the dishes he cooked into the dining room. Setting foot into thehouse, Matilda said, “I haven’t had dinner, so I was thinking of dining with you outside.” Seeing John inan apron seemed to incite feelings of distress within her. “Why did you choose to cook on your own?You shouldn’t be subjecting yourself to this.”
However, Sophia paid her remarks no heed. After John handed her a bowl of rice, she dug in andfocused her attention on eating. John also handed Matilda her bowl of rice. “Since you’re here, let useat together. I made all of the dishes today, so why don’t you have a taste?”
Although with a little dismay, Matilda accepted the offer while glancing at Sophia from the corner of hereye. Seemingly trying to excuse her presence, she said, “I will taste them since John made it. He is myson, so I’m not actually imposing myself on anyone.” novelbin
Sophia nearly burst out laughing, but managed to suppress it into a dainty smile. “Just take your seat.You don’t have to explain yourself.”