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“President Fuller!” Tom shouted in panic and lunged forward to pull Tina away before pushing down the emergency button above the headboard of the bed.

At first, Tina was angry at Tom, but she realized what he did when she heard the alarm blaring through the room. “What’s wrong with Toby?” she asked anxiously.

Before Toby passed out from the pain, Tom laid him down on the bed and turned to face her angrily. “Miss Gray, aren’t you aware that President Fuller is injured? You just opened up his wounds again by throwing yourself so hard at him!” he yelled, pointing at Toby’s chest where there was a bloody patch on his hospital robes.

Skeptically, he wondered, Does she really love President Fuller? If she really does, she should be more careful knowing that he’s injured lest his injuries get worse. But the way she’s acting so recklessly looks like she doesn’t care one bit about his injuries.

Flustered, Tina uttered, “I-I didn’t do it on purpose…” On her part, she hugged Toby so tightly because she was excited to see that he had awakened, and she hadn’t thought of the consequences of her actions at all.

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Just then, Rose came into the room with Jean and Mary by her sides. “What happened?! Why did the emergency alarm go off?” Rose asked anxiously.

Tom was wiping off the sweat on Toby’s forehead when they entered, and he quickly replied, “President Fuller’s wounds opened up.”

“Goodness, he’s bleeding!” Jean gasped in shock.

Worried, Rose said, “Toby was still fine a minute ago, Tom. How did his wounds open up?”

A guilty look flashed in Tina’s eyes, and she quickly cast Tom a look, hoping that he wouldn’t rat out on her. However, he simply pretended he hadn’t seen it and placed down the towel in his hands. “It was Miss Gray who bumped into him so hard that the wounds opened up.”0

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“What?!” Rose exclaimed, her face trembling with anger. Throwing an icy glare at Tina, she added, “Great! I knew it had to be you!”

“I didn’t do it on purpose,” Tina whispered. Biting her lower lip, she silently cursed Tom hatefully in her heart. He’s just a flunkey Toby is keeping by his side. How dare he disobey me! Just you wait and see! You’ll be the first person I dismiss once I’m married to Toby!0

Rose snorted. “You didn’t do it on purpose? I think that’s exactly your plan! Ever since Toby started dating you, his reputation has been going downhill and our family paid a hefty price for you. Just because Toby covered up for you doesn’t mean I don’t know anything. The way I see it, you’re just a jinx sent here to bring calamity to our family!” she hollered as she pointed a finger at Tina, blood rushing to her eyes and face.

Right now, she was merely a regular grandmother who was concerned about her grandson, and not some elder from a reputable family—she couldn’t give two hoots about the etiquette expected of her and was just lashing out at Tina as she saw fit.

Red with embarrassment and anger, Tina was boiling on the inside, but she knew that she couldn’t snap back at Rose. Hence, she gave Jean a puppy-look, hoping that she would put in some good words for her.

Jean always had a liking for Tina, whom she regarded as her future daughter-in-law. It wasn’t solely because of her family background, but also because Tina really knew how to please her—frequently fawning upon her and giving her expensive gifts. So, she wouldn’t think twice to speak up for her.

“Mom, I think you’ve exaggerated things. What if she really wasn’t intentional?” Jean said, smiling at Rose.

Rose gave her an indifferent stare. “So, you would rather speak up for the person who caused your son’s wounds to open up instead of blaming her? Is Toby incomparable to an outsider in your heart? Indeed, you don’t love him that much because he’s not your biological son!”

What?! Toby is not Jean’s biological son? Shocked, Tina jerked her head up and looked at Jean with eyes the size of golf balls. Then, she shifted her gaze to the man on the bed who had his eyes tightly shut; only God knew if he had passed out or not.

It’s true, she thought, convinced. Toby doesn’t look the least bit like Jean, and she always carries herself like a hillbilly. Nothing like a lady born of a reputable family at all. It makes more sense to say that they aren’t related by blood.

In a corner, Tom was equally shocked to find out this secret.

“What are you speaking about, Mom? Even though I didn’t give birth to Toby, I’ve always regarded him as my own,” Jean grumbled.

However, Rose merely glared at her from the corner of her eyes without a word.

Soon, the doctor arrived and injected some analgesic into Toby. After the pain faded away, he gradually regained his consciousness, but his face was even more pale than before when he opened his eyes again.

Feeling a sharp pain in her heart, Rose held his hand and asked gently, “Are you alright, Toby?”

Nodding his head weakly, he uttered, “I’m fine. Don’t worry, Grandma.”

“I’m sorry, Toby. It’s all my fault. I’m so sorry…” Standing by his bed, Tina sobbed as she wiped her tears away.

However, her cries merely made Toby’s head throb, and he wasn’t in the mood to console her at this point. Rubbing his temples, he groaned, “Stop crying already!”

Hearing the annoyance in his voice, Tina immediately stopped crying and looked at him with a hurt expression. Looks like he already has a certain level of resistance toward my cries. When he hears me crying now, he’s not going to prioritize and comfort me, even when he’s busy, like he used to anymore. At the thought of this, panic washed over her and she couldn’t help but start biting her nails.

“Okay, we’ve reapplied the antiseptic and dressed the wounds again. The next step is to take good care, but he shouldn’t be hit so strongly again. Otherwise, not only will his wound open up again, but his ribs which were fixed in place will also break,” the doctor warned sternly as he removed his blood-stained gloves.

Rose bobbed her head. “Don’t worry. I’ll keep a close eye on him and I won’t let some idiot hurt my grandson again!” she said and glanced at Tina intentionally.

Ashamed, Tina hung her head and didn’t dare to even make a squeak.

After the doctor left, Rose tapped her walking stick on the floor a couple of times and said, “Alright, all of you should go back now. I have some things to say to Toby.”

“I’m not leaving,” Tina said immediately, tugging Toby’s sleeves. “I wanna stay by Toby’s side.”

With a grim look, Rose looked at her with grave eyes. “Miss Gray, can’t you tell that you’re the last person I want to have here?”

Embarrassed to be told so bluntly that she was unwelcomed, Tina gazed at Toby and moved her lips to say something, but he jerked his sleeve away and muttered, “Go home for now, Tina.”

“But Toby…” she whined, sounding unwilling.

Pursing his lips, Toby returned her gaze with a solemn look. “Go home.”

Feeling as though he had seen through her with those eyes, Tina shuddered from his gaze and broke the eye contact subconsciously. “Okay, I’ll visit you again next time,” she replied with a nod and left after grabbing her handbag. A few seconds later, Jean and Tom left the room as well, leaving Rose and Mary together with Toby.

With Mary’s help, Rose sat down and glanced at her own grandchild studiously. “Somehow, I realized that your attitude toward Tina has mellowed down a lot after waking up this time. Now, you’re not as accommodating as you were to her before.”

With one arm over his eyes, Toby muttered, “I figured out some things all of a sudden. Maybe it’s because I was too accommodating toward her before this that made her more and more spoiled.”

More importantly, he could clearly feel that the shackles that were bounding his heart were all released after he woke up this time.

Previously, whenever he saw Tina crying or looking aggrieved, a voice in his head would command him to comfort and spoil her. But now, he suddenly realized that that voice had turned much softer now, and in turn, he became more relieved.

“I’m glad you realized that.” Rose gave him a thankful smile. “Toby, you’re finally back to the way you were before.”

“The way I was before?” he repeated, looking at her in a daze because he didn’t understand what she meant.

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Nodding, Rose answered, “Yeah. How you used to be was a different person than how you are now. You were much more friendly and gentle, even. But ever since what happened to you six years ago… you’ve become a changed person. If it wasn’t for the birthmark on you, I would’ve thought that it was someone else in your place.”

Toby’s pupils shrunk. From Grandma’s description, it seems like I have two completely different personalities before and after what happened six years ago. But I don’t remember how I used to be at all. Is this normal? he asked himself, holding his palm against his forehead as his head started to throb again. Once more, the weird images popped up in his mind, flashing past in his head like a merry-go-round, and he was unable to make any sense out of it.

“What’s wrong, Toby?” Rose asked in concern when she saw how distressed he seemed.

Pinching the bridge of his nose, he answered, “I’m fine, Grandma. Tell me more about how I used to be.”

“Sure,” she agreed gladly. “Your old self was more chatty and was polite to everyone. However, ever since you told me that you started dating Tina, your pen-pal, I realized that she’s the only one in your eyes and heart, and you can no longer see anyone else. All you do is revolve around her like a puppet.”

