Next One Is a Babe novel Chapter 585

Disheartened, Sophia didn’t cook. She made some instant noodles and simply ate a bite before retiring upstairs.

When the sky had grown completely dark outside, she received a call from Logan who said that he was on her doorstep. He claimed that he was here to visit her, but he was surprised that she’d gone to bed so early upon seeing that the lights were turned off downstairs. Thus, she listlessly went downstairs and opened the door for him before parking her butt on the sofa.

Logan brought a lot of food, so it seemed that he hadn’t had dinner. He didn’t trouble Sophia but went to the kitchen himself and plated everything before carrying them to the dining room. Grinning, he called out, “Come, come. I even bought beer, so let’s have a feast today!”

The entire house was filled with the aroma of grilled skewers. While Sophia hadn’t any appetite, her stomach rumbled at the fragrant smell. Hence, she stood up and went to the dining room, only to see that Logan had even prepared the cutlery and opened the bottles of beer. She plopped down onto a chair. “What happened? Why the sudden interest in coming over for drinks at my place today?”

Logan sighed. “I was just thinking that we haven’t officially eaten together ever since Ian went for the competition. I miss the days when the three of us feasted together, so I came over.”

Upon hearing this, Sophia chortled. “You’re right. I miss those days, too.” There wasn’t any turmoil back then, so I was in high spirits every day despite living rather aimlessly. Now, I seem to have found my goal in life, but turmoil after turmoil assail me.

Logan then poured her some beer. “I hope Ian performs well, and we can then have a gathering when he returns.”

Sophia, however, sighed. If Ian truly makes his debut, there probably won’t be many chances for us to gather together in the future. We’ll all have our respective lives, and life is difficult, so there won’t be so much time for us to fritter away. Without saying anything superfluous, she raised her glass to Logan before emptying it.

Logan didn’t realize that she was in a bad mood, assuming that they were both as easy-going as before. As they ate and drank, they both imbibed a little too much.

Leaning back against her chair, Sophia lifted her head and stared at the ceiling. In a low voice, she began, “I was alone when my grandfather fell ill, and I knew nothing at all. At that time, I hated them to the bone. Why didn’t those two unconscionable wretches return? How could they be so heartless to leave for so many years?”

Logan was drunk, so he paid her no mind. However, Sophia wasn’t hoping for someone to lend her an ear, so she continued, “Later, my grandfather passed away, but there were many rules in my hometown. One of them was to have the firstborn son break a pot for the funeral ceremony. I volunteered to do it, but the elders forbade me from doing so. They insisted on having the son doing it, else to just do away with the tradition. However, it then meant that my grandfather’s reincarnation wasn’t certain.”

At this, she felt her tears trickling down the corners of her eyes. “I then said that his son had died, and it’d been years ago. I claimed to be his only living relative, the only one whom he had left.” Dashing at her tears, she asserted, “Say, aren’t they dead when they didn’t return for so many years?”

In fact, she almost asked earlier whether her heartless father had also remarried and had another child, living the high life as well. Did they never consider how the elderly man and child they left behind were going to survive?

After a while, Sophia wiped her face and straightened in her chair. At this time, Logan was no longer in the dining room. He’d gone to the living room and dozed off on the yoga mat. Casting him a glance as she stood at the entrance to the dining room, she then got a blanket and draped it over him. Subsequently, she whirled around and went into the dining room to clear the table.

The alcohol had initially kicked in, but it’s all gone after all the rambling I did. Sighing, she returned to her room after putting everything away.