Chapter 587


    Something seemed to have urred to William, for he then said, “You’ve got to call home. For some


    things, it may be a mere difference of holding out just that tiniest bit before you score the goal. If you


    retreat, it’ll then be to no avail, but if you persist, you might just seed.”


    John gaped at him in mild surprise. He initially thought that William was referring to Constance


    Residence, but from his words now, that didn’t seem to be the case. Lowering the key card, he turned


    and walked over to William. “I’d like to visit with you for a while.”


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    shing him a smile, William opened the door. The two of them reserved adjacent rooms, so theyout


    was almost the same; the door opened to a row of simrly designed sofas in the living room. Striding


    over, John plopped onto the sofa and blurted, “I thought you don’t like Sophia?”


    William, on the other hand, slipped off his jacket. “I didn’t quite like her in the past since she always


    seemed nervous and timid. But on your uncle’s birthday back then, I found her rather pleasant. She


    might have been bullied too much by your mother those days, but after the divorce, she didn’t have any


    more qualms, so she let her true self out.”


    Walking over, he sat down beside John. “Frankly speaking, I might like Sophia more than Isabelle. It’s


    not that Isabelle is inferior, but perhaps she’s too good that I just feel that something iscking.”


    Heaving a sigh, he continued, “Furthermore, there are too many people in the Bailey Family, and their


    rtionships are just too messy. Take the issue of your divorceing to light, for instance. The


    Baileys took advantage of that to make various demands. I actually disdain such people. Undeniably,


    one might have to resort to trickery in the business world, but when ites to someone’s personal


    life, it’s deplorable to do such a thing.”


    John nodded slowly. “You’re right, but I initially thought that, like Mom, you disdained Sophia’s


    background.”


    “Hmm, her background, huh?” William pondered for a moment. “Actually, I mulled over this issue at


    length back when I divorced your mother. Well, how much is a lot of money? Our family isn’t hurting for


    money. What is our aim when we seek a girl from a decent family background? Her money?” He then


    continued poignantly, “Marriage is for life. There actually isn’t much need to ce constraints on the


    other person’s background and all if one is already sessful. When external factors don’t pose much


    of a threat to our lives, I think feelings are then the only consideration.”


    John stared at him. He has actually changed a lot. In the past, he never would’ve said all that to me. He


    has probably gained some new insights after breaking free from the chains of marriage. He nodded


    sedately. “I think Grandma has epted Sophia as well.”


    William hooted withughter. “Your grandmother likes her quite a bit now. She said that none of us has


    the kind of liveliness she possesses.”


    At this time, something came to mind, so John remarked, “I noticed that Aunt Jennifer is frantic in


    introducing prospective girlfriends to Dn. She’s never been in such a hurry before. What’s going


    on?”


    William wasn’t quite certain either, but he answered, “It seems that it was your uncle who brought it up


    and asked your aunt to settle it as soon as possible. I didn’t ask why specifically, but Dn is not


    getting any younger, so it’s indeed time to consider marriage.” After giving it some thought, he then


    added, “If you hadn’t gotten divorced and had continued your life as usual, you’d probably have a child


    now. Thus, can your uncle not be in a hurry?”


    John pursed his lips. After a long while, he echoed, “You’re right. If I’d continued my life as usual, I’d be


    a father now.”


    The two of them then talked about the business trip for a bit. John was a tad anxious to return, upon


    which William guffawed. “My n was to take you away for a breather, but it now seems as though I’d


    miscalcted. From your look of things now, you don’t appear at all keen to leave.”


    John merely chuckled without saying anything. Then, he returned to his own room.


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