My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 127

She was most probably extremely helpful when others needed it; in fact, at the last critical moment, there were rumors going on that she had been ‘expelled’. Hence, when it was time for peer evaluation, everyone subconsciously spoke highly of her while leaving a favorable review.

I feel so guilty. Did I obtain my perfect score too easily?

However, Joel informed me about this, and so it shouldn’t have been a mistake. Did I really get first place?! I’m so excited!

Sophia was so elated that she leaped around in joy in her room. However, she noticed a huge problem soon enough. The person who won first place gets to have a meal with Joel!

Sophia replied meekly, ‘I’m not feeling well tonight. Can I not show up?’

Joel replied to her, ‘No.’

Fine, it seems there’s no room for discussion!

I’m innocent, though! I never wanted to be associated with their social network at all! I’ll end up offending next door’s Stanley and provoking Michael if I were to have a meal with Joel. It will cause a terrible domino’s effect. Arghhh! I just want to be one of the audience observing this from the sidelines! Nevertheless, even if the prospect of my future is filled with cruelty and ruthlessness, I must charge forward!

Sophia put down her skating board while adjusting her clothing. She was prepared to wait for Joel to pick her up.

However, she had barely waited for a few minutes when she heard Stanley knocking against the door while wailing loudly, “Sophia, you heartless thing, come out right now! I was kind enough to help you, but you won the first place out of nowhere! You snatched away my uncle and my idol! You had better come out now! Let’s fight now! If you have the audacity to rob me of the first place, why don’t you come out right now? Open the door, Sophia!”

Sophia was shocked to her core. Stanley caught wind of the news in such a short time.

He sounds as if he is ready to strangle me to death! Their social network is so complicated. I haven’t even had the meal, and Stanley is already causing a ruckus. He will most probably murder me if I have that meal with Joel!

Sophia paced her room in a panic while trying to come up with a solution.

Oh, my goodness. Oh, my God. I’m in deep trouble. I’m now in too deep, and I’ll most probably drown sooner or later!

At 9.00PM, Joel came in person to pick Sophia up. When Stanley learned that Joel had arrived, he came zooming out to cling onto Joel’s leg. “Uncle, why is it not me? I did so well!!”

Joel smacked his face away. “Let go of me!”

Stanley was still howling when Joel snapped at him coldly, “Do you want to get beaten up the second time?”

Stanley immediately returned to his room with his tail between his legs while looking sorry for himself.

Joel finally knocked against her door. “Miss Edwards.”

Sophia opened the door tentatively while scanning the surroundings. She asked suspiciously after confirming that Stanley wasn’t around, “Has Stanley left?”

Joel nodded. “Yes, he’s left.”

He was quite helpless when dealing with Stanley because the latter had always acted clingy. He clung onto Joel since he was a baby, and it went on into adulthood.

He is so disgusting! Served him right to be beaten up!

Sophia followed Joel and left apprehensively after confirming that Stanley had left.

Along the way, she covered her face intermittently since she was afraid that people might recognize her. She asked worriedly, “General, where are we having our meal?”

“The small cafeteria,” Joel answered her.

She followed him and got into a military vehicle. After a half-an-hour drive within the campsite, they finally got out of the car to walk into a building. There was a restaurant inside that was unfamiliar to Sophia.

It looked more like a restaurant than a cafeteria.

The lighting and ambience were perfect. The gorgeous lighting was brilliant, and there was soft music playing slowly in the background.

Joel walked in and found a place to sit down. Sophia took her seat worriedly too.

She observed the surroundings. The restaurant wasn’t huge, and the decorations were splendid, but there weren’t many people around. Sophia only saw a server when she entered the place. In fact, they were the only customers there.