Chapter 617


    After ncing at Sophia, the old man said, “Sophia, you don’t seem to be doing that well.”


    Sophia lifted her head while telling him, “Nah, I’m doing just fine. I set up a shop over there, which is


    making me quite a lot of money, so I’m good.”


    Meanwhile, Mrs. Hensley was serving them their meal. She knew that no matter how Sophia was


    doing, thetter wouldn’t tell them much about it, so she said, “Alright, everyone. Sophia must be tired,


    so we should let her rest. We cane over after she has rested, since she will be here and won’t be


    leaving any time soon.”


    As soon as the others heard Mrs. Hensley, the rest of the upants stood while telling Sophia to take


    care. They were all kind people who hailed from the same vige as her. After sending them off, Sophia


    returned to her room.


    In the house, there was a simple and worn frame which held a photograph that was taken from many


    years ago.


    Sophia could be seen leaning against her grandfather’s legs in the photo. She was probably twelve or


    thirteen, while her grandfather’s hair was still mostly ck. Smiling, he was looking toward the camera.


    Sophia caressed her belly while staring at the photo for a long time before murmuring, “Look, this is the


    guy who protected me for more than twenty years, so you have to remember him.”


    After having something to eat, Sophiay down. Due to how tired she was after all the hiking she did,


    she fell asleep as soon as shey down, after which she slept through the rest of the day. It was night


    when she was roused by a phone call. Without even checking the caller ID, she picked up upon


    reaching for the phone. “What’s up?”


    John’s voice could be heard over the line. “Sophia.”


    After Sophia grunted in response, John fell silent without saying anything else. She asked in a semi-


    conscious state, “Is there something you need?”


    It wasn’t until a whileter that John told her he didn’t. Wherever he was, it sounded like a quiet ce


    as there wasn’t a lot of noise. Sophia didn’t give much thought about it while she added, “I was


    sleeping, so I will be hanging up if there’s nothing to be said.”


    Agreeing with her, John hung up, after which Sophia put down her phone. She spent some more time


    in bed before getting up. There wasn’t a lot to be done though, so she began spacing out after doing


    some house cleaning. Life in the vige was starkly different from life in the city, as there was nothing


    she wanted that she could get her hands on, but it provided her with an odd sense of security.


    She went into the yard to sit on a chair, then she lifted her head to admire the night sky. While she was


    in the vige, Robin would be looking after the shop, so she wasn’t worried about it. Now that she had


    a baby within her, she no longer wanted to return to the city. If the Constances knew she was pregnant,


    they would definitely take the baby from her, but she wasn’t sure if they would ept her into the


    family.


    With no ns to get back together with John, she didn’t want to risk being separated from her child, so


    she decided to live in the vige with her child. However, she did expect someplications halfway


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    through her pregnancy, as John was hard to fool if he got serious. Besides, the vigers might notice


    something if she settled down in the vige.


    Sophia sat in the yard until everybody went to bed, only then did she turn to enter the house. That


    night, she managed to get some good sleep, which was probably due to the exhaustion after a day’s


    work. By daybreak, there was amotion just outside her house. Mrs. Hensley came to knock on her


    door while calling in a loud voice, “Sophia,e out. Quickly!”


    In her groggy state, Sophia opened the door without even opening her eyes while standing at the door.


    “Mrs. Hensley, why the panic?”


    Mrs. Hensley stared at Sophia with a peculiarly joyful expression on her face. “Sophia, you have a


    guest.”


    Startled, Sophia wasn’t sure what she meant by saying that she had a guest, since she was the only


    person in the house. Noticing that Sophia was still half-asleep, Mrs. Hensley tugged her hand to lead


    her outside. “You should go check if he’s your man! Do you see him? He came looking for you in a car!”