Chapter 129


    “This is all on me, not her.” John didn’t hide it, so in a way, he admitted it.


    Old Mrs. Constance didn’t dwell on this. “You know what you did, so we’ll stay out of this.”


    John leaned back on the sofa and sighed. He would have consoled his mother usually, but he wasn’t in


    the mood now. “I’ll go to Sophia’s ce tomorrow. Maybe I’ll stay there after this. She dislikes it here,


    so we won’t being back.”


    Old Mrs. Constance could understand that, for Matilda would just forget everything and repeat her


    mistakes after a while, so living under the same roof wasn’t optimal for them. She nodded. “That’s


    good. It’s nearer to thepany, so it’s convenient for you.”


    William came back a short whileter. He had an appointment on this day, but his wife kept calling him


    toin. So, he had no choice but to ask Owen to go in his stead, while he came back to check out


    the situation.


    Old Mrs. Constance was speechless, so she looked at her son. “You spoiled her.”


    William smiled. “I’ll take a look.”


    After William had gone upstairs, John said, “My dad really loves my mom. Now that’s really enviable.”


    William did spoil Matilda, and she became arrogant because of that. She might be old now, but Matilda


    was a bigger troublemaker. Everything she disliked in the house, she wouldin to William, but he


    never got angry at her and kept taking a step back. Maybe both of them got used to it after all these


    years.


    A momentter, Old Mrs. Constance said, “They didn’t love each other in the beginning as well.”


    John froze, for he never heard about his parents’ story.


    Old Mrs. Constance feltpelled to talk about it. “Your dad wasn’t going to marry your mother in the


    first ce. Thedy he wanted to marry came from almost the same background as us. They were a


    good match, and after the meeting, your father felt great about her. However, a more powerful family


    had their eyes on her, so thedy chose them after thinking about it. It had been years since then.


    There was nothing like the engagement system we have today, so everyone skipped to marriage. If she


    didn’t marry you, she could marry someone else she liked. Because of that, your father was depressed


    for a long time. Then, his old man asked someone to introduce Matilda to him. He didn’t like her, or


    well, at least he thought she was iparable to the girl he liked. Matilda didn’t like him either, but she


    thought they were a good match in terms of family background, so they could try it out. Then, they got


    married.”


    They did argue about life after marriage, but William was a nice guy to begin with, so he tolerated her.


    After a while, Old Mrs. Constance noticed their rtionship was getting better. After she was done with


    her story, she looked at John. “When we wanted you to marry Sophia, I thought maybe you guys would


    fall in love like your parents did.” However, they got divorced not long after Old Mr. Constance’s death.


    He really doesn’t love her.


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    After that, Old Mrs. Constancemented, “Sophia doesn’te from a good family, and she used to be


    weak too. That wasn’t enough to hold up a family, but after your divorce, I think she has style.” Old Mrs.


    Constance thought she was like Matilda, a faker, but when she saw how Sophia red at the servant


    venomously earlier, she liked Sophia more. If she came from a better family and received better


    education, she would be perfect.


    John kept quiet all the while his grandmother talked, then he went upstairs. When he went past


    Sophia’s room, he went inside. The bed was messy and filled with traces ofst night’s event. The


    ss that he put on the windowsill was still there. John closed his eyes and went to his own room. After


    taking a shower, he went to Matilda’s room.


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