“No, that’s impossible,” he muttered, holding his fists tightly. How is it possible that I became a puppet? he refuted the idea instinctively. Despite that, when he recalled how he would spoil and protect Tina without any bottom line, he suddenly lost all words to say.

He was aware that she had made many mistakes, but he never thought of lecturing or punishing her. Instead, he would help clean up her mess, no questions asked. Because he saw her crying, he became softhearted and did what he shouldn’t. What was he if not a puppet?

Even though this wasn’t how he was supposed to be, the memories in his mind told him that he had already turned into such a person.

Seeing how he was now sinking into a deep sense of self-doubt, Rose sighed. “Alright, let’s not talk about this. It’s not helpful to you right now. Let’s talk about something else. Why did you have an accident close to Sonia’s place? Were you looking for her?” she asked, stroking his forehead.34365

Toby’s eyes flickered, but he didn’t answer.

Sulking, she said, “Forget it if you don’t want to tell me. I’m going home now. Sonia had advised me to rest well even when I’m worried about you.”

“She knows that I was in an accident?” he blurted out immediately, looking a little worked up.

“Yeah,” she answered with a nod. “How could she possibly not know when the news of your accident made the headlines?”

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Lowering his gaze to hide the emotions in his eyes, he uttered, “Then, did she…”0

Ask about me or come to visit me at the hospital? he finished the sentence in his head.

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“What were you saying?” Rose asked, her eyes fixed on him.

Opening his mouth, Toby then decided against finishing his sentence and said instead, “Nothing.”

Sighing, Rose looked at him from the corner of her eye and said, “Forget it, I’m going now. Rest well.”

“Yeah,” he murmured with dismay in his eyes. It seems like Sonia didn’t ask about me, let alone visit me. Otherwise, Grandma would’ve told me about it. Sonia knew that I had an accident at Bayside Residence and must have figured out that I was there to look for her. Still, she didn’t even come and visit me. Is she really that heartless?

Crestfallen, Toby lay in bed, full of frustrations and discomfort in his heart.

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In Paradigm Co., Carl was having afternoon tea in Sonia’s office until he received a call from his manager asking him to attend a meeting in his agency. He was barely gone for a minute when Rebecca showed up.

Upon knowing that he had just left, she sighed in disappointment. “I’m a minute too late.”

“Why are you so concerned about Carl?” Sonia asked, gesturing for her to take a seat in a chair opposite her.

After plopping herself into the chair, Rebecca turned serious and began, “President Reed, I’ll be honest with you. I think he’s the person I’m looking for.”

“Huh?” Sonia blurted, puzzled.

Taking a sip of tea, Rebecca then said, “You know that I’ve been looking for someone, don’t you?”

Sonia nodded. “Yeah, I know that, and you asked for leave two times before because of this as well.”

“Exactly.” Rebecca sighed. “Actually, I’m from Westsanshire, and a bodyguard for an influential family there. The reason I came to Seafield this time is to look for my master’s youngest son.”

“So you think that Carl is the person you’re looking for?” Sonia asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Yes. Because Mr. Lee looks a lot like Master, and his age fits the description as well. So, I’m pretty sure that he’s the young master I’m looking for,” she explained.

Sonia chuckled. “What if you got it wrong? And Carl did have parents. Even though they had passed away for a long time, I’ve seen how much he resembles them in pictures.”

“Of course I have proof for the things I said. First of all, it’s the place where Mr. Lee grew up, Jordain County. We found out that the young master lived there before, too. In addition, he looked so much like Master that the coincidences are simply too uncanny. So, he has to be Young Master.”

“That sounds true,” Sonia answered, nodding.

Grabbing her hand, Rebecca pleaded, “Please do me a favor, President Reed. Please get me a few strands of Mr. Lee’s hair. I would like to have a paternity test done on it.”

“Well… I’ll need to ask for his permission. There’s nothing I can do if he doesn’t agree to it,” she answered after giving it a thought.

Rebecca gave her hand a squeeze. “Thank you, President Reed. It’s good enough for me that you’re willing to help me out. I’ll think of other ways if he’s not agreeable to it. Alright, I’m going back to the finance department to finish my work.” Then, she released her hand and left while humming a tune.

“She’s really eager to find him, huh?” Sonia shook her head helplessly.

Suddenly, her cell phone rang, and she put down the pen in her hand. When she saw that it was Zane calling her, she picked up the call without hesitation. “Hello.”

“Aunt Sonia!”

A child’s voice came from the other end of the line instead of Zane’s. All at once, Sonia’s face lit up. “Douglas?”

“Yes, it’s me. I miss you!” Douglas said in his baby voice, clutching the cell phone with both hands.

With an affectionate expression, Sonia said, “Tell your uncle to bring you here to meet me if you miss me.”

“Okay, my uncle—”

Before he could finish, Sonia heard Zane’s voice cutting him off. “Give me the phone, kid.”

“No!” Douglas said and hid the phone behind his back.

Zane watched him and snorted. “Kid, did you think I wouldn’t be able to reach it if you hid it behind your back?” Bending over, he snatched the cell phone out of Douglas’ grip and placed a palm over his head, keeping him out of reach no matter how much he struggled.

Realizing that his limbs were too short, Douglas pouted his lips and almost cried, but Zane burst into laughter and placed the cell phone to his ear with his other hand. “It’s me, Sonia.”

“You’re bullying Douglas again?” she interrogated.

Zane rolled his eyes in guilt, but he replied earnestly, “No, I’m not. He’s my nephew. How could I bring myself to bully him?”

“Really?” she asked, narrowing her eyes doubtfully.

Hurriedly, he nodded and said, “Of course it’s true! I’ll let Douglas tell it to you himself.”

Holding the cell phone out to Douglas, Zane gestured at the pile of toys on the floor with his lips, threatening that he would keep them away if Douglas told Sonia the truth.

Immediately, Douglas understood what he meant and tears of anger welled up in his eyes, but he forced them back and succumbed to his mean uncle’s threat, suffering the grievance in silence. Forcing out a smile, he said into the phone, “Aunt Sonia, it’s true that Uncle Zane didn’t bully me.”

Only then was Sonia convinced, and Zane flashed Douglas a satisfied look. Then, he went upstairs with the cell phone and continued, “Sonia, I found a suitable candidate to be Rina Gray’s double.”

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Sitting upright, Sonia asked, “You found one?”

“Yes.” Zane nodded.

Sonia bit her lower lip. “Where did you find her?”

“In a village from a family where they have little regard for her. She’s been abused since young and didn’t receive much education, either,” he replied.

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With a frown, she asked, “She doesn’t really meet the requirement, no?” How can she be our mole if she’s uneducated?

As though reading her mind, Zane chuckled. “No, no, not at all. On the contrary, she checks all the boxes. Her eyes look exactly the same as Mrs. Gray, and more importantly, she’s more likely to gain their affection because she was abused since young and hadn’t been educated.”

Instantly, Sonia’s eyes sparkled, and she understood what he meant. “In other words, you’re trying to make use of the Grays’ guilt toward their long-lost daughter?”

“That’s right. The more horrible Rina Gray used to live, the more likely it is for the Grays to treat her better. That way, the Rina Gray we are planting will have easier access to the interior workings of the Grays and will be able to retrieve the information we need,” he explained, flopping himself comfortably into his bed.

Twirling the pen between her fingers, she answered, “I got it now. So, when are you planning to let her meet them?”0

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“In a few more days, I think. I have to prep this fake Rina in the next few days so that she wouldn’t give us away. Also, I’ll need your help to get a DNA sample from the Grays so that I can make the arrangements secretly in major hospitals. Then, this fake Rina will turn out to be their daughter no matter where the Grays do the paternity test.”

With a smirk on her face, she promised, “I’ll think of a way to get it.”0

“Okay.” Zane stretched and added, “I believe you can do it.”

After hanging up the call, Sonia placed down her cell phone, and her eyes glowed with joy. Looks like I have to find a way to meet Tina and get a sample of her hair. As for her parents… Well, I won’t even try.

First of all, there was no excuse she could use to meet Titus and his wife, and even if she could meet them, she had no way to get their hair sample unless she went ahead and pulled it out of their scalps directly. But it was different with Tina because she could actually pull her hair out with a reason.

With that thought in mind, she called Daphne into her office.

“What can I do for you, President Reed?” Daphne asked, standing in front of her desk.

Leaning back into her chair, she instructed, “Send someone to keep a watch on Tina Gray and let me know where she’s going for the next couple of days.”

