Next One Is a Babe
Chapter 501

While Matilda only reacted with silence, John patiently waited for her to respond. Soon, she chuckled and said, "John, is that woman really more important than your own mother? Am I seriously the first suspect that comes to your mind? Are you going to assume that it's my fault every time anything happens to her?"

Desperate to get to the point, John demanded an answer from his mother. "Just tell me what I want to know. The police have interfered with the matter now, but there is still time for me to do something to keep you out of trouble if you are behind this. Otherwise, we'll just keep investigating the matter."

Matilda said in a serious manner, "I didn't do it!"

"Alright, then I'll not interfere," John said before he directly hung up the call. Upon hearing Matilda's insistent denial, John started to believe in his mother's innocence as he was able to feel her rage over the phone. My mother wouldn't lie if she really did that to Sophia. Instead, she would admit it and justify her mistake at the same time. Soon, he put down his phone and wondered who else it could be besides Matilda.

Sophia has a short fuse, but she doesn't have a lot of friends either, which makes it less likely for her to step on anyone's toes. With a pair of furrowed brows on his face, John realized that his relationship issue was actually far more serious than he thought it was. That night, John and Logan decided to stay in Sophia's place, whereas Zack had to leave because he still had work the next day. Since John was likely not able to show up for work on time, Zack was expected to fill in for him until he came. Therefore, he decided not to stick around for the night.

At the same time, Sophia was up all night in her room while waiting for the news. The following morning, the police called John and informed him that Robin had been found in the middle of the night. After that, he quickly scuttled upstairs to tell Sophia about the news, whereupon she immediately sprang from her bed. "Where is she now? I want to see her!" Without even getting changed, she hopped into John's car directly and set off for the police station.

When Robin was found at midnight, she was seen to be extremely frightened but unhurt. After being rescued, she settled down in a lounge with a tired look on her face. As soon as Sophia went inside, she immediately broke into tears, hugging Robin while apologizing to her. Meanwhile, Robin, who had cried earlier, felt a lot better at the moment as she comforted Sophia and assured the latter that she was fine. In the meantime, John shot a gaze at Robin and turned around, leaving both ladies behind in the lounge.

Then, Sophia proceeded to ask Robin what had happened, but even Robin herself couldn't really give an accurate account of the incident. According to her, her mouth was suddenly covered by someone when she went to the washroom the night before. After that, she lost her consciousness, unable to recall anything when she was taken by her abductors. When she opened her eyes, she found herself alone under a tree in a remote hilly region. Fortunately, her arms and legs weren't bound, so she fumbled her way down the mountain and took a while before she finally saw someone who later helped call the police.

Robin's statement didn't provide any useful clue as she couldn't even tell whether the person who covered her mouth was a man or a woman. Soon, she gazed at Sophia and said, "I don't know who did that to me because I don't remember making any enemy." In response, Sophia only rubbed her back gently, knowing that it was not the right moment to tell her friend what she knew yet.

Since Robin was unharmed, Sophia reckoned that the abductors abandoned her in the middle of nowhere after they realized they got the wrong person. After John dealt with the necessary procedures, he was told that they could leave. At the same time, Sophia wanted to clear her confusion but decided to keep those questions to herself with Robin around. Therefore, she deemed that they should leave the police station for the time being since Robin hadn't been home throughout the night, as she had also received a number of missed calls from her family.