Female Novel
Chapter 779
Old Mrs. Constance’s movements were slow, so Sophia had to match her pace. The two of them wenttoward Old Mrs. Constance’s room, after which Sophia suddenly said, “That Madam Bloom appears toreally like Mr. Constance.”
“Even you can tell.” Old Mrs. Constance nodded.
Laughing, she explained, “It’s really too obvious.”
Old Mrs. Constance nodded again and said earnestly, “To be honest, there isn’t any fault that I can findin her. However, the matter between her and William has always been a thorn in my heart. That year,she was the one who abandoned William, so I feel uncomfortable every time I think about it.”
Unsure of the incidents in the past, she merely gave a noncommittal grunt. When they went into theroom, she did not leave at once.
Sophia helped Old Mrs. Constance get into bed, then she said, “But considering how we treated hertoday, won’t Mr. Constance be upset if he finds out? Will he think that we’re meddling in his privatematter? Besides…”
Sophia hesitated before continuing, “Besides, what if he likes Madam Bloom?”
Laughing, Old Mrs. Constance glanced at Sophia. “Little brat, what do you want to find out from me?Just say it to my face.”
Sophia grinned and replied, “It’s nothing much. I’m just a little curious about Mr. Constance’s stance onthis. He’s too placid, so I don’t really understand him.”
Old Mrs. Constance thought about it. “Well, he is quite placid, I suppose. However, I’ve always thoughtthat he’s an open book.”
For example, when William returned with John, John had gone upstairs first while he followed after abrief hesitation. It was obvious that he had gone and looked for Matilda, but he did not find her, yet hewas too embarrassed to ask anybody.
Old Mrs. Constance saw it all clearly. novelbin
After he came down, he was embarrassed to speak so forthrightly, so he started complaining aboutMatilda, saying that she was such a picky woman that she probably couldn’t adapt well now that shehad suddenly moved in here. He kept saying how she might not be able to sleep well and how it waschallenging to change her habits when she had become accustomed to them.
But all of it simply meant that Matilda would be unaccustomed to being arranged to sleep in a randomroom.
Old Mrs. Constance ignored him, but she naturally knew what he was trying to say. After all, they weredivorced, so he and Matilda certainly could not sleep in the same room. Their relationship was ratherdifferent from John and Sophia’s.
Sophia thought for a while before saying, “I thought it was obvious too, but as soon as Madam Bloomcame, I’m not so sure anymore.” Perhaps Yolanda was so proactive because she had privatelyinteracted with William.
By then, Old Mrs. Constance was really drowsy, so she closed her eyes and said softly, “William… I
didn’t expect him to go down the same path as John.”
Sophia stared at Old Mrs. Constance for a while before getting up and slowly retreating from the room.She didn’t go downstairs right away either. Downstairs is currently Matilda’s battlefield. I bet shedoesn’t want anyone to disturb her now.
Hence, Sophia turned and went back to her room. She had nothing to do, so she just lay on the bedand checked her phone. Just now, she hadn’t paid any attention to it, and now she realized there wasan unread message from Ian. He didn’t say anything outrageous, only that things were about to cometo an end over there, and he wanted to see her when he came back.
Meeting each other was such a trivial matter that it didn’t need to be said at all. Considering their deepfriendship, she certainly should celebrate with him after his return.
Sophia stared at the phone for a while but chose not to reply. She put it down and leaned against theheadboard in a daze. Ian is a good man. Actually, she knew that if she got together with him, her lifewould be pretty good. After all, Ian was kinder than John, so life with him should be stress-free. It wasjust that feelings were something that couldn’t be controlled. No matter how good Ian was, she wasn’table to harbor any romantic feelings for him.
After Sophia lay down for a while, she became rather drowsy. Just before she fell asleep, there was aknock on the door, followed by Matilda entering. Sophia squinted at her. “Has Madam Bloom left?”
Nodding, Matilda came and sat by Sophia’s bed. “We didn’t talk much. She said she really didn’t knowthat we'd come back here. I find this situation rather odd, so tell me, why did she come here today?”