Chapter 621


    With his heart throbbing, John felt uneasy about it. Eventually, Buddy told him, “It was fortunate that


    she married you. You’re a good man, so I’m sure you’ll treat her nicely. That kid finally came into some


    good luck.”


    However, his words only left John pouting while averting his gaze. It wasn’t until then that he recalled


    how poorly he treated Sophia back then by not only ignoring all of her efforts, but also allowing Matilda


    to mistreat her.


    On the other hand, Sophia was disoriented when she woke up from her nap, as she had no idea what


    time it was. She went to the yard, only to see Mrs. Hensley’s grandson ying there. The five-year-old


    child was covered in mud, but he seemed to be having fun. After some thought, she went to pick out


    some snacks from the bag that John carried into the kitchen before handing them to the kid.


    As soon as the kid saw the snacks she held, his eyes lit up. While observing the young child, Sophia


    seemed to be gazing at something else. Caressing her belly, the feeling of joy that she tried so hard to


    suppress seemed to pop up again. Now that she had a child of her own, it didn’t matter anymore


    whether she would have a partner in life, as she had a family now. She was no longer alone, and she


    would also have someone to love wholeheartedly, just like her grandfather.


    After observing the child for a while, she left the yard. The vige didn’t undergo a lot of change during


    the past few years. She strolled at a leisurely pace on the road while appreciating the run-down houses


    around her. However, she was feeling much happierpared to when she was observing the


    exquisite architecture of the Constance Residence.


    Some timeter, she saw John, who was on his way back with Buddy after they had paid their


    respects. Naturally, John saw her as well. In a few strides, he went up to her to hold her hand. “Why


    are you here? How was your nap?”


    Upon observing their interaction, Buddy wore a smile. “Sophia, your husband went to pay his respects


    to your grandfather. He sure is a nice guy.”


    Taken aback, Sophia nced at John before stopping herself just in time from thanking him. After


    Buddy left for home, John kept on walking while holding onto Sophia’s hand. They were walking along


    a mud road that seemed pretty fine during normal days, but would probably be quite a difficult path to


    walk during rainy days. The vigers would have a hard time even venturing out, as the road would


    be all muddy.


    Lowering his head while looking at the road, John said, “There are a lot of young men in your vige,


    so they can think about switching jobs if farming doesn’t yield much.”


    Sophia heaved a sigh before saying, “What else can they do? This ce is underdeveloped, so


    business won’t thrive without customers. Someone wille to buy the crops as long as we farm, and


    even if we can’t sell them, we are at least guaranteed food on our table.”


    While it was true that the vige was popted by young men, the vige itself was located at such a


    remote ce, so it wasn’t easy for them to leave the ce to even do manual work elsewhere. Most of


    the people who remained in the vige were nning on settling down without going too far away from


    home.


    Meanwhile, John was recalling the scenery he saw while on his way to the vige. He acknowledged


    that it was indeed located in a remote area, and its immediate surroundings were also more or less in


    the same condition, so there weren’t a lot of jobs avable.


    After pondering about the situation, John said, “Thepany is nning to build a warehouse, and we


    will need a few workers and a manager over there. We don’t need someone highly educated, so you


    can ask if any of the vigers would like toe with me. We should try as much as possible to bring


    them out of here. With everybody’sbined efforts, we might eventually be able to improve the living


    conditions here.”


    After a moment’s pause, Sophia turned to look at John. She nearly agreed to his ns, but not before


    she thought of something else. If she agreed with him, it would mean that she owed him one. Although


    he would never use it as leverage against her, Sophia would still feel unhappy about it.


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