Female Novel
Chapter 862
Logan was baffled by what Ian meant, so he asked in surprise, “What’s wrong? Did you not performwell? That shouldn’t be the case because I heard from my sister that she’d make sure you secure agood ranking.”
Nonetheless, Ian only responded with a nonchalant chuckle as he guzzled down the glass of wine. Themoment he raised his glass, his eyes seemed as if they were filled with desolation and helplessness,but when he put it down, the look on his face went back to an indifferent expression.
Meanwhile, Sophia pretended as if she didn’t understand what was going on, only looking down at thedish while eating it. Deep down, she thought this dinner would be a torment to someone else but soonrealized that she could no longer stand the drama. While the men idled around in their casual chat,Sophia headed to the couch and sat there with Robin and Matilda.
At the same time, Richard cast his eyes on Matilda and took them off shortly after that, only to benoticed by William, who happened to be staring at him. Refusing to give up in the mental game, he metWilliam’s gaze with a glacial glare. While William’s gaze seemed rather apathetic, he appeared as if hewas demonstrating his authority to Richard.
Unhappy, Richard started to make his move by raising his glass before William. “I’ve heard a lot aboutyou, Mr. Constance. Let’s have a toast!” Meanwhile, William didn’t flinch but instead raised his glass aswell and toasted Richard. Then, both men guzzled down their wine and showed each other their emptyglasses.
As the men continued to dilly-dally, Sophia eventually ran out of patience and returned to Logan’sclubhouse with Robin and Matilda. Feeling slightly worried, Matilda went to William before leaving theroom. After she seemingly whispered in William’s ear, he looked up at her with a smile and told her not
to worry. A few moments later, she approached Richard and courteously told him to enjoy himselfbecause she didn’t want him to feel left out. It was only then that she finally walked out of the room withSophia.
As soon as the door was closed, Sophia heaved a sigh of relief with a laugh. “Oh gosh! You have noidea how terribly I was suffering back there. Look at what they’ve done to a dinner that was supposedto be relaxing and enjoyable! I felt so awkward at a few points back there when those few gentlemenkept interrupting each other. Ugh! Why can’t they stop fighting each other?! Maybe I really shouldn’thave invited John along!”
Matilda soon echoed Sophia’s words and said, “Well, I shouldn’t have invited Richard to come alongeither. If I had known we’d end up in this awkward situation, I would have just turned him down from thebeginning.” Upon hearing Matilda’s reply, Sophia didn’t bother comparing the two scenarios, eventhough she reckoned the atmosphere was more awkward with William and Richard. They are two fullygrown middle-aged men, so how could they still behave so childishly?! That really blows my mindaway!
As soon as the ladies made it to the room at Logan’s clubhouse, Sophia tiredly collapsed onto thecouch, whereas Matilda was absorbed in Robin’s invitation card. With her eyes finally glued to thewedding photo of Robin and Lincoln, she said, “You both genuinely make a perfect match! Look at howsweet you are!”
Robin smiled and said, “Yeah, that’s what many people say.” novelbin
Matilda then stared at Robin for a while and complimented her. “Actually, I know you’re a good person.”
In that instant, Robin was overwhelmed by a strong surge of mixed feelings, which she couldn’t even
explain herself. In the meantime, Sophia was lying on the couch, talking about Robin’s wedding untilshe unknowingly dozed off.