Chapter 716

Chapter 716After giving it a thought, Sophia said, “Maybe someone doesn’t want me to give birth to this baby.”
Twisting her head and peering at her over her shoulders, Matilda could guess who she meant. If there
was really someone who didn’t want her to have the baby, there was only one person who came to her
mind.
A few minutes later, Sophia’s phone rang while she was sitting there on her bed. She glanced at the
caller and frowned. Then, she rejected the call without hesitation.
Taken aback, Matilda asked, “Who’s calling? Why aren’t you answering the call?”
Letting out a sigh, she answered, “That’s a spam call, and it has called me many times before, so I
don’t feel like picking it up.”
Matilda merely acknowledged with an ‘I see’, and she didn’t think anything else of it. Out of boredom,
Sophia browsed the Internet on her cell phone and lay down on the bed again. Thankfully, she was
always feeling sleepy from her pregnancy, so she could catch some sleep whenever she had nothing
else to do. After she had Matilda help her to close the curtain halfway and block out the light on her
side, she drifted off to sleep.
While Sophia was sleeping comfortably, her cell phone rang again. As she was still half-asleep, she
picked up the call without even checking the caller when she fumbled for her cell phone.
The voice on the other end sounded cheery. “What are you doing, Soph?”
Because she didn’t hear anything clearly, she didn’t say anything in reply. However, her silence didn’tdampen the spirits of the caller at all as she continued, “I’m just done cleaning up the house. Your
sister is a really naughty child and always messes up the place, which reminds me of how you were
when you were young. You were so obedient, a complete opposite of her.”
Opening her eyes slowly, Sophia stared at her phone and hung up. What’s in the mind of these
people? They even have the cheek to put up a show of fake family affection. After she switched off her
phone, she rolled over and continued sleeping.
Meanwhile, John went into the living room and chatted casually with the supervisor. However, while he
was speaking, he would peer over at that guy from time to time, and that made it seem like they were
having a discussion about him.
It was clear as day to him that that guy was feeling unsettled. Even though it wasn’t apparent that he
was avoiding his gaze, the guy didn’t have the nerve to meet his gaze directly either. John wasn’t such
a perfect judge of character, but he was sure that there was something suspicious about that guy, and
he felt relieved that Sophia was sharp enough. Or else, this guy would have gotten away with some
shady business on this day.
Following that, it probably hit that guy that something was wrong. Hence, he went to the supervisor and
told him that he was feeling unwell, requesting to take the day off.
novelbinIt was obvious from the supervisor’s face that he was unhappy about it as he said in an angry, hushed
voice, “You’re here to stand in for another person. Who is going to take your place if you’re gone as
well?”
Embarrassed, the guy said in insistence, “But I’m really feeling unwell and a little dizzy.” Waving him off, the supervisor sighed. “Okay, okay, say no more. Go back now since you won’t be of
any help even if you stay here.”
The guy nodded and apologized humbly. “Thank you so much. I’m really sorry to have caused you
trouble.”
Zack, who was in the yard, watched as that guy came out of the house and placed the tools back into
the car before walking toward the exit of the residential area. Grinning, he waited a few more seconds
and trailed after him.
In the living room, John slowly spun around and instructed the workers to keep their noises down
before heading upstairs.
Sophia was sound asleep, and she felt a kiss on her cheek before hearing John whispering to her, “I’m
sorry that I placed you in a plight.”
Initially, Sophia wanted to throw some sarcastic remarks at him. Nevertheless, all those mean words
were gone when she heard his apology. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he leaned down and hugged
her, but she didn’t avoid his touch.