Female Novel
Chapter 870
Both mother and daughter went on and on with the discussion without coming to any conclusion. Asthe two of them found themselves in a stalemate, William’s call came in and interrupted the argument.
Upon reaching for her phone, Matilda stared at the screen, hesitant to answer it in front of Old Mrs.Flintstone, not because she didn’t want her mother to know that she had been keeping in touch withWilliam, but because she was afraid that she would find out that William had spent the night before withher.
Squeezing her grip around the phone, Matilda decided to decline the call and pursed her lips. “Mom, Iwant to be in control of my own relationship. Look, I’m not some young teenage girl anymore, so just letme decide my own fate for once.”
Old Mrs. Flintstone helplessly sighed and justified her action by explaining, “I know I’m crossing theline, but that’s all because I don’t want you to go down the wrong path.”
Upon hearing her mother, Matilda felt disheartened as she said, “Mom, I’d still want to try even if itcould be a wrong path to take. Otherwise, I think I’m going to regret not taking it.”
Staring at Matilda, Old Mrs. Flintstone criticized her daughter’s headstrong nature. “Everyone is talkingabout how much you’ve changed, but it seems to me you’re still the same old you. You’re stubborn asalways.”
Matilda awkwardly smiled, standing up while holding her phone tightly. “Yeah, I get it, Mom. I’m amiddle-aged woman, and it’s not like you don’t know that. I’ve been stubborn my whole life, so it’s kindof a part of who I am right now.” Soon, she added, “Mom, I have a call that I need to answer right now,
but you’re probably not going to like it. So, maybe I should excuse myself.” novelbin
After listening to her daughter’s words, Old Mrs. Flintstone immediately knew who was calling. Shethen reacted impatiently with a long face. “Okay! Okay! I get it. Go ahead then!” Despite her mother’sfrustration, Matilda was still thoughtful enough not to upset her mother by answering William’s call infront of her. Therefore, she stepped outside her house and returned William’s call.
In a matter of seconds, William answered the call and asked, “Were you in the middle of somethingwhen I called just now?”
Matilda sighed and answered, “I was having a word with my mom, so it wasn’t really convenient for meto pick up the call.”
William nodded and asked, “I see. Have you eaten by the way?”
“Of course, I have. Lunchtime is almost over,” Matilda replied. After that, William couldn’t think ofanything else to talk about as he only just wanted to hear Matilda’s voice, even though he didn’t have atopic in mind. Meanwhile, Matilda didn’t know what she could say, so she brought up what they hadgone through the night before. “You were drunk last night. I was about to flag down a cab and take youback to the Constance Residence, but you grabbed my hand and told me you didn’t want to go backhome.” This man has never been this stubborn ever before.
At the same time, Matilda decided to make it clear to Richard since he was watching from the side.Therefore, she decisively took William home with her. Although William had always known whereMatilda lived, he had never once visited her place of residence. Despite being drunk, he browsedaround the house and pulled Matilda’s leg. “It looks like you’ve been managing well ever since weseparated.” Later that night, William slept in the guest room while Matilda stayed up until the next
morning. At that moment, she was overwhelmed by complicated mixed feelings, as she didn’t knowhow to explain them.
After a few moments of silence, the atmosphere slowly became a little awkward until William startedtalking again. “I guess I was really a little too drunk. I can’t remember a thing about the part where Iwent to your place.”
Matilda explained, “You were indeed drunk, yet you were reluctant to go back to the ConstanceResidence. I didn’t know where else I could take you, so I brought you back to my place.”
While William had no other intention, he quickly responded after hearing Matilda’s explanation. “I see. Imust have given you a lot of trouble last night.”
“No, not really,” Matilda answered.