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Logan didn’t say a single word more, only pursing his lips. Meanwhile, John didn’t stick around any longer before he
decided to leave for his office due to work. When he left, Sophia said something without looking at him. “Thanks for
your help last night.”
John looked back at Sophia, knowing that she was saying that to him. In response, he responded with an affirmative
hum. “Just doing the least I could.” In that instant, both of them appeared rather polite to each other. Not long after
John left, Logan, who was beat as well, decided to make a move too. At the same time, Sophia felt a headache as
she proceeded to head upstairs for a rest, collapsing into her bed for some shut-eye.
In the meantime, John was exhausted as well, although he still had the energy to go about his work. I guess I will
return to the company.
Zack was on the way to the office with some documents when he saw his superior returning. Therefore, he went up
to him before asking, “So, how’s the situation?”
John responded with an affirmative hum. “We found her, and she is fine.”
Zack heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good news. What about the abductors? Did the police manage to find out who
did this?”
John didn’t say a single word as he returned to his own office. Confused with his action, Zack followed behind his
boss into the room. John then sat down and explained his analysis to Zack, whereupon the latter frowned and
asked, “Isabelle? I don’t think so. She just seems too timid for the job.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJohn responded with an affirmative hum and said, “I don’t think so either. It’s just not necessary for her to do that.”
Although she may not get along well with Sophia, I don’t see why she’d take it too far. Furthermore, Sophia and
Isabelle haven’t met each other up in a while, so it just doesn’t add up to assume she is the culprit.
A few moments later, Zack probingly asked, “Do you need me to get someone to spy on Isabelle?”
John nodded slowly and said, “Go ahead. That should ease our mind.”
Zack agreed and left while John remained seated, massaging his temples before he reached for his phone. Then,
he saw a message from Isabelle telling him that she would be dining with Matilda later that night. Nevertheless,
John couldn’t care less about that because Matilda wouldn’t want to meet him up in person anyway. My mom would
perhaps still want to dine with me if it weren’t for that call. I guess I really did piss her off the last time we spoke
over the phone. Anyway, it doesn’t matter to me since I can now have a peace of mind.
While he was clearing his thoughts in his office, William came over with some files in his hands. In fact, he wasn’t
planning on coming in until he saw John inside when he passed by his office. Like his usual appearance, William
asked, “What happened? I heard from Zack that you had something to deal with in the morning. What was going
on?”
John contemplated and replied, “Sophia needed some help last night, so I went over and lent a hand.” While John
downplayed the incident, William didn’t take it seriously either. He then nodded and added, “Sophia is all by herself
without a family. Although the both of you are divorced, she is the one your grandpa was worried about the most
before he died. So, I think we should help her out more often.”
John gave a positive reply before he asked William another question, “I heard from your grandma that you’ve been
making frequent trips to the hospital for a friend.” His reply put William in a trance as he stared at his son with an
awkward look.
William didn’t deny but instead nodded. “Yeah, I have a friend who’s been admitted to the hospital. There is no one
else to look after her, so I went there to help out.”
“Guess my mom isn’t aware of it,” John smiled and said.
Witnessing his son’s smile, William embarrassedly said, “I guess that doesn’t matter now.”
John replied, “I wish Mom understands that, but you need to stay hidden, or trouble is bound to follow.”
William smiled and said, “Yeah, I’ll do my best to keep a low profile. After all, I’m clearly aware of the consequence
that unconfirmed rumors can bring.”
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