Next One Is a Babe novel Chapter 829

Failing to notice Sophia and Matilda, William followed John into the restaurant. In a puzzled manner, he asked, “Why do we have to come all the way here to have lunch?”

Without responding to his father, John looked around. In fact, it wasn’t hard to locate Sophia. Seeing her, John grinned and turned to his father. “Dad, why don’t we—” Oh excellent, he’s seen Mom, John thought.

With a serious expression, William was staring in the direction of Matilda, frowning all the while.

After giving it a thought, John took his father’s arm and said, “Why don’t we take a seat first?”

Although William was displeased, he let his son pull him toward an empty table.

After glancing at John from the corner of her eyes for a while, Sophia pulled Matilda’s sleeve. “Hey, I see someone familiar.”

Matilda replied, “Oh, who is it? Do you wanna say hi to the person?”

Sophia smacked her lips. “I think I’d better not.” With that, she pointed in the direction of William secretly.

When Matilda turned around and saw William, she immediately turned her head back. Lowering her head, she said in a lowered voice, “Sophia, you framed me!”

Laughing, Sophia clapped Matilda’s shoulder. “I’m not framing you. Look, this is the perfect opportunity to test William’s love for you.”

Seeing the secretive behavior of the other two, Richard smiled. “What’s wrong? What is it that I’m not allowed to hear?”

Gazing at him, Sophia replied, “Oh, it’s no big deal. It’s just that I saw my dad.”

Staring at her, Richard was taken aback, as he hadn’t managed to understand what she meant.

Sophia didn’t give an explanation. Since the main players were all around, her job was done, so she lowered her head and continued nibbling on her food.

On the other hand, Matilda did not dare to look at William. Although she had done nothing wrong, she felt somewhat guilty being with another man.

When John was seated, he started ordering food. Without looking at Matilda, William questioned, “You know your mom is here?”

With his brow raised, John didn’t shift his attention from the menu. “Sophia did tell me they are here, but I didn’t know they are accompanied by a man.”

After the waiter left, William looked in the direction of Matilda in a stealthy manner.

Knowing that William was in the same place, Matilda appeared to be uneasy.

Then, William shifted his attention to the man opposite of her. Well, he looks ordinary. Are they dating or what? Her preference for men is questionable. At least she should look for a more handsome man. This man here is so average. A moment later, William retracted his gaze and crossed his legs. “Now I know why your mom went home.”

Leaning against the chair, John replied, “Maybe her father is eager to marry her off. After all, Mom isn’t young anymore, so she can’t waste any time.”

Pressing his lips together, William felt silent.

Meanwhile, Matilda was so flustered that she didn’t respond to Richard when she was asked a question.

The look on Matilda’s face made Sophia laugh. It seems that I don’t have to do anything now. Upon finishing her food, Sophia rose from her chair. “I’m done. The two of you, please continue chatting. This is my first time here, so I wanna look around.”

Without reading too much into it, Richard nodded. “Alright. Be careful.”

Chuckling, Sophia turned to leave. When she passed by John, she clapped his shoulder, which made him giggle.