Female Novel
Chapter 801
With the glass of water in her hands, Sophia said, “I have a smaller appetite now. If I drink any waternow, I won’t be able to eat anything later. So, I’d better not drink it now. Anyway, I accept your apology,therefore you don’t have to mention it again in the future.”
Isabelle shot a look at her glass of water and replied, “If you say so.”
Matilda gazed at the glass and thought, The glass of water was already there when we arrived, thus itmust be Isabelle who had prepared it. So, Sophia’s concern wasn’t unfounded. She then raised hergaze to examine Isabelle, who didn’t appear to be flustered or guilty.
Isabelle stared back at her with confidence. A moment later, she turned to John and talked about theirrecent business cooperation.
Most of the time, John listened to her without uttering a word, while making occasional grunts. It wasapparent to the others that John wasn’t interested in discussing work on this occasion.
As though she wasn’t aware of it, Isabelle went on to talk about the stocks she would be buying fromConstance Company and even went over the details.
Bored by the conversation, Sophia rested her arms on the table and turned to Matilda. “On our wayhere, I saw you staring at a new message without replying to the person. What’s wrong? Was it MasterWilliam?”
Freezing on the spot, Matilda turned to her and said in a lowered voice, “Can we talk about it when noother people are around?”
Batting her eyes, Sophia chuckled. “Who are you wary of here?”
Although she was speaking in a suppressed voice, there were the four of them who were seatedaround a small table. Unless Matilda and Sophia were whispering in each other’s ears, the otherswould hear them.
Indeed, after Isabelle finished talking, she heard what Sophia said. Upon picking up a glass of waterand taking a sip, Matilda continued, “I’m not wary of anyone, but this matter should only be discussedin private.” novelbin
Although there was nothing wrong with what Matilda had said, Isabelle still felt irked. Lifting her glass toshield her face from the others, a sense of resentment flashed across her expression.
When the dishes were served, they had to stop talking. While Sophia remained silent, Matildareminded her to take in a balanced diet. In a motherly manner, she talked about what food Sophiashould eat more and what food the latter should refrain from having.
In fact, Matilda treated Isabelle in the same way before. Although Matilda could be annoying at times,she was really good to Isabelle.
Gazing at them, Isabelle smiled bitterly, for what was supposed to be hers had now gone to Sophia. Ibelieve Sophia is born to be my archnemesis.
Isabelle drew a deep breath and put down her glass. From the corner of her eye, she could see Johnand Sophia smirking at each other. With a content expression, Matilda looked smilingly at them.
They look just like a family. I seem to be the extra one here, Isabelle thought. She had wanted to savethem from her father’s plot, but now she decided she wouldn’t do it. At this moment, her concernseemed laughable.
After she fell silent, the other three people seemed to be more relaxed. The generational gap betweenMatilda and Sophia seemed to have vanished, as they interacted like close friends. Being protective ofSophia, Matilda would sometimes diss her son.
All of a sudden, Sophia reflexively grabbed the glass of water and picked it up. Seeing that, Isabellesaid, “This glass of water has probably turned lukewarm. Let’s get another glass of water.”