Although Daphne was unsure why Sonia wanted to do something like this, she didn’t raise her questions and merely nodded. “I got it.”

“That’s all.” Sonia gestured at the door with her chin.

When Daphne was out of her office, she picked up her pen again and resumed her work.

According to the information from the people watching Tina, she almost never left her house for the next two days. There were only two times when she left her house, and both times were visits to the hospital. Most probably, she was there to visit Toby.

However, for some unknown reasons, she was barely at the hospital for five minutes before going home again, and it was the same for both occasions. After that, she would stay home for the entire day.

This made Sonia a little worried because Zane would be finished with fake Rina’s prep course soon, but she still hadn’t caught hold of Tina’s hair.

“I have to do something,” she muttered under her breath, placing her jacket over her shoulders and grabbing her handbag before leaving her office. I have to initiate the attack and not sit here waiting like a duck.

Her informant had just told her that Tina had driven out from her place and was going in the direction of the hospital. Even though Sonia didn’t know how long she would stay at the hospital this time, she had to catch her at the hospital before she left.

Soon, Sonia arrived at the hospital, and she called Tim while walking through the doors.

“This is the first time you’re calling me!” Tim answered her call within a split second, and she could hear the delight in his voice.

Not knowing if his delight was genuine, Sonia stood in a corner of the lobby and asked, “Is Tina still in the hospital?”

“Are you looking for her?” he asked, brows knitted.

“Yeah, is she still around?”

“She’s standing outside of Toby’s ward and wants to visit him, but he doesn’t allow her.” Standing not far off, Tim watched with ridicule at the woman standing outside of Toby’s ward—her hands were clenched tightly on her sides and a spiteful look was on her face.

Blinking, Sonia asked in surprise, “Toby doesn’t want to see her?” That can’t be true! she thought. That’s his beloved Tina we’re speaking about. How could he bear to leave her outside his door?

“Yes. Toby has been weird for the past couple of days. He’d meet anyone except for Tina,” Tim added, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

Shocked, Sonia thought, So he really didn’t see her for two days? No wonder my informants told me that Tina was only here for a few minutes. So, that’s why. But aren’t they supposed to be deeply in love? How could their relationship be on the rocks now? Snorting indifferently, she decided to not overthink it and said, “I see. May I ask you for a favor?”

“Ask away! I’ll do anything you ask of me,” Tim said confidently, sounding excited all of a sudden. Is my sweet angel going to forgive me now that she’s asking me for help?

Noticing the excitement in his voice, Sonia felt the edges of her lips twitching as she didn’t understand why he was so happy that she was asking for his help. “I would like you to lure Tina into the direction of the lobby. I want her to see me.”

He narrowed his eyes. “Do you have some business with her?”

“You could put it that way, I guess,” she answered vaguely.

Regardless, Tim didn’t press on with more questions and nodded. “Okay, I’ll get her there as soon as possible.”

“Thank you.” Sonia hung up after that.

After keeping away his phone, Tim walked toward Tina and stopped next to her with his hands tucked in his white robes. As he stared at the tightly shut door with her, he began, “Since he doesn’t want to see you, you should head back first. There’s nothing you can do by waiting around here. You should already know this after the past two days.”

Tina tightened her fists. “Tim, do you think Toby has found out about some things I did? Like, I faked my identity disorder…”

Or maybe… he found out that I impersonated Sonia, she finished in her mind, and the thought of these two possibilities made her heart race fearfully. No matter if Toby found out either of it, it would just mean the end of her.

“I don’t think so. If it’s true, he would’ve asked to see you a long time ago and not refuse to see you as he’s doing now,” Tim answered with a shrug.

His words made her feel somewhat relieved, but she was still a little worried. “Then, why do you think he doesn’t want to see me?”

Even if those two issues weren’t the reason Toby didn’t want to see her, she was still feeling uneasy because he became aloof toward her without knowing anything about either issues. In effect, her position as his fiancée was now hanging by a thread.

“Who knows? Maybe he’s still angry over the fact that you opened up his wounds two days ago,” he answered with a smirk.

Gasping in surprise, she said, “Toby isn’t that petty, is he?”

“That’s just my guess, but you have to find out for yourself whether I was right. Nevertheless, he clearly doesn’t want to see you now. You should just go home for now and ask him about it in a couple of days when he’s willing to see you again,” he suggested, nudging his glasses upward.

Thinking that he had a point, Tina uttered, “Okay. Please let him know that I’m leaving now.”

“Sure,” Tim said, and went into Toby’s ward.

After watching the door close, Tina twirled around and left for the elevators.

Meanwhile, Toby was going through a document in his ward. Hearing the approaching footsteps, he asked without lifting his head, “What are you doing here? It’s not time for my checkup yet.”

“I’m here to pass a message for Tina. She’s gone now,” Tim replied, looking at him as he leaned against the wall.

In response, Toby merely mumbled softly.

When Tim saw how composed he seemed, his brows shot up. “How cold of you. That’s not how you usually treat Tina.”

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Toby’s hand, which was about to flip a page, stopped mid-air, and his eyes flickered. “So, tell me. How do I usually treat her?”

“Gentle, spoiling, and submissive,” Tim uttered slowly as Toby’s brows furrowed together tighter with each word.

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“No,” Toby answered curtly and returned his attention to the document in his hand.

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So what if he was unhappy about it? It was undeniable that Tim was right—that was exactly how he treated Tina before this.

Tim studied his expression. “Then why are you frowning?”

“It’s nothing,” he replied calmly.

Tim chuckled. “You know, I noticed that you changed a lot after this accident, especially your attitude toward Tina. What happened between the both of you? Why are you so aloof toward her all of a sudden?”

Picking up a pen, Toby left his signature on the document and said, “Nothing happened between us. I just came to the realization that I had used the wrong attitude toward Tina before this and would like to correct it now.”

“But how can you do that if you refuse to see her?” Tim asked, the light reflecting off his glasses.

Closing the document and placing it aside, Toby then picked up another one and opened it. Right now, he had very complicated feelings toward Tina, and he could clearly feel that he didn’t feel the flutter in his heart for her anymore. Vaguely, he began to understand that he might no longer be in love with her, so that was why he didn’t want to see her.

Besides this, there was another important reason that he found to be very odd; despite himself realizing that he didn’t feel much toward Tina anymore, his emotions would still be led by her whenever he saw her. Just like before, when he saw her looking sad, he would have the urge to give her his everything. Although that urge had faded quite a lot now, it was still within him, and it frustrated him a lot.

The best evidence for this was during the day before when he caught a glimpse of her through the glass panel on the door. When he saw her red-rimmed eyes, his heart wrenched and he wanted so much to call her into the room so he could wipe away her tears and console her. However, before he could do that, Rose arrived and shooed her off.

The moment Tina left, the heart-wrenching feeling in his chest immediately evaporated together with the voice in his head telling him to console her. In a split second, he returned to his composed state before he saw her, as though everything he felt earlier was a mirage.

Regardless, he knew that it did happen. Every time he saw Tina, his thoughts and emotions would be out of his own control, and he felt as if a pair of invisible hands were pushing him toward Tina so that he would be good to her and love her.

At the thought of this, he tightened his grip on the pen, trying to hide the violent storm brewing in his eyes. On the other hand, when Tim saw that he was suddenly quiet, he shrugged and left the room.

In the corridor leading to the lobby on the first floor, Tina stepped out of the elevator and immediately spotted Sonia who was walking toward her.

At the same time, Sonia caught sight of her, and she feigned surprise. “What a coincidence, Miss Gray.”

As Tina didn’t know that she was here to look for her, she clenched her fists and barked, “What are you doing here in the hospital?” Don’t tell me she’s here to visit Toby!

Reading her mind, Sonia smirked, and her eyes sparkled. “Well, I’m here to visit President Fuller, of course. I heard that he got into a car accident. As his ex-wife, I should at least send him my regards, no? We were once in love, after all. Did you just visit him, Miss Gray? Great. Could you please tell me what his room number is?”

“Don’t you even think about it!” Tina hissed, her eyes spitting fire.

Sighing in feigned disappointment, Sonia said, “I see. Never mind, then. I’ll check it with the nurse at the reception.”

She was about to walk past Tina when Tina suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her back. “Oh no, you don’t! I’m warning you, Sonia Reed. You’re not allowed to visit Toby. He’s my fiancé!”

