The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

Chapter 871

William wrapped his fingers around his phone tightly and probingly asked, “So, are you and Richard really…?”

Even without William saying the last few words, Matilda knew what he was trying to ask. So, she let out a sigh and

said, “There is nothing complicated between me and Richard. We’re just friends at the moment.”

As her answer turned out to be the same as his hunch had been telling him, he replied, “I’m glad to hear that.”

Despite his brief reply, those few words meant a lot to Matilda. Hearing no response from the lady, William added,

“I think you and I have both changed a lot lately.”

William’s words filled Matilda’s mind with a billion question marks. What’s he trying to say? Soon, William continued

to say, “I didn’t handle it well in sustaining a healthy marriage life, so I guess I was also responsible for our

separation back then.”

Matilda only responded with an affirmative hum, not knowing what else to reply to William’s words. Since when has

this guy learned how to sweet-talk his way out? The man’s sincere confession made Matilda’s face blush in

bashfulness. Shortly after that, William took a deep breath and suggested a plan, “Maybe I should pay a visit to the

Flintstone Residence someday.” While Matilda was caught in a trance upon hearing that, William asked, “What

about tomorrow? Would it be okay for me to visit in the evening?”

Matilda was tongue-tied as her mind frantically searched for the right answer to reply. Gosh! I didn’t expect him to

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tell me that he’ll be coming. What am I supposed to say? What’s the meaning of this? Before Matilda could

respond, William said, “I’ll take that as a yes. See you tomorrow evening.” After finishing his sentence, he took a

look at the time and concluded their conversation, “It’s about time now. I need to get going for work. Bye!”

Meanwhile, Matilda only responded with an ‘oh’, despite a long contemplation. After William hung up the call, she

stood in place and raised her eyebrows in confusion. What’s William up to? He said he is coming to the Flintstone

Residence, but why?

In the meantime, William arrived at his office and saw John talking on the phone near the safe exit. Surprised, he

approached his son just as the latter sensed his presence. Then, John turned around and revealed a glacial look

when he noticed it was William. In that instant, he said to the phone, “Alright, I get it. Bye.”

After putting his phone away, he gazed at William and asked, “Did you just arrive?”

William’s gaze then fell upon his phone for a while as he asked, “What’s wrong? Why did you have to talk over the

phone in the corner so surreptitiously?”

John laughed it off and replied, “Oh, come on! You’re just overreacting. It was just Logan. He landed in some trouble

and was detained at the police station, but he doesn’t wish anyone else to know too much about it.”

William nodded in agreement since it seemed to him that Logan was a regular visitor who went in and out of the

police station. Therefore, he didn’t find anything surprising about that, but still, he asked, “Was it because of his

hangover from last night that he ended up creating a mess?”

John smiled and said, “Oh, of course not. He was all sober this morning. It’s just that he accidentally caused some

damage to someone else’s property and failed to reach a consensus with the owner on the compensation, which

was where the police were involved.” While John’s explanation sounded logical, it didn’t arouse William’s suspicion.

Meanwhile, William didn’t read too much into it, so he only nodded. “I see. Alright. I’ll get to work first.”

John didn’t say a word in response. It was only after William left that he revealed a glacial look on his face. When it

came to the afternoon, John drove away from his office to meet a partner for a discussion regarding some

procurement details. Although the rendezvous wasn’t too far away from the Constance Group, John was caught in

the middle of a heavy jam somewhere near the junction with a traffic light due to a terrible car accident. As a