The Returning EX (John and Sophia) novel Chapter 746

Sophia looked up at him. “How do you know about that?”

John froze. “Um, I asked Lorraine.”

Sophia glanced at him from the corner of her eye, meaningfully. “Is that so?”

John nodded earnestly. “Yeah. How else should I know about it?”

William looked at him. “Our company just—”

“Dig in, Dad. You don’t want to have the food cold,” John quickly said.

William then realized what John was getting at, so he said nothing else and dug in.

Matilda put her knife and fork down. “You guys carry on. I’m done.” Then she left the dining room.

William looked up at Matilda. “Your mom is still unwell?” he asked John.

However, Sophia answered, “Yeah. She said she has difficulty breathing, and her chest feels stuffy. I wonder why.”

John looked at her, his eyes smiling. He never knew Sophia was this smart. When they were done with dinner, he held her hand and went out for a walk, leaving Matilda and William in the house. Before they left, she looked back and thought, Hey, this is my house. Why do I get the feeling someone else is going to stay in it?

Sophia nodded. Indeed, it was dangerous for her to go out alone with the current state of things. Halfway through their stroll, John’s phone rang. His subordinate told him that they found some leads about Old Leopard.

From what they found, he used to be a swindler and a convict, but then he ditched that business and chose to be a middleman in case he got caught. If someone wanted some beaters or killers, he’d hook the clients up with the service providers and earn the commission from it. Old Leopard knew where to hide, and he stayed in a secluded temple on some mountains.

After hearing the report, John smiled. “Isn’t he the smart one? Do whatever you can and try to capture him.” The subordinate obliged, and John hung up. Then, he held Sophia’s hand tighter. “Let’s go to the park.”

Sophia pursed her lips. She wanted to ask if there was any progress, but then she thought it’d be useless, for the details she found out would be of no help anyway, so she dumped the idea.

Since they had gone out for a walk, only Matilda and William were left in the house. William asked if she was feeling better, and it took her a few moments to reply that she was fine. Matilda was a bad liar, and even the smallest lie would sell her out. Even so, she tried to stay calm so she wouldn’t be exposed.