Chapter 1437: He Didn’t Know Ahead of Time
Sophia Wood’s worries were all over her face, and Alice Turner and Lily Turner, the two sisters, could see it clearly. Especially Alice, she knew what her mom was confused and worried about, and she understood her mom’s meaning even better.
"He didn’t know beforehand; it was only after we met that he found out." Before returning home, Alice Turner knew who she was going to meet. Even though she was mentally prepared, it was still somewhat difficult to deal with the two people she met, especially with the clingy and insistent Thomas Fisher.
Sophia Wood pursed her lips, wanting to ask something more, but seeing Anthony sitting next to her, she quickly swallowed the words back down.
At this moment, Aunt Hua came in and called them to eat, "Ma’am! Dinner is ready."
After speaking, she waited by the door for a response.
"Got it, we’re coming right over." Sophia Wood replied to Aunt Hua and then invited the other three to join her for dinner, "Kids! Let’s go, time to eat."
With that, she stood up first.
Seeing Sophia Wood already standing, the other three quickly stood up too, following her out of the living room. The four of them headed to the dining room.
"Mr. Anthony! I didn’t know you were coming today, so..."
"He can handle it."
As soon as Sophia Wood began to speak, Alice Turner knew what she was going to say and cut in before she could finish.
It was then that Anthony understood what Sophia meant earlier, quickly nodding in agreement: "Auntie! I’m also a Flame City person, and we eat Chinese food every day at home."
He spoke the truth, without any falsehood. The servants at home are all from Flame Country, eating Chinese food daily and speaking Flame Country language.
"You’re from Flame City?"
This surprised both Sophia and Lily greatly, and they looked at Anthony with astonishment as if being from Flame City were an unusual thing.
What was wrong with this mother and daughter? Why do they keep getting surprised by him? Is he that peculiar?
Anthony was puzzled by the mother and daughter’s reactions, but he still nodded to them: "Yes! I’m a Flame City person settled in Derry Kingdom."
This explanation should be clear enough for them not to get so surprised anymore, right?
This time, both Sophia and Lily did not react as they did before, nor did they worry any further about where Anthony was from, and invited him to start eating.
Sophia and Lily had a lot to say to Alice, but, with Anthony present, they selectively chatted with her.
Anthony was tactful, sitting quietly at the side, eating his meal without joining the mother and daughter’s conversation.
The mother and daughters chatted while eating. After five years of not seeing each other, they had a lot to talk about and many things to catch up on.
Because the mother and daughters were so engrossed in their conversation, they almost forgot they were at the dining table having a meal.
The neglect for the food made the meal last very long.
After Anthony finished eating and saw the mother and daughters still chatting, he did not interrupt them. Instead, he took out his phone and played alone by the side.
To avoid disturbing the mother and daughters, he set his phone to silent mode, acting as a quiet and handsome gentleman.
Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!
The sudden ringing of the doorbell interrupted the mother and daughters’ conversation.