Chapter 836


    William answered with a gruff voice, “I’m staying back for overtime work. Just a little busy recently.”


    Old Mrs. Constance responded by letting out a sigh. “What’s going on now? Why am I now back to


    being alone at home again? With John, Sophia and you away, I don’t even have anyone I can talk to


    during dinner.”


    William forced a smile and replied, “Well, we never talked during our meals anyway.”


    “Do you seriously think that way? Times are different now than before,” Old Mrs. Constance retorted.


    William opened his mouth, ready to speak his mind, but he soon decided to swallow his words. What


    do you mean different? How different has it be?


    Meanwhile, Old Mrs. Constance onlyined in a helpless manner and proceeded to remind her


    son to take his meals regrly amidst his busy schedule.


    In response, William responded with an affirmative grunt before shifting his eyes to the food that had


    gone cold on the desk. At the sight of that, his gaze instantly darkened. Upon hanging up the call, he


    leaned back in his chair and let out a heavy sigh. Well, I’ve already got myself dinner, but I’m just not in


    the mood to eat right now. Then, he reached for his phone and browsed through his social media news


    feed, only to see John’s post. Since his son rarely posted anything on his social media, William decided


    to take a closer look at the picture, in which John and his friends were seen enjoying a buffet.


    As William noticed the smiling faces of Sophia and Matilda, he was soon reminded of the man he saw


    earlier that afternoon. What’s his name again? Uh… Oh, yeah. Richard. What amon name! I


    guess that’s why I can’t remember it.


    After looking at the picture for a while longer, William’s mood was entirely ruined as he could no longer


    concentrate on skimming through his documents. In fact, he had been thinking about giving John a call


    and pretending to ask what he was doing. However, his rational mind stopped him from doing that


    since he knew he had to stay behind and finish going through the papers.


    As he kept dwelling on the matter, the man couldn’t help but feel more frustrated and helpless. Soon,


    heid his phone down and closed the file on his desk. Fine! Fine! I guess I’m done with reading all


    these papers. How can I, with my current mood?


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    A few momentster, the phone on his desk buzzed and he quickly grabbed it, only to be disappointed


    when he looked at the screen.


    It turned out that it was a call from Ynda, which he was unwilling to answer at first, but since he


    didn’t have anything else better to do at that moment, he hesitantly picked up the call. Judging from the


    noises in the background, William could tell that she was probably watching television at home as he


    could hear someone talking in the background.


    When the call connected, she asked what William was doing, to which he answered, “I’m doing


    overtime work now.”


    Ynda paused and asked, “Are you still in the office now? Have you had your dinner?”


    William then shifted his eyes to the untouched food on his desk, but he went on and answered with a


    ‘yes’.


    Ynda replied, “I see. Maybe you should save your work for tomorrow if it’s not too urgent. After all,


    you don’t want to stress yourself out.”


    Of course, it’s not urgent, but I can’t think of anything else better to do when I get back to my empty


    home, and that’ll only annoy me even more. That is why I’m here, trying to distract myself while wisely


    making use of my time. Despite his thoughts, William only gave a brief reply to signify his


    acknowledgement. Then, he asked Ynda whether there was anything she needed.


    While Ynda initially had something she wanted to talk to William about, she answered no after a


    brief contemtion and brushed it off. Instead, she merely told him she was bored. Shortly after that,


    she hung up the call because she didn’t want to bother William any longer since he was still at work.


    At the same time, William put down his phone and spun his chair around while sitting in it, crossing his


    fingers on his knees as he gazed outside the window. The city is so lively and busy at night, but I don’t


    seem to feel any of it at all.


    After quite a long time, he finally took a look at the time and decided that he should go home. I guess


    I’m going out like a light right after a shower when I get back. Upon packing his stuff, he proceeded to


    leave his office, only to be stunned by something before his eyes just as he stepped out of the elevator.