Next One Is a Babe
Chapter 609

"No! That's not it, Soph!" The woman's voice sounded a tad panicked.

"What is it, then?" Sophia's voice noticeably increased in volume. The calmness earlier had all but vanished, to be replaced with a trace of fury. "For 20 years, there was no news from the two of you. You didn't even come back when my grandfather passed away, yet you dare tell me that you two have your own difficulties? How could you be so shameless?"

The woman had no comeback in the face of her condemnation.

Sitting up, Sophia demanded, "Tell me, have you two paid off your debts after making money during all those years you've been away?"

At this, the woman hemmed and hawed. "Listen to me, Soph. Things aren't as simple as you make them out to be. Back when your father and I first came out, life was truly arduous. We couldn't do anything since we weren't educated."

Snorting, Sophia's voice turned caustic. "You two abandoned an elderly man and a child to live a good life yourselves, yet you make it sound as though we've got to understand you two. Do you have no shame?" Finally, she declared, "The two of you truly sicken me. I'd rather you'd died out there when you first left the village. I would've preferred that since it'd then have severed all my thoughts about you two.'

The woman could be heard bursting into tears. Sophia actually detested tears, so she never cried easily. What's the use of crying? Nothing in this world can be resolved by tears! If one would spend the effort to cry, it'd be better to think about a solution to the predicament at hand!

In the end, Sophia gritted her teeth. "Don't call me again. I have no other feelings toward you... No, I mean you two... Nothing at all, save abhorrence." After saying that, she hung up right away. Sitting on the edge of the bed, she inhaled deeply, yet a massive cloud of irritation remained hanging over her. Never have I experienced such enmity. I just hate everything!

After a while, John and Logan finished eating. When Logan repeated the same conversation several times, John realized that he was truly drunk. Thus, he went over and took out Logan's cell phone. Flipping through his contacts, he then made a call and asked the other person to come and drive Logan back home.

His eyes glassy, Logan leaned back against his chair. "Yes, yes. Have someone come and drive me. I might not be able to make it back on foot since the distance is too great." He was slurring as he spoke.

Returning the cell phone to him, John pivoted and went to the living room. He had quite a high alcohol tolerance, so he was still somewhat sober now. After looking around, he noted that Sophia wasn't in the living room, so he then went upstairs after a moment's contemplation.

Sophia's bedroom door was open. Walking over, John stood at the door. At a single glance, he spotted her standing by the window with her back ramrod straight. Smiling, he slowly made his way to her and hugged her from behind. Sophia was startled, yet she didn't struggle, so John rested his chin on her head as though encouraged. "What are you looking at?"

Sophia said nothing. Thus, John gave a gruff bark of laughter. "Just now, Logan said we should invite lan over for a meal together and speak our minds so that everyone will be put at ease." At this, exasperation stained his voice. "He must be intoxicated. If lan comes over, we'll probably all be ill at ease."

Sophia closed her eyes for a moment, not in the mood to hear all this. "John," she interjected.

John murmured an acknowledgment. "Hmm?"

"I might be going away, so I'll likely close the shop for some time," Sophia said.

Stiffening, John tightened his arms around her. "Going away? Alone?"

Sophia grunted in affirmation. "Something came up, so I'm leaving for a while."

John's brows creased. "What came up? I'll help you with it. You don't need to handle it yourself."