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This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr Chapter 261

Toby’s eyes darkened. “I did promise you, but I only promised not to stop you, and I didn’t promise you that I wouldn’t remarry Sonia.”

“You!” Zane’s face contorted with anger. But soon, he regained his composure. “Okay, you’re really good at finding loopholes, but do you think Sonia will agree to remarry you?”

Toby’s thin lips twitched, but he did not answer.

When Zane saw this, he gave a mocking smile. “Look, you yourself do not have the confidence to answer this question. Then I’ll answer it for you. Sonia will not remarry you, so you better put a stop to all your unrealistic ideas before it is too late.”

“What makes you think that Sonia won’t?” Toby looked at him with an expressionless face.

“Because of what you’ve done to her these past six years!”

Zane crossed his arms and continued in a cold voice, “You haven’t forgotten the neglect you’ve given Sonia these past six years, have you? So, what qualifications do you have to remarry her? Just because you found out that you were in love with her? Toby, don’t you think that’s ridiculous?”

Listening to his words, Toby clenched his fists.

Yes, he did not deny what he had done to Sonia in the past. But now that he knew he was wrong, he would make it up to her twice as much.

Zane did not know what Toby was thinking, so he rubbed his temples. “Toby, seriously, I think you are very unworthy of her, you know? When you don’t love her, you neglect her. Now that you love her, you want her back. What do you take her for? A dog that comes and goes when instructed?”

Toby’s eyes narrowed in displeasure at him. “This is just your own opinion!”

“Yes, this is my opinion, but isn’t that the truth? If you don’t love Sonia, why did you agree to marry her? She had said that as long as you refuse, she won’t force you, but you didn’t refuse, did you?”

Zane looked at him before adding, “Since you did not refuse, you agreed. However, after the marriage, you did not care about her and even allowed her to be bullied by your family. In fact, even you yourself were one of the bullies. At that time, she loved you so much. Do you know how much you hurt her with the way you treated her?”

Toby’s thin lips were tightly pursed as he did not speak.

He knew, of course he knew.

He still remembered that when they first got married, she had looked at him with such bright eyes that shone with light. Gradually, the light in her eyes disappeared, and her eyes turned dull. Even her whole being was like a walking dead.

But what did he do at that time?

Instead of being concerned about why and how she became like that, he felt annoyed looking at her!

It was he who had done wrong by Sonia!

Thinking of this, Toby felt his heart constrict with pain.

Seeing that Toby didn’t say anything, Zane sighed. “Do you think that’s all the damage you’ve done to Sonia?”

Toby’s eyelids trembled slightly.

Zane continued, “When Tina woke up, you actually proposed to have Sonia move out of Fuller Residence just to make room for Tina. At that time, you two had not yet divorced, and Sonia was still your wife. Still, you told your legal wife to make room for a third party. Even those playboys like Peter Southfield won’t do something so outrageous, yet you, a person who has received elite education before, actually did it.”

Then, Zane chuckled before adding, “Toby, do you know that when I heard this, I was so confused to the point that I thought you were afflicted by some kind of demon. The most important thing is that by doing this, you caused great pain to Sonia.”

“That was not my intention!” Toby snapped back.

However, he knew in his heart that whether hypnotized or not, there was no denying that these things, indeed, were done by him.

Zane shook his head. “It doesn’t matter. What does it matter now? All these months, Tina had repeatedly tried to harm Sonia, but you did nothing to help. So, what right do you have to get Sonia back and remarry her? Toby, let her go. It took her a long time to move on, so why don’t you respect that?”

“So, this is your real purpose after telling me all this? You just want me to let go of her and not hinder your attempt in pursuing her.” Toby snickered and looked at him.

Zane lowered his head and laughed. “You’re right, I do have this purpose, but other than that, I’m trying to speak up for her. Anyway, Toby, are you sure you can protect her after you remarry her? Think about your mother, Tina, and the Gray Family. Unless you remove all these people, you can’t protect her. You will only make her suffer again, so think about it.”

After saying that, Zane patted Toby’s shoulder and said goodbye.

When he walked to the door, he saw Rose and Mary. He was first shocked, and then he was about to open his mouth to say hello when Rose shook her head at him.

Zane smiled understandingly and walked away. Only then did the old lady push open the door and enter. “Toby.”

“Grandma, you’re here.” Toby put down his hand that was kneading his brow and spoke with a somewhat hoarse voice.

The old lady sat down by the hospital bed and said, “Tom said that you have a fever, so I came over to check on you. But I didn’t expect to hear your conversation with Zane. Toby, did you really fall in love with Sonia?”

“The person I love has always been her and only her,” Toby replied with downcast eyes.

Whether it was Maple or Sonia, both were the same person. He fell in love with Maple first and then with Sonia. He had fallen in love with her twice!

The old lady listened to Toby’s answer without the slightest surprise on her face, as if she had known it all along.

At that, Toby’s heart sank.

Sure enough, everyone knew that he was in love with Sonia, but no one told him.

If someone told him, he would be able to understand earlier and find out that he was hypnotized before. He tightly pursed his thin lips in deep thought.

The old lady sighed. “Previously, I told you that you should not regret what you did. You said you would never regret it, but now…”

Toby felt as if he had been slapped hard and that his face felt hot and painful.

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I shouldn’t have done any of those things! How could I?!

Toby’s heart hurt unbearably.

The old lady noticed the change in his emotions and patted the back of his hand. “Toby, it’s too late to regret now. Listen to Zane and let her go.”

“No!” Toby refused with a gloomy expression. “I’ve loved her for more than ten years; how can I let go?”