“So what if he is? You guys are still not married yet, are you?” Sonia had on a smug look.

Her provocation made Tina so furious that she was shaking. “We’ll be married sooner or later!”

“Huh. Nobody can say that for sure. I heard that he has refused to see you for the past couple of days, and it seems to me that he wants to break up with you. The timing can’t be better because my chance is here,” Sonia added with a giggle, flipping her hair.

Despite her confidence, Sonia was very disgusted with how she was acting right now. It feels so sickening to act like a b*tch, she thought. I swear I’ll never do this again!

Tina’s face fell. “What did you say? Your chance is here? Are you planning to remarry Toby?”

“Of course. I’m already pregnant, and he’s the father of my child. It’s only natural that I remarry him since I can’t let my child grow up in a single-parent household. With your magnanimity, I guess you wouldn’t want to see an innocent child be in a broken family, right?” Blinking, Sonia kept a steady gaze on Tina as she observed her expression.

Just as she expected, Tina’s face cringed into a scowl.

She found out that Toby is the father of her child! Tina thought in shock. I just knew she’d find ways and means to remarry Toby when she found out about it. Hmph! All the things she said before that she doesn’t love him anymore were just bullsh*t in the end!

She couldn’t care less about how Sonia found out the truth, and her eyes were staring at her belly with a malicious intent. It’s all this bastard’s fault! Without this bastard, she’ll have no reason to remarry Toby! Crackling into an insane laughter, she suddenly lunged toward Sonia.

Sonia saw this coming from miles away. Narrowing her eyes, she stepped aside and dodged Tina easily, causing her to push into the air before stumbling to the floor.

Sonia sneered at her, took a step forward, and grabbed her by the hair as she lifted her upper body. With her other hand, she slapped her twice across her face.

Slap! Slap!

The sounds of the slaps were crisp and clear, and palm marks appeared on Tina’s cheeks instantly, making her look very pitiful and sorry.

Amidst all these, none of them noticed that the elevator doors behind them had opened up suddenly, and a man in a wheelchair was watching as the situation unfolded. His hands that were resting on the armrests of the wheelchair balled up tightly as he tried to suppress his emotions.

“How dare you slap me, Sonia Reed!” Tina shouted, pinned to the ground helplessly under her. As she was weaker than Sonia, she was unable to push her away and could only clutch onto Sonia’s arms as tightly as she could, hoping that Sonia would release her from the pain.

Despite Tina’s struggles, Sonia refused to let go, and the stronger Tina clutched her arms, the stronger she would pull her hair. Tina felt as though Sonia would rip out her scalp, and her face twisted into a look of pain.

“Thought I didn’t have the guts to hit you? Who do you think you are? You wanted to push me and kill my baby, and I’m only hitting you in self-defense. Even if we bring this to the police, I’m confident that I’m the one in the right.” Sonia pulled at Tina’s hair as she spoke.

In fact, she deliberately told Tina that the father of her child was Toby and that she would remarry him, all for the sake of provoking Tina into attacking her. Then, she would have a reason to retaliate and pull out her hair.

Even though the plan was a little risky and she might get hurt during the process, she had to resort to this to avoid suspicion as to why she was pulling out Tina’s hair. Luckily for her, she was able to escape unscathed because she was guarded against Tina’s attack.

“Ahh!” Tina screamed, tears of pain brimming in her eyes, and she shot a spiteful look at Sonia. “Let me go!”

“Never!” Sonia met her eyes with ridicule.

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Shakily, Tina asked, “What do you want from me?”

Patting her face gently, Sonia said in a viciously playful tone, “Nothing, really. I just want you to watch as I remarry Toby and live happily ever after as a family with him together with our child.”

Inside the elevator, the man’s balled-up fists relaxed a little, and an inexplicable feeling of joy washed over him.

Outside, Tina snorted coldly. “You think that’s going to happen? Toby doesn’t even love you! He won’t remarry you!”

Since Toby still isn’t aware that it’s Sonia that he’s in love with, it won’t be easy for her to achieve what she wants as long as I keep him unaware of it, Tina thought. Moreover, she’s not fit to be his wife again!

“Oh, just because you said so? Six years ago, he still married me even though he doesn’t love me, didn’t he?” Smirking, Sonia prodded Tina in the chest.

Gritting her teeth, Tina growled, “You—”

“Alright, I’m done with you now. I’m getting tired.” Sonia suddenly let go of her hair.

Finally, Tina’s scalp was released, and she shoved Sonia aside before sitting upright as she held the top of her head that was throbbing. With an icy stare, she glowered at Sonia and hissed, “Just you wait!” Then, she sprang up and scattered away without checking around her, worried that Sonia might pin her down again because of what she said and give her another beating if she stayed any longer.

In a fight, she was not a match for Sonia!

Watching Tina’s back as she scrambled away in fear, Sonia grinned and looked at the clump of dark hair she was holding in her hand. Those were the hairs she had pulled out of Tina’s scalp mercilessly, and there were at least a hundred of them.

This should be enough for Zane, I guess. She smiled and took out a nylon bag from her handbag, placing the hairs into the bag and sealing it before tossing it back into her handbag. Then, she stood up and brushed her hands together.

Just as she was about to leave the hospital, something in the corner of her eye caught her attention, and she froze.

“It’s you?” Wiping the smile off her face, she turned to face Toby, who was sitting expressionless in the elevator. How long has he been sitting there?

He noticed the way she stopped smiling when she saw him, and his eyes turned sullen. “Yes, it’s me.” Wheeling himself out of the elevator, he then stopped in front of her, and she realized that it was the first time she had seen him so weak.

Previously, he got injured several times because of her as well, but never to the extent of donning a hospital gown, nor did he get hospitalized for such a long time, unlike now.

“How long have you been here? The things that happened earlier, you saw it?” she asked, staring at the floor.

“I saw everything,” he admitted.

“So, you’re now going to teach me a lesson on Tina’s behalf?” Sonia asked in sarcasm.

Shaking his head, Toby answered, “No, I have no such plans.”

In fact, he was burning with rage in the elevator when he saw how Sonia slapped Tina earlier, and he did feel the urge to pull her away to rescue Tina and to stand up for her. However, he knew that that might not be his real intentions, so he restrained himself and stayed at bay.

Sure enough, the minute Tina left, he was calm again, and all those thoughts he had earlier about standing up for her were gone. Once again, it was proven that his rationale and emotions would be affected by Tina. Still, he couldn’t figure out the reason behind it. Perhaps the problem was in Tina.

“You’re not going to avenge Tina?” Sonia exclaimed in shock and disbelief, looking at him with widened eyes.

Seeing that she was unconvinced, he smacked his lips indignantly and snapped, “Yes.”

Steadily, she watched him for a few seconds before putting on a stiff smile. “If that’s the case, I thank you for letting me off, President Fuller. I’m taking my leave now.” She adjusted the shoulder strap of her handbag and turned around, ready to leave.

But Toby stopped her. “Hang on a second.”

“Is there anything else, President Fuller?” she asked, twisting her head to face him.

With a thoughtful look in his eyes, he said, “I heard everything you said earlier.”

“Huh?” she blurted in confusion. “What did I say?”

Disgruntled, he thought, Did she already forget what she just said a minute ago? “Earlier, you said that you want to remarry me.”

Recalling what happened earlier, Sonia said with a curious glint in her eyes, “Oh, that’s what you mean. Why are you bringing this up suddenly, President Fuller? Perhaps you have some opinions about it?”

Toby’s eyes glistened. “I’m agreeable to it if that’s what you want.”

All the muscles on Sonia’s face froze, and she only regained herself a few seconds later, but she was still puzzled. “Wait a minute, are you running a fever, President Fuller? Did you just say that you’ll remarry me?”

“Yes, for the baby—”

“Hold up,” Sonia interrupted, holding her palm up in a stop sign before feeling his forehead.

From his forehead, he could feel the softness and warmth of her palm, and it traveled through his body until it reached his heart, giving him a jolt. But very quickly, she removed her hand and left him with a sense of disappointment.

“You’re not having a fever,” she concluded with arms across her chest. “So, why are you speaking nonsense?”

Toby frowned. She thinks I’m joking?

“Stop kidding with me, President Fuller. What do you mean for the baby? Does my baby have anything to do with you? Is it yours? I really didn’t expect that you’re so eager to adopt a child,” she said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

His eyes wavered. What? Why did she say that she wants to live with me together with the child if she doesn’t know that it’s my child? I thought she already found out!

