Chapter 430John observed Isabelle before replying, “My mother went back to her mother’s place as there are
things she needs to tend to, so my mother isn’t currently staying at the Constance Residence.”
noveldramaWhat John said startled Isabelle, but she quickly responded with a light ‘oh’. “I see, so that’s what’s
going on... She invited me to pay her a visit at your place a few days ago, but she didn’t seem keen
about it anymore, so I assumed she was feeling unwell, which worried me.”
Sophia rolled her eyes while she thought, So Matilda’s at her mother’s place... Judging from what she
already knew of the situation, as well as her question toward John that went unanswered, the truth was
evident to Sophia, which amused her. To her, the fact that Matilda finally received her karma was worth
a celebration.
There was a gloating look on Sophia’s face when John looked her way, so he chided her softly, “Why
are you laughing? Focus on eating your food.”
“Well, I’m happy. Why can’t I be happy about things?” Sophia lifted her chin in defiance. By lifting his
hand, John wiped something away from the corner of Sophia’s lips, which surprised her so much that
she backed away in reflex.
“There’s something at the corner of your lips, so why are you backing away?” John seemed unfazed by
her reaction. After wiping her mouth, he took out his phone, as there seemed to be an incoming
message. However, Sophia wasn’t planning on spending any more energy to play his games.
Meanwhile, Logan asked from beside her, “I wonder what Ian is doing in the clubhouse. Has he eaten
though?” After some thought, Sophia suggested, “Why don’t I ask him?” She then took out her phone, which
John glanced at from the corner of his eyes before resuming to look at the screen of his own phone
that was displaying a message from Zack about stuff from work.
In the meantime, Sophia sent Ian a message, which he replied quickly using a voice message that
Sophia played out loud. He told her that he had his breakfast quite late in the morning, then he went to
play games in Logan’s room. He also told her he was feeling bored, so Sophia gave him a video call
after some thought, which he picked up immediately with a smile. “Are you eating?”
Sophia gave him a nod. “Yeah.” Then, she switched her camera view to show Logan’s face, while the
latter let out a chuckle. At that moment, John spoke up from the side. “You should eat and talk later.”
Although his voice wasn’t loud, it was audible enough to make Ian’s smile freeze on his face before
asking, “Is John with you?”
To that, Sophia grunted. “Yeah, he came to the banquet too.”
Ian went on asking, “Did you bring a companion with you, Mr. Constance?” The invitation stated that
guests were allowed to bring along a companion to add to the fun, as there would be a prom session
that would allow the couples to dance with each other.
“Nope.” John made a curt reply to Ian’s question.
Ian chuckled before saying, “It’s a shame. This would have been a great opportunity though.”
However, all John did was smirk in silence. Ian proceeded to ask Sophia if anything interesting
happened, but there were in fact none. It was so boring that Sophia wanted to go home. The call ended after some more chatter, during which the guests were almost finished with their meals.
John was still texting Zack when Logan scanned his surroundings. “Why are there so many guests but
no table for games? Does the host expect us all to just chat? We need some other form of
entertainment.”
Sophia felt helpless when she heard Logan’s words, while John let out a chuckle. “Kate is the matriarch
of the Blackwell Family, and this is for her birthday celebration, so why would she set up a table for
games?”
Kate was a woman of style, so she would never allow such a thing to happen during her own birthday
celebration. Otherwise, the news agencies wouldn’t be focused on reporting about her birthday
celebration. John suggested after some thought, “There’s a tea room in the backyard, so why don’t we
go have a seat over there?”