Sophia wasn’t crying. Rather than feeling sad, she was just a little tired. Just when she thought she could live a happy life with John, her biological mother came to trouble her.
Before long, John came back into the car and stroked her face. Without Sophia having to ask, he said, “They’re leaving tomorrow, and they’ve promised to never harass you again. Don’t worry.”
Sophia grunted in response.
Knowing that it was useless for him to say anything at this point, as no one could console her except for herself, John simply heaved a sigh. “Let’s go home.”
When the car started moving, Sophia exhaled slowly and said, “From now on, I have no more relatives. Perhaps I should celebrate.”
John turned to her, who was gazing out the window with an indifferent expression, as though she wasn’t the one who said that just a moment ago. Then, he pulled her hand toward him and gripped it firmly. “You still have me.”
Sophia didn’t give him any response.
When they reached home, the sky had turned dark. After the car was parked in the garage, John helped Sophia get out of the car as they held hands and headed for the main building.
At that moment, William was smoking in the yard just outside the main building. Clueless about why they had gone out, he greeted them when he saw them. “You’re back.”
John grunted and kept walking toward the living room with Sophia. Just then, William said, “Your mom returned to her own home.”
Stopping in his tracks, John turned to look at his father, whose expression was uneasy. William said after a cough, “Well, your grandma told me that your mom had left.”
In disbelief, Sophia gazed at William, who was seen with a bashful expression at such a mature age.
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