“Also,” she added, not knowing what was on his mind, but she couldn’t be bothered to find out, either. Indifferently, she continued, “I’ve never thought of reconciling with you. I just said those things earlier to provoke Tina. Did you take them for real?” With a snort, she turned and left.

She had no idea why he would suddenly agree to remarry her, but she wasn’t the least bit interested in his offer. Is he really in love with Tina? she wondered. Why is he saying that he’s willing to remarry me, then?

After she left, Toby looked silently in the direction where she disappeared until the elevator doors opened and Tom came out. “I’m sorry, President Fuller. There’s something wrong with the elevator. It stopped at this level and didn’t go up, so I waited for a long time upstairs.”

“That’s okay,” he said softly with a dazed look.

Relieved that Toby wasn’t mad at him, Tom stood behind him and took over his wheelchair. “Are you sure you want to return to the company for the meeting, President Fuller? Let’s skip it this time. What if your body can’t take it—”

“Enough talking. Let’s go,” he interjected impatiently and knocked on the armrest, signaling that he should get moving.

Seeing how determined he was, Tom had no other choice, and he pushed him to the parking lot with a sigh.

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Meanwhile, Sonia left for Zanes’ place after the hospital. It was her first visit there. His place was unlike the modern villas commonly found nowadays. Instead, it was a European-style mansion which made Sonia feel nostalgic.

“You’re here at last. Quick, come in.” Zane had come to open the door for her personally, and he was all smiles at the sight of her.

Stepping in, Sonia said, “Sorry to disrupt you.”

“Not at all. In the future, this place will be your—” Realizing that he was about to say something inappropriate, Zane stopped himself abruptly and cleared his throat before sealing his lips.

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Laughing awkwardly, he brushed off the topic, saying, “It’s nothing. Here, take a seat.”

While he was pointing at an armchair in the living room, gesturing for her to take a seat, Sonia thought that he was acting really odd, but she didn’t think too much about it and took a seat after thanking him.

The butler, Lenny, came into the room with freshly brewed tea, and was smiling from ear to ear when he saw Sonia. So, this is the woman Young Master Zane likes. Not bad at all. She’s stunning!

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The way Lenny was smiling at Sonia made her feel uncomfortable, and it even made her hair stand on end. In addition to that, Zane was also acting very weird earlier, and she thought that the people in the Coleman household seemed a little abnormal.

Aware that she was being impolite, she cleared her throat and recollected her thoughts. She attempted to keep those thoughts out of her mind.

“Please have some tea, Miss Reed.” Lenny handed her a cup of tea.

After taking the cup from him, Sonia said, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” he replied while waving his hand. “I’ll leave you to chat with Mr. Coleman. Let me know if you need anything. Anything at all, literally, and please just treat this place like your own house.”

The edge of her lips twitched as she forced out a smile and nodded. “Uh, sure.” Silently, she thought, His butler is a little too friendly. Did he just tell me to take this place as my own house? It just makes me more stressed!

“Alright, Lenny. Leave us alone,” Zane said. Then, he grabbed a cup of tea for himself and signaled for Lenny to leave the room quickly. If Lenny stayed around any longer, he was worried that the former might tell Sonia about him liking her. He couldn’t imagine what would happen after that.

“Okay, okay. I’m going now,” Lenny said with a chuckle, thinking that Zane couldn’t wait to spend time alone with Sonia. When he was leaving, he even cast an encouraging look at Zane, who was tickled and annoyed by it at the same time.

“Don’t mind him. Our butler, Lenny, may be old, but he’s really friendly and acts like a child,” Zane explained while looking at Sonia.

Sonia shook her head. “It’s okay. I kinda like him for his friendliness. By the way, I’ve brought you the DNA sample of the Grays as you instructed.” Placing down her teacup, she then took out the nylon bag which had Tina’s hair in it.

When Zane saw how much hair was in that bag, he almost spat out his tea. “That’s a lot!”

“Uhm… I accidentally yanked out too much. But whatever. Just take all of it,” she muttered and tossed the bag at him.

He hurriedly caught the bag and asked, “Did you say you yanked it out of her? Are you saying that you pulled this bunch of hair out of Tina’s scalp directly?”

With a grin on her face, she answered, “Well, something like that.”

“Tina wouldn’t have allowed you to do that, so tell me how you managed it! Not only did you pull out her hair, but you even pulled out so much!” After putting aside the bag, Zane moved his chair next to Sonia and sat down with a curious expression on his face.

Upon seeing how interested he seemed to be, Sonia rubbed her earlobe with her fingers for a moment before telling him everything about how she went to look for Tina at the hospital.

After listening to her story, he burst into laughter while holding his stomach. “You’re amazing, Sonia! You made her mad on purpose so that she would strike you first and give you the reason for returning her attack. With that, no one will suspect that you have other motives for pulling out her hair.”

“Yes. If I yanked her hair out directly, she would definitely try to find out the reason I did that. So, this was the only way for me,” she answered with her palms spread out.

“Okay. I’ll have someone take this sample away,” Zane said in the end. Then, he whisked out his cell phone from his pocket.

Meanwhile, Sonia sat on the couch quietly as he made the call. About half an hour later, someone arrived and took Tina’s hair away. She wanted to leave as well, but Lenny and Zane made her stay for dinner. After dinner, Zane drove her back to her place at Bayside Residence.

When Sonia hopped out of the car, he wound down the window, rested an arm on the edge, and told her, “I’ll bring you to meet the fake Rina tomorrow.”

With a sparkle in her eyes, she nodded. “Great! I want to pass her the necklace as well.”

“It’s a date, then. See you tomorrow.” He bid her goodbye and waved his hand.

“Sure. See you tomorrow!”

After he closed the car window and drove away, Sonia stood at the side of the road and watched until his car disappeared into the distance before going back to her apartment.

On the other side of the road, there was a car that was easy to miss if one didn’t look carefully. Toby was watching Sonia’s back, his face expressionless. However, Tom knew that he was unhappy and in a foul mood now. Is he in a bad mood because Miss Reed came out of another man’s car? he wondered.

“President Fuller, I think that car earlier belongs to Mr. Coleman.” Tom turned around and said that to Toby, who was in the backseat.

Lowering his head, Toby tried to hide the fury in his eyes without saying anything. He could immediately recognize that as Zane’s car, but he was just wondering about why Sonia came back in his car so late at night, where were they before this, and what did they do. With all those questions swirling around his head, the air surrounding him gradually turned cold, and he clenched his fist. “Let’s go,” he instructed solemnly.

“Aren’t you going to look for Miss Reed?” Tom asked, surprised.

Toby narrowed his eyes and asked in return, “And why should I look for her?”

Tom shut his mouth, but he was silently judging Toby. Oh, he’s jealous! After seeing Miss Reed coming home with another man, he’s so mad that he wants to leave now. Whatever. We’ll be back again next time anyway. He shrugged and then quietly started the engine.

Soon, they arrived at Fuller Residence, and the second Tom wheeled Toby through the hallway, they heard two loud pops. Colorful paper confetti then showered all over them.

“Congratulations on your discharge, Toby!” Tyler said loudly with a wide grin. He was standing on the step which connected the hallway to the living room.

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When Toby saw the party popper that Tyler was shaking in his hands, he knew that he was the one who popped it and released the confetti all over him.

“Welcome home, Toby.” Rose welcomed him with a smile.

Jean wasn’t going to keep silent as well. “Welcome home, Toby!”

The knot between Toby’s brows eased up, and he thanked them while brushing off the confetti on himself.

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Toby nodded, and Tom turned to leave after saying goodbye to Rose. Upon leaving the Fullers’ residence, he lifted his head and stared at the sky which was sparkling with stars, and a tear rolled down his cheek. This is great! Finally, I’m finished with work. It hasn’t been easy at all!0

In the house, Tyler pushed Toby into the living room while saying, “Aren’t you already discharged in the afternoon? Why did you only return now?”

A glint flashed across Toby’s eyes as he answered, “I was feeling unwell, so I asked Tom to push me around for a walk.”

Upon hearing that he was unwell, Rose jerked her head around to look at him. “I’ve told you not to rush your discharge and stay for a couple more days at the hospital, but you refused to listen. Where are you feeling unwell? Should I call for a doctor?”

“No need, Grandma. I’m fine now,” he replied while rubbing his temples.

Actually, he was feeling completely fine, but all of a sudden, the first person he wanted to see upon his discharge was Sonia. Hence, he had asked Tom to drive him to her place. Unexpectedly though, he saw her coming home in Zane’s car.