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“More than ten years? Didn’t you and Sonia meet only six years ago? How can there be more than ten years?” The old lady was confused.0

Toby clenched his fists and looked at her. “Grandma, Sonia was my pen pal.”

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“What?” The old lady was stunned. “She is your pen pal, so Tina is a fake?”

“Yes!” At the mention of Tina, a trace of anger and hatred flashed in Toby’s eyes, and he gritted his teeth hard. “She impersonated Sonia!”

The old lady took a while to calm her feelings and patted her chest. “No wonder Tina doesn’t even know what flowers you like. It turns out that she’s a fake. And you! You manage such a huge company and yet couldn’t tell if your pen pal is real or fake!”

The old lady simply rolled her eyes at Toby.

That woman, Tina, really did something as shameless as this!

If Toby had found out earlier that Sonia was the real deal, their child would probably be able to walk by now!

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The more Rose thought about it, the more she was upset.

It was true that none from the Gray Family was good!

Toby lowered his eyelids, hiding the look under his eyes. “It’s my fault that I didn’t find out about it.”

He wasn’t going to tell his grandmother about him being hypnotized. At such an old age, anything could happen to her.

Upon hearing that, she sighed and solemnly looked at him. “So, are you sure you want Sonia to return to your side now?”

“Yes!” Toby narrowed his eyes and nodded. “I have loved her for more than ten years. How can I willingly let her go? She can only be mine!”

He spoke with the utmost confidence. At the same time, it also illustrated his determination to win the battle.

The old lady was silent for a moment before she eventually agreed with him. After all, it was her own grandson. Of course she also wanted him to have a good life. “Since you have made up your mind, then you should show all your sincerity and heart to impress Sonia and convince her to forgive you. Of course, you can’t force her to make a decision. Otherwise, I will disown you!” Rose’s expression was portentous as she looked at Toby.

Toby met her gaze with all seriousness. “Yes!”

“Then, you should have a good rest while I return home first.” Rose stood up with the help of her crutches as Mary rushed to support her.

Soon, the two left the ward under his watchful eye.

Outside the ward, Rose asked Mary to release her grip. Then, Rose took out her phone to dial Sonia’s number. Seems like I have to help them.

Soon, the phone rang before Sonia’s yawning voice greeted, “Grandma, it’s so late now. What’s the matter?”

“Sonia, did I disturb your sleep?” Rose then remembered that it was already the middle of the night and apologized for her negligence.

Sonia turned on the light and sat up in bed. As she leaned against the headboard, she replied, “No, I just went to bed. So, I’m not quite asleep yet.”

“Is that so?” The old lady nodded, but she sounded hesitant.

As she sensed that Rose was about to say something, Sonia smiled. “Grandma, if you have anything to say, just say it. There’s no need to hide anything from me.”

The old lady touched the head of her crutches, her face filled with a bitter smile. ” Sonia, Toby…”

Sonia understood what Rose meant as her eyelids drooped. “Grandma, are you trying to say that President Fuller loves me?”

“Sonia, how did you know that?” Rose stared into the distance in surprise.

The corners of Sonia’s mouth twitched. “It’s because he has already said it to me three hours ago.”

“Then, what do you think, Sonia?” Rose asked.

Sonia shook her head. “I’m not sure. I just think it’s fake because I’ve been married to him for six years, but he’s never loved me, not even after the divorce. Suddenly, out of no blue today, he comes and tells me that he loves me? I don’t think anyone would believe it.”

“Indeed,” Rose lamented. “Sonia, Toby didn’t lie to you, though. What he said is true. He really loves you.”

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Sonia merely thought that Rose had not dismissed the idea of setting her up with Toby, so Sonia ruffled her hair and replied, “Well, it’s late. Hurry up and have some rest. Don’t stay up late. Anyway, I’m also a bit tired. So, I’ll come to see you some other day. Good night.”

It was after she said those words that she hung up.

The old lady tore the phone away from her ear with a helpless sigh.

Mary asked, “She doesn’t believe it?”

“Who would?” Rose gave a bitter smile. “Sonia obviously doesn’t really want to talk about such things either. It’s the first time she’s hung up on me in such a hurry.”0

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Mary laughed. “That’s true. Considering how Young Master Toby has treated her before, it’s normal for her not to believe it.”

“I was thinking of helping Toby out by putting in a good word for him with Sonia, but now it seems that I’m useless. Toby will have to impress her on his own in the future,” Rose spoke in a resigned tone as she kept her phone away.0

Mary assisted her while saying, “You should not worry about it. This is a matter between them; let them handle it themselves.”

“You are right; it’s the affairs of the young. I, an old woman, have been interfering too much. I’m sure they’ll hate me if I were to interfere further. Let’s head back,” Rose acknowledged with a smile.

Meanwhile, over at the Bayside Residence, Sonia also kept her phone away as her eyebrows were furrowed.

Three hours ago, Toby came to her door and confessed his love for her and now, Rose was calling to tell her this too. What exactly does Toby want? If he wants to play a prank on me, why did he bring Grandma into it?

As Sonia was thinking hard, she suddenly saw a light flashing from the French windows opposite her bed. The light was so strong that it shone through the curtains. What is it?

Sonia lifted the blanket and got out of bed to walk to the window. Finally, she pulled the curtain open at one go. At that moment, she was so shocked that she screamed and released the curtain before she hurriedly took two steps back.

A frightening and huge skeleton was reflected against the glass door! However, Sonia soon found out that it was fake and merely an image produced by the projection on the glass.

Upon realizing this, she was greatly relieved and the fear inside her gradually disappeared. Next came her anger. This is the second time!