Bonnie said weakly, "Papa has brought them back and allowed them to work here given that they keep some distance from you."
Sophia didn't know what to say.
Later, when Sophia went back to her bedroom after studying with her daughter for a while, she found Drake still lying in bed. She approached him and tried to roll up his trousers.
Drake shunned instinctively, "Sophia, what are you doing? Pulling off your husband's trousers in broad daylight?"
"No! I'm trying to check your knee! Do you feel better now?" Sophia snapped, staring at her husband.
"No, sweetie, I don't think so. But every time I feel hungry, I have to walk to the dining room myself. It really hurts and it's not helping the recovery. I'm starving now! Can you bring dinner for me and feed me?"
Rolling her eyes, Sophia retorted, "All right. How about I chew the food for you and feed you with my mouth?"
"Will you?" Drake asked hopefully.
"Of course not!" Sophia shouted angrily.
"Oh, come on sweetie, be nice to me... Hey, wait a second, what are you doing?" Drake was doing all he could to avoid Sophia, especially her approaching hands.
"Why don't you show me your knee? You've already recovered, haven't you?"
Drake didn't dare to look into Sophia's eyes, "What? No, no, no."
Sophia shook her head, "Great, I come here to check on my husband but only to find a big baby here. OK, just stay in your bed and be a good boy. I am leaving." Saying that, Sophia went out of the bedroom.
Drake paused, momentarily confused. Did he do anything wrong? He only wanted Sophia to care more about him.
As to Sophia, she ran into one of those handsome boys after leaving the bedroom, but he escaped at once as if Sophia had been some kind of demon. Though Sophia didn't know how to improve the situation, she was glad that these boys could keep their jobs.
As an onlooker, Emma called Sophia over, "Sophia, I believe Drake has caused you trouble, right? You have to understand that when Drake was a child, I could contact him but I wasn't there for him. Meanwhile, he had to deal with Olivia. Therefore, he didn't know much about maternal love. Now that he finds his significant other, no wonder sometimes he acts childishly in front of you. It's my fault."
"No, mom, don't say that," Sophia said hastily.
"I should be responsible for what I did. If I had stayed with him, he wouldn't be like this!"
This time, Sophia didn't know how to comfort Emma while Emma continued, "Sophia, I am asking you don't be mad at him. Will you do that for me? I'll talk to him when it's possible."
Emma's words appeased Sophia's anger and Sophia said, "Mom, I am not mad at him the way you think. I can see that he knew he did something wrong and tried to grab my attention. Though I'm not so happy with his childish manner, I won't dislike him for that."
Emma laughed, "It's no doubt that Drake loves you very much. Therefore, please give him some time and I'll also urge him to act more maturely."
Sophia nodded.
Later at dinner time, Drake showed up voluntarily because no one was going to invite him. Though Bonnie had attempted to call her Papa, Emma stopped her and said if Drake wouldn't come downstairs himself, he was not allowed to eat dinner.
Drake stared at them with his innocent watery eyes but nobody was going to comfort him. So, the only thing he could do was try to act like a good boy by sitting down and eating his dinner quietly. However, this didn't save him from his mother's lecturing.
Laura took pity on Drake so she said, "Come on, Emma. Drake hasn't done anything terrible, has he?"
"Of course he has! The biggest mistake he has made is not believing his own wife. He says he loves Sophia. But look what he has done, hurting Sophia's feelings! Is this how you love your wife, Drake?"
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