While they were speaking, they reached the living room, and Jean suddenly said in a secretive manner, “By the way, Toby. There’s a surprise for you.”

“A surprise?” He repeated those words with raised eyebrows.

Next to him, Rose and Tyler rolled their eyes simultaneously without saying anything, and Jean pointed toward a certain direction. “Yes. Right there.”

Following her finger, Toby then saw someone standing up from a couch that had its back facing him. Slowly, the person spun around and revealed her pretty face as she fiddled with her fingers while looking at him awkwardly. “Hi, Toby.”

The expression on Toby’s face changed slightly; the gentle look he had in his eyes had turned icy cold in a split second. His hands, which were resting on the armrests of the wheelchair, were balled up as he glanced at Jean frostily. So this is the surprise she meant?

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Oblivious to the look Toby had in his eyes, Jean chirped happily, “Toby, Tina is here especially to look for you because you refused to see her for the past couple of days. Even if there’s a misunderstanding between you two, it’s about time to make up again. Tina will be staying over tonight, and it will be the perfect opportunity for you two to have a chat.”

“We don’t need that.” Toby shot down her suggestion with a somber look.

Tina’s eyes widened as she cried, “Toby, tell me what did I do wrong that you’re ignoring me for the past two days. Tell me, and I’ll change, okay?”

Placing a hand over the spot where her heart was, she looked at him with pleading, puppy-like eyes while Rose and Tyler watched him intently, curious to find out the reason as well.

However, he merely pursed his lips and muttered, “You didn’t do anything wrong.” The fault lies with me, he added silently. I don’t love you anymore and I don’t know how to face you.

More importantly, his thoughts and emotions would be affected by her when he saw her, and he would do things that he wouldn’t usually do.

For example, after she woke up and was discharged from the hospital, he actually asked Sonia to move out because of one word from her. Back then, Sonia was still his wife, and even though he didn’t love her, there was no reason for him to ask her to move out. Nevertheless, he still did it.

In addition to that, Tina had tried to harm Sonia on more than one occasion. Although she conducted those acts due to her alter ego, those things she did were still illegal, and he never had the thought to report her to the police.

What he found to be the weirdest was that he never thought that there was anything wrong with what he did, right until the car accident this time. Suddenly, it dawned upon him that not only was he an idiot in the past, but he was even lacking in the most basic moral standards!

That wasn’t me, he thought while gritting his teeth. I’m sure that the person before this car accident wasn’t the real me! As a person who had received elite education since he was younger, it was impossible that he would do such a string of idiotic things. There must be something wrong with me.

With this thought in his mind, he lowered his head to hide the grim look on his face. “Tyler, help me upstairs,” he instructed in a low whisper.

“Okay,” Tyler answered. He then pushed his brother toward the elevator which he had asked Tom to hire workers to install the previous day for Toby’s convenience to travel between the floors.

“Toby…” Tina whined. Seeing that he didn’t even look her in the eye and had nothing to say to her, she rushed after them hurriedly and wanted to follow them upstairs.

The reason she came here on this day was to talk things out with him. She wanted to find out what was wrong with him, why he refused to see her, and the reason he was so cold toward her. However, she didn’t imagine that he wouldn’t even give her this chance.

Before she could even reach them, Rose stood in her way. With a delighted look in her eyes that was impossible to hide, Rose said, “Miss Gray, it’s getting late. Toby needs to rest. You should go home as well.”

“But Mrs. Gray says that tonight I can—”

“With me around, nothing she says matters.” Rose cut her off while casting Jean an indifferent stare.

Since Jean had always been terrified of her, the moment she met the older lady’s eyes, she quickly hung her head low.

“Somebody, please see Miss Gray to the door!” Rose shouted to the servant at the door.

Immediately, the servant came over and showed Tina the way. “Miss Gray, this way, please.”

Biting her lip, Tina threw a spiteful look at Rose and stomped her feet before storming out.

Upstairs, Tyler pushed Toby into his room and said, “Have a good rest, Toby. I’m going out now.”

“Wait a minute,” Toby called out.

Spinning around, he then asked, “Is there anything else, Toby?”

“Why do you hate Tina all of a sudden? I remember that before this, you liked her a lot, just like Mom,” he asked while gazing at him.34391

Scratching his head, Tyler answered, “Well, I’ve only heard of all the good things about her from Mom before this, and you really liked her a lot too. I thought that an outstanding person like you must have been in love with an amazing girl as well. That was why I had a good impression of her, but later when I saw her for who she really is, it’s only natural that I started to dislike her.”

Silently, Toby thought over his words. He’s right. Anyone would choose to steer far away from a vicious and mean person that they initially thought of as amazing, but that was never in my consideration.

Tyler blinked and watched as Toby was silent, deep in his own thoughts. Then, he asked, “Why are you asking this?”

“Nothing,” Toby answered flatly.

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“I don’t buy it.” Tyler gave Toby a look that clearly said, ‘Yeah right. I can see through you.’ He also added, “Judging from your situation, there’s no reason for you to look like you’re breaking up with her if there’s no fight going on.”

Toby pressed his lips into a thin line before he answered, “Well, maybe it’s true that I should break up with her.”

He wanted to be a normal person, not a dummy with his thoughts and emotions being played around by Tina. As for the promises he made to her before, he was beginning to doubt if he really made those promises out of his own will. A tiny voice in his heart was telling him that it was not!

“What did you say earlier, Toby? Y-You want to…”

“Get out. I want to rest now,” Toby said before Tyler could finish his sentence and chased him out of the room.

After trudging out of Toby’s room in a daze, Tyler finally regained his composure after a few minutes. He gulped and thought, My god! Toby wants to break up with Tina! I have to tell Sonia this good news! He took out his cell phone and called Sonia in excitement.

In the meantime, Sonia was in the bath, and when she saw the person calling her, she rejected the call immediately, because she didn’t feel like picking up.

Tyler looked displeased when his call was rejected, and he muttered under his breath, “Why did she reject my call? The more you don’t want to pick up my call, the more I’ll keep calling. Let’s see if you’ll pick up in the end.” With a snort, he called her again.

This time, Sonia picked up the call indignantly. “Cut the bullsh*t and get straight to the point!”

“It’s not good to be so vulgar, Sonia,” Tyler said. He was leaning against the wall in the corridor lazily as he shook his feet. In his heart, he was feeling smug as he thought, Hmph, didn’t you reject my calls before this? You still picked it up in the end!

“That’s none of your business. A brat like you actually has the nerves to lecture me now, huh?” she muttered. “Tell me why you called, or I’ll hang up. I’m in the bath right now.”

The moment Tyler heard that she was in a bath, he blushed shyly and stammered, “I-I just want to share a piece of good news with you. My brother is going to break up with Tina soon.”

“What?” She gasped in surprise before sitting upright in the bathtub. “He’s breaking up with Tina?”

“Yeah, that’s what he said. Are you happy, Sonia?”

Sonia frowned. “Why should I be happy over it? It has nothing to do with me whether they’re together or not. Do you think I’ll remarry your brother after they break up?” she retorted while rolling her eyes. Despite that, she wondered if he wanted a breakup with Tina because of the things she said in the hospital earlier.

“Why can’t you remarry him? I think both of you are quite suited for each other,” Tyler mumbled.

A look of sarcasm appeared in her eyes, and her tone turned indifferent. “Aren’t you ashamed to say that, Tyler Fuller? Don’t forget that you thought that I wasn’t good enough for your brother before this. You even thought that I was the reason why he couldn’t marry Tina. It’s so ironic that you’re telling me this now.” With that, she hung up on him and tossed her cell phone aside before continuing her bath.

On the other end of the call, Tyler lowered his head. He knew that he was in the wrong after Sonia’s lecture.

“What are you doing standing around here?” Jean asked in annoyance when she saw him standing there looking depressed as she came upstairs with the medication.

“Nothing…” he muttered sadly and returned to his own room.

“What’s the problem with this kid?” Jean shook her head. Soon, she stopped pondering over it and knocked on Toby’s door. “Are you in there, Toby?”

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“Come in.” Toby was leaning against the bed, reading a book.

Jean came in. “Here’s your medicine, Toby. Remember to take it.”

“Thanks, Mom.” Toby nodded.

“Don’t stay up too late. I’ll be going now.” She pointed at the door.

“Yeah. Good night.” After Jean went away, he closed his book, took the medicine and glass from the table, and gulped the pills down in one go.

