At that moment, Mrs. Lancaster called her, "Sophia, come here and help me out."
"I am coming."
Sophia closed her eyes, stuffed the remaining watermelon into her mouth, and went to the kitchen.
Evan, who was playing chess, turned his head again, only to find that Sophia was no longer there. His peripheral vision caught sight of the toothpick on the table, and he was momentarily dazed.
"Hey, Evan, what are you daydreaming about? It’s your turn."
Putting aside his thoughts, Evan continued to play chess.
After dinner, the family sat on the sofa chatting.
Mr. Lancaster suddenly said, "Evan, you both aren’t getting any younger, you should hurry up and have a child."
Sophia, who was eating fruit, trembled at his words and instinctively looked at Evan.
The latter remained calm and said properly, "I will do my best."
These words made Sophia blush.
She knew it was all an act, but thinking about what happened between them last night made her face involuntarily heat up.
After Mr. Lancaster finished speaking, Mrs. Lancaster pulled Sophia into a room. "Be honest with me, is Evan very busy lately?"
"He is indeed quite busy, often having surgeries."
This was what she had heard from people at the hospital.
"I knew it! He must be exhausted, which is why you haven’t been able to conceive. No, you both should come home for dinner these next few days. I’ll make something nutritious for him."
Sophia panicked, "No, Mom, that will just add pressure on him."
They were going to get divorced; no amount of nourishment would result in a child.
Mrs. Lancaster thought about it and agreed. "Then come back once a week for dinner. I’ll make something nice for you both."
Sophia quickly nodded.
Once a week was perfect. It might even be the last time.
Fearing her parents might come up with more plans, she soon found an excuse to drag Evan away.
On the way home, Sophia remained silent, thinking about how she had left the master bedroom in a hurry in the morning and hadn’t cleaned up the bed sheets.
When they got home, she went straight to the master bedroom without saying a word, out of sight and out of mind.
But she soon regretted it.
The dinner they had was a bit salty, making her incredibly thirsty. Unfortunately, there was no water in the room, so she had to go to the living room to get some.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw Evan coming out with the bed sheets in his arms. Both were momentarily stunned, but Evan quickly looked away and walked toward the balcony as if nothing had happened.
Sophia felt her ears burning. She quickly filled her glass with water and returned to her room, not coming out again that night.
The next morning, when Sophia got up, Evan had already gone to work. As usual, there was breakfast left for her on the table.
After breakfast, just as she was wondering how to spend the day, she received a call from a friend.
"Sophia, we have a class reunion next Friday. Can you make it?"
"I can. Where will it be?"
"I’ll send you the address. Make sure you come! Oh, and our class heartthrob will be there too. I heard he got divorced, so dress up nicely."
Sophia absentmindedly agreed, but she couldn’t recall who their class heartthrob was.
Regardless, his marital status didn’t matter to her. She was a married woman and couldn’t be swayed.
For the next few days, Sophia didn’t see Evan at all. She didn’t think much of it, since Evan had told her before that he stayed at the hospital when he was busy.
On Friday, knowing she had the class reunion in the evening, she decided to visit the hospital to see if Evan wanted to go with her.
The office door was open, but inside, there was only Charlotte.
Seeing Sophia, Charlotte was quite surprised.
"Miss Lancaster, what brings you here?"
