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.
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