He went back to his book once he was done, but a wave of sleepiness assailed him. He knew that it was from the medicine he took, since Toby would always feel sleepy after taking his medicine when he was in the hospital. In the end, he put his book aside and lay down. A short while later, he fell asleep.

A long nightmare tortured him during his sleep. In the nightmare, Toby took Tina back after she woke up, just like how he did in reality. Of course, he asked Sonia to move out, but Sonia refused to in that nightmare. In the end, he told his servant to toss her stuff out of the house. Sonia didn’t sign the papers either. Instead, he was the one who brought up the divorce. Since she refused, Toby kept humiliating her, forcing her to sign the papers.

Aside from that, he saw Tina hurting Sonia in his dream, just like how she did in real life. However, in that dream, he thought Sonia was the one who attacked Tina. Thanks to that, he tortured Sonia and sent her to jail.

When he woke up from that nightmare, he was already drenched in sweat. Toby looked at his hands and around his room before heaving a sigh of relief. Good thing it’s just a dream. But a voice in his heart told him that if Sonia hadn’t brought up the divorce, she might have really ended up tortured and sent to jail like she was in the dream.

Suddenly, his phone rang, so Toby put his thoughts aside and took the call. “What is it?” he asked hoarsely.

“Will you be coming in today, sir?” Tom asked.

“Yes,” Toby answered curtly.

“Sir, it’s about Mr. Gray. He called me earlier, saying he wants to see you. He sounded irritated, and he brought up his daughter as well. He’s probably angry at you for how you’ve been treating Miss Gray and wants to talk about it,” Tom said.

Toby frowned. “I see. Tell him he can come over soon.”

“Yes sir.” Tom nodded.

“And get me an appointment with a psychologist.” Toby stared at the floor. He wanted to know what was wrong with him since he would be affected by Tina every time he saw her.

“A psychologist?” Tom was curious. “For you or someone else, sir?”

“Me,” Toby answered. “I’m bogged down by stress lately.”

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“I see.” Tom nodded, not suspecting a thing. “I’ll call Dr. Steve then.”

No,” Toby declined immediately. “Get me someone else aside from him and Tim.” One of them is Tina’s doctor, while the other is her friend. If they know what I’m asking, Tina will find out in a second.

“Alright. I’ll get someone else then.” He wondered why Toby requested another doctor, but he didn’t pry. After all, he was just an employee, so he just needed to do as he was told.

After he was done talking, Toby lifted his blanket, got off the bed and onto his wheelchair carefully, and went to the bathroom to wash himself up.

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Sonia was done packing her stuff, so she took her handbag and went downstairs to meet up with Zane.

“Get in, my princess.” Zane was standing next to the car. When he saw her, he opened the back car door and bowed at her like a gentleman.0

Sonia laughed. “My princess? God, I’m getting goosebumps here.”

Zane snickered. “Alright, funtime is over. Get in.”

Sonia nodded and got in the car, while Zane quickly went to the driver’s seat and drove to the place where the fake Rina was staying. On the way there, he told Sonia about the fake Rina’s training so Sonia could know more about her.

About half an hour later, they came to a secluded suite that belonged to Zane and that the fake Rina was staying in.

Zane went up to knock on the door, and it swung open a moment later.

The woman behind the door was about the same age as Sonia. She wasn’t really pretty. In fact, her skin was pasty and she was gaunt, apparently from the prolonged lack of nutrition. She couldn’t even fit into her clothes, and the woman had the look of a coward. She wouldn’t even look Sonia in the eye.

When Sonia saw her, she knew this woman was the fake Rina they hired.

Zane pointed at the woman before Sonia. “This is our actress right here.”

The fake Rina poured two cups of tea and handed one to Sonia. “H-Hello, Miss Reed. I’m Taylor. I—”

Sonia frowned and stopped Taylor. “You’re not Taylor. From this moment onward, you’re Rina Gray. Remember that. No matter who’s asking, that’s what you’ll answer, got it?”

“Sonia’s right. This is a big thing, so if you mess up, it won’t end well for you. Do not ruin the plan.” Zane gazed at Taylor, who was now Rina, seriously.

Rina nodded. “I-I understand. I won’t let you down.” This will either make me a million or cost me a million. I’m not gonna get busted.

Finally, Sonia stopped frowning. Then, she reached into her bag, took out a box and opened it. Sitting inside the box was the necklace.

She then stood up and went over to Rina. “This necklace is the key for your return.” She put the necklace around Rina’s neck. “And it’s proof that you’re Rina, so don’t lose it. And remember, you’ve had this necklace all your life. Before the old man who adopted you died, he told you that you might be the heir of a rich family, so you took this necklace to a jewelry shop and asked them about it.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.” Rina held the necklace.

Sonia patted her shoulder and went back to her seat, then someone knocked on the door. The three of them looked toward the door and saw a man standing outside.

“Sir.” The man who came was Zane’s assistant.

Zane let him in. “What is it?”

“Something’s wrong with Tina’s hair,” the assistant replied.

Tina was sipping her tea. “What’s the matter with it?” Maybe it has no follicle, so that’s why it’s useless. No, that can’t be. I yanked it off of Tina’s head. Hair like that usually comes with follicles. Only those that fall naturally don’t.

“I sent the hair to all the hospitals in the city, but then I found out First World Hospital has the records of Tina and her family’s body checkup.”

“So? Every hospital keeps a record of everyone who does a body checkup there.” Zane dismissed it.

But his assistant shook his head. “That’s the problem. I looked into their records and found something. Tina’s blood type doesn’t match her parents’.”

“I’m sorry?” Sonia tensed up. “Are you saying Tina isn’t their daughter?”

Zane quickly looked at his assistant. “Is she right?”

“Yes. Tina isn’t the Grays’ daughter. I thought there was something wrong with the record, but after I got the results from the hair analysis, I’m certain that the record is correct. She isn’t the Grays’ daughter, so her hair is useless,” the assistant answered.

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“Damn. After all we did, now you tell me she isn’t their daughter?” Zane scratched his head in annoyance.

Sonia pursed her lips. “Forget it. That’s not important. Now that her hair’s useless, we’ll have to get Titus or Julia’s hair, or we can’t forge the DNA test results for Rina.”

She looked at Rina, who had her head lowered and was quiet all this while.

Zane rubbed his chin. “I’ll take care of it.”

“What’s the plan?” Sonia turned back to him.

Zane smiled and snapped his fingers. “Easy. I’m taking a leaf out of your page and getting my men to surround Titus. Then they’ll bump into him and say he tried to bump into us. Then they’ll beat him up.” He winked at Sonia.34393

Sonia gave him a thumbs up.

Zane grinned, happy that he got praised. Then, he looked at Rina. “You heard them. The plan’s delayed for a couple more days.”

“It’s fine. I’ll do as you say.” Rina waved at him, indicating that she was fine with it.

Zane nodded. “Let’s go.”

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“Yeah.” She got up and went out of the suite. After they got into the elevator, she asked, “I’ve been meaning to ask you, why did she agree to this? This is a nice job, but she also risks getting exposed. Titus will kill her if he knows she isn’t Rina. Not easy impersonating a rich girl, you know.”0

“Money.” Zane put his hands behind his head. “Nothing better than that in this world. As I said, she’s born to a misogynistic family and grew up in an abusive environment. Didn’t get much education either. When I found her, her parents were trying to marry her off to a fifty-year-old widower for two hundred grand. They were planning to use that money on their son’s marriage.”

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Sonia’s eyes flashed with disgust. “Her parents are worse than animals.”

“Yep. That’s why I spent two hundred grand to buy her off from them and promised her a million and a house if she impersonates Rina and becomes our spy. Once we topple the Grays, I’ll give her what I promised and also a new identity. That’s why she agreed. Because I saved her, and she can get a lot out of this,” Zane answered.

“I see. But a million isn’t much. I’ll double it. That should be enough for her, but what about her family? What if they expose her?”

“Don’t worry.” Zane’s eyes glinted maliciously. “I have my men keeping an eye on them. They won’t come to this city. Besides, I gave her a clean slate before I brought her here. Even if someone suspects her, they won’t find anything if they investigate her.”

“I see. That’s good to hear.” Sonia smiled in relief.

“Oh, I’m going to Fuller Group after this. I have a negotiation with Toby, so I can’t send you home. So…”

Sonia gave him an understanding smile. “I can get a ride back. You can go ahead.”

