Chapter 840


    Dad may be a good actor, but his frustration and loneliness are still all written on his face. Despite that


    thought, John only replied, “Okay. It’s gettingte. You should get some rest now.” After that, he


    proceeded to take Sophia upstairs, while thedy looked back down at William.


    At that moment, William was seen crossing his legs with an irritated look on his face. Nheless, she


    only smiled and headed to the bedroom with John. After closing the door, Sophiaughed out loud and


    said, “Did you see your dad’s face? I told you. It must be something to do with what happened earlier


    this afternoon.”


    Soon, John took off his jacket, replying with a grunt in a distracted manner. Meanwhile, Sophia went to


    grab her pajamas before heading toward the bathroom. “By the way, what went wrong with the car?”


    Upon hearing that, John paused and answered, “Oh, nothing much. It’s just that the gear knob seems


    to be jammed.” He brushed Sophia off with an excuse to dispel her doubts, knowing that it wouldn’t


    help even if she knew about it. Furthermore, he was also certain that Sophia would retaliate in a fit of


    rage considering her fiery temperament. He wouldn’t want her to be involved in this even during normal


    times, not to mention the fact that she was pregnant at the moment.


    Fortunately, Sophia responded unsuspectingly with a nomittal grunt as she went on to take a


    shower. In the meantime, John pondered on it for a while before he stepped out of his room and stood


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    in the corridor to make a phone call.


    Humming, Sophia came out of the bathroom when she was done, only to be surprised that John was


    nowhere to be found. Then, she opened the door slightly and peeked outside before she finally saw


    John talking on the phone at the end of the corridor. At that moment, she only pursed her lips and


    closed the door after a moment of contemtion.


    After applying some skin products on her face, shey in bed shortly before John came back in. She


    only closed her eyes, listening to John’s movements as he went to take a shower. Soon, hey beside


    her, whereupon she turned around and had her back facing him as she told him, “Please stay safe.”


    As John had just settled himself on the bed, he was stunned by Sophia’s words for a while before he


    finally caught on to what she meant. Then, he hugged her from behind and told her, “I will. Don’t worry.


    I’ll be fine.”


    Meanwhile, Sophia only responded with silence, since she knew that John was capable of protecting


    himself. After all, he is a veteran who has umted years of experience in themercial world, so


    he should have built his own clout. Therefore, I should put my faith in him and believe that nothing can


    hurt him.


    In the meantime, William sat in the living room downstairs for a little while more before he switched off


    the television. Then, he went on to find himself a bottle of red wine and drank some of it. He didn’t


    finish it all but instead only drank two sses of it. After that, he left the bottle of red wine and the ss


    on the table in the living room and went upstairs.


    While the red wine wasn’t that strong, William was beginning to feel a little tipsy after drinking two


    sses of it in quick session. When he got back to his room, he got changed and instantly


    copsed onto his bed without even taking a shower. Before he dozed off, he took a glimpse at his


    phone and saw nothing but a message from Ynda wishing him good night. At the sight of that, he


    clicked his tongue and tossed his phone aside before he shut his eyes and slept.


    The next day, Sophia woke upte, only to find that John had gone for work. After that, she headed


    downstairs in a rxed manner, only to see Old Mrs. Constance sitting in the living room. The olddy,


    who saw Sophiaing down, beckoned to her. “Come here. I have something I want to ask you.”


    Sophia quickly approached the olddy. “What’s the matter?”


    With a confused look on her face, Old Mrs. Constance sat in front of Sophia and asked, “Did you guys


    see John’s father when you both came backst night?”


    Sophia nodded and answered, “Yeah, he was watching TV downstairs.”


    When she heard that, Old Mrs. Constance hissed, “The maid told me that there was a bottle of red


    wine left open. There was still half of it inside, but neither of us here drank it. So, I wondered if it was


    him who drank the wine when he came backst night. Anyway, I don’t understand why he’d drink half


    a bottle of red wine in the middle of the night. Was he in a bad mood?”