Chapter 129

“This is all on me, not her.” John didn’t hide it, so in a way, he admitted it.Old Mrs. Constance didn’t dwell on this. “You know what you did, so we’ll stay out of this.”John leaned back on the sofa and sighed. He would have consoled his mother usually, but he wasn’t in the mood now. “I’ll go to Sophia’s place tomorrow. Maybe I’ll stay there after this. She dislikes it here, so we won’t be coming back.”Old Mrs. Constance could understand that, for Matilda would just forget everything and repeat her mistakes after a while, so living under the same roof wasn’t optimal for them. She nodded. “That’s good. It’s nearer to the company, so it’s convenient for you.”William came back a short while later. He had an appointment on this day, but his wife kept calling him to complain. So, he had no choice but to ask Owen to go in his stead, while he came back to check out the situation.Old Mrs. Constance was speechless, so she looked at her son. “You spoiled her.”William smiled. “I’ll take a look.”