After they came to the first floor, they went their separate ways at the junction. Sonia got a ride back to Paradigm Co, while Zane went to Fuller Group.

At the same time, Tom was leading Titus to Toby’s office, where Toby was waiting.

After he went in, Titus sat down before Toby. “I guess you know why I’m here.”

Toby clasped his hands, looking at Titus. “Tina,” he answered curtly.

Titus nodded. “Yes, it’s about Tina. She told me that you’ve been ignoring her. You didn’t even give her a chance to explain herself. What did she do? Why are you so angry at her?”

Toby stared at his desk. “Titus, are you here because you want to, or because Tina asked you to?”

Titus coughed. “Both. Tina said you won’t talk to her, so she wants me to talk to you. I am her father, so I can’t bear to see her looking so down. That’s why I’m here. Toby, tell me what she did. If it’s her fault, I’ll ask her to apologize, alright?”

Toby rubbed his fingers, but he said nothing.

Titus was nervous since he didn’t know what Toby was thinking. A moment later, he leaned forward. “Toby, tell me the truth. Is this because of what she did at the banquet? Is that why you’re ignoring her?”

“No.” Toby massaged his forehead. “I just think we’re not a good match now.”

Titus’ face fell, and he looked upset. “What does that mean, Toby? Are you saying you want to break up with her?”

Toby’s eyes glinted, and he looked up at Titus. “Now that you brought that up, I might as well tell you the truth. I want to—” Before he could finish, Titus’ phone rang.

Titus stopped him and took his phone out. “What is it?”

“Bad news, sir! The After Sales Service Department told us that our new product’s all gone wrong, and now a bunch of customers are standing outside the company, demanding compensation! They said they’ll take this to the Department of Commerce if they don’t get an explanation!” the assistant quickly said.

“What?” Titus was shocked, and he stood up. “Are they dumb? That’s just making a mountain out of a molehill! Fine, I’ll be right there.” He then put his phone away. “We’ll talk about this next time, Toby. I need to settle a few things at my company. Remember to patch things up with Tina. She’s been losing sleep and appetite because you won’t talk to her, and I’m worried.” Then, he left Toby’s office hurriedly.

Toby frowned, annoyed by how things had turned out. However, he couldn’t call Titus back, so he would have to tell Tina about the breakup himself next time.

After getting out of the elevator, Titus speed-walked to the car park, heading to his car. Before he could get too far, a burly, tattooed man in a printed shirt and sunglasses walked toward him. He was puffing a cigarette and humming casually, but then he suddenly bumped into Titus.

Titus was getting on in age. Since he led a sedentary lifestyle, he was out of shape and didn’t have much strength either. It was just a slight bump, but that was enough to make Titus fall and gasp in pain.

Before Titus could say anything, the burly man flew into a rage. He spat his cigarette, took his sunglasses off, and glared at Titus. Then he pulled Titus up by his hair, roaring, “Are you blind? You bumped into me, you idiot!”

Titus had lived his whole life in luxury so he was angry that someone was yelling at him, but his fury was doused when he saw all the muscles the man was packing. I’d better not get on his bad side.

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Titus lost all his arrogance. He wiped the saliva off his face and said in a trembling voice, “I-I didn’t bump into you, sir. You bumped into me first.”

The man glared at him. “I bumped into you? You’re joking! You bumped into me first, and now you’re trying to lie your way out? You old git! Take this!” And then, he slapped Titus.

It was the first time Titus had been slapped, so he was shaken to his core. When he snapped out of it, the man was already nowhere to be found. Titus trembled with rage, humiliation filling him up.

He etched the man’s face into his mind. After he was done with his company’s matter, he would come over to ask Toby for the surveillance camera footage. I’ll make him regret that he was born. Titus poked his cheek with his tongue before going into his car darkly.

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Not long after he left, the man came out of a corner, but this time, someone was standing behind him. “This is the hair you wanted, sir.” He handed over a few strands of hair that was covered with tissue paper. Contrary to how he acted in front of Titus, the man bowed politely at Zane.

Zane took it and handed him a piece of check. “Thanks for your hard work.”

“Not at all. Call me if you need any help. I’ll do whatever you want.” After he took the check, the man thumped his chest.

Zane nodded with a smile. “I will. You may leave now.”

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After the man went his merry way, Zane looked at the place where Titus was slapped, and he snickered before going into the elevator. When he came here, he didn’t expect to see Titus’ car in the car park, but he didn’t let the chance go. He proceeded to call a thug over to put on an act so he could get Titus’ hair. Man, the look on Titus’ face just now was priceless.

“It’s you.” Toby’s face darkened when he saw Zane, since that reminded him of how Zane sent Sonia to the Bayside Residence the day before.0

Noticing Toby’s annoyance, Zane scratched his head. “What is it, Toby? Why the long face? I didn’t do anything. Why do you look like I snatched your stuff away?”

Toby pursed his lips. “What do you want?”

“The contract for the new project. I thought I told you earlier.” Zane sat before Toby.

Toby pulled his drawer open, took a document out, and tossed it to Zane. “Sign it and leave.”

Zane arched his eyebrow. “Someone’s in a hurry. Do you have a date with Tina?”

Toby shot daggers at Zane.

Zane quickly gave up. “Fine, fine. Forget I said that.” He looked at the contract and signed it, but he had some questions. Toby seems annoyed when I bring up the fact he’s dating Tina. Why? But he didn’t ask Toby that. After he signed the contract, Zane handed it over. “Done.”

Toby signed his name, and that sealed the contract.

Now that he had done what he needed to, Zane didn’t have any reason to stay. He quickly finished his cup of coffee and left. The moment he came out, he saw Tom leading a doctor, who was wearing a white coat, to the office.

He wasn’t surprised to see a doctor here. After all, Toby was just discharged and starting to heal. It was normal to have a doctor standing by 24/7. However, when he walked past the doctor, he saw the pin on the doctor’s chest from the corner of his eyes, and it read ‘PhD of Psychology.’

He whistled silently. Well, this is a surprise. On his way down, Zane texted Sonia, ‘You here?’

Sonia was looking through her files when he texted her. When she saw that it was from Zane, she replied, ‘Yes.’

Zane smiled. ‘I got news for you. Toby’s seeing a psychologist. Something might be wrong with his head.’

‘A psychologist?’ Sonia squinted. ‘How are you so sure it’s for him and not for Tina? Don’t forget, Tina has ‘schizophrenia.’’ She put quotation marks around ‘schizophrenia,’ mocking Tina.

Zane sent her a voice message. “Because I’ve seen her psychologist before. This one’s not him, so I’m sure it’s for Toby.”

“So? You don’t have to tell me that. I’m busy,” Sonia answered. Why do they keep telling me about him? Not like it’s my business. I’m not the old me anymore. I’m not interested in his affairs.

Zane smiled. “Alright, fine. I’m just worried you still can’t let him go, so…”

“Hold it,” Sonia stopped him. “I said I don’t love him anymore, so there’s nothing to let go of. I have things to do, so talk later.” She closed the app and ignored him, but instead of going back to work, she stared at her phone, immersed in her thoughts.

Lots of people didn’t believe her when she said she didn’t love Toby anymore, such as Charles and Carl.

She knew they were just playing along with her. In reality, they thought she still loved him, and what Zane did proved that. After all, they couldn’t believe she had fallen out of love that quickly after being in love with Toby for years. However, it was the truth. She didn’t fall out of love after divorcing him. That had happened shortly after she married him.

To be precise, the Toby she loved wasn’t the cold and indifferent Toby after they got married. The one she loved was the gentleman she first met. Before they got married, she thought she was marrying the kind Toby, but reality disappointed her. After they were married, Toby never cared about her. He was not the man she once knew and loved.

At this thought, she picked her phone up and opened her gallery. Sonia unlocked an encrypted file and flipped to the only photo in it. It was blurry since she had taken it in a hurry all those years ago.

As she stared at it, she suddenly sighed.

A young man in white was standing with his back toward her in the photo. However, he had noticed her taking a furtive photo, so he had turned around to look at her. He wasn’t mad that Sonia took his photo, but smiled warmly at her instead.

It was then that she fell in love with him.

Back then, she was in her first year of high school, while Toby was already in university. Because of his outstanding grades, the school invited him to hold a talk for his juniors. At first, she took his picture because she thought he was hot. That was all. However, that smile drew her in and made her fall for him.

Eventually, she found herself to be madly in love with Toby and did her best to know everything about him. Because of that love, she married him right after she graduated from university.