Next One Is a Babe
Chapter 1000

After contemplating for a while, John drove straight to the Bailey Residence before it was time to get off work.

The Bailey Residence was much quieter than before. John still remembered the time when he had come to break off the engagement. At that time, when he drove to the entrance of the Bailey Residence, he could already hear the sounds of laughter coming from inside.

Now, however, the Bailey Residence was so silent that it was as if it was uninhabited. John waited at the entrance for a bit, but the butler did not come. So, he had no choice but to get out of the car and ring the doorbell at the main door.

It took a while before a maid came over. Because she recognized John, she was a little surprised to see him. She spoke in a soft voice and asked him who he was looking for.

John thought for a while and said, "Is your Young Lady at home?"

The maid shook her head. "Young Lady Isabelle isn't here. She went out at noon."

The maid's answer meant that Isabelle had not returned since she left home at noon. This surprised John even more, so he hurriedly asked, "Did she go out alone? The two of us agreed to have dinner together. I called her but no one answered, so I came to ask."

The maid thought for a while and replied, "She wasn't alone. She went out with Elder Mr. Bailey."

Leaving with Elder Mr. Bailey but not coming back all afternoon? In his heart, John could almost guess what was going on. Then, he continued to ask the maid through the iron railings, "Then, is Elder Mr. Bailey home?"

Startled, the maid nodded. "Elder Mr. Bailey has already returned. He came back quite early, actually."

Good. John felt that his hunch was right. Something had probably happened to Isabelle. It was possible that Isabelle did something and was discovered by Elder Mr. Bailey. After all, the old man was very shrewd, and with Isabelle's less-than-perfect aptitude, she couldn't manage to stay hidden for long.

Nevertheless, John was not particularly worried. After all, Elder Mr. Bailey still regarded Isabelle as his hope for the future, so he probably wouldn't treat her too badly.

John didn't enter the Bailey Residence but drove away instead. On the way, he called Zack and asked him to get some people to monitor the Bailey Residence and see if they could replace Isabelle.

Surprised, Zack asked John what had happened to Isabelle.

For now, John had no definite explanation for it. He could only guess that she was locked up by Elder Mr. Bailey, but he had no way to say for sure whether it was true or not and he still needed to verify it.

Since Zack thoroughly disliked Isabelle, he didn't sympathize with her even though he knew she might be in trouble now.

After giving instructions to Zack, John checked the time. Pondering over it for a while, he decided to go back to the Constance Residence. After the last time he didn't return all night, Sophia seemed to be traumatized by the incident. She would always wake up suddenly in the middle of the night and fumble around to her side unconsciously. When she found him by her side, only then would she go back to sleep.

John knew that Sophia was worried about him. Hence, he had also reflected on it and decided if there was nothing important in particular, he would go home on time. Everything he had done was for Sophia's safety in the future, but he knew that he couldn't ignore her current feelings simply for the sake of her future.

When John arrived home, Sophia and Matilda were both in the Constance Residence and were taking a walk in the garden.

When Sophia saw John's car arriving from a distance, she quickly walked toward the parking lot.

Sitting in the car, John watched Sophia's movements very carefully. Exhaling slowly, he felt that Sophia had probably forgiven him and wholly accepted him again. As he hurriedly got out of the car, he then walked two steps toward Sophia, but the latter had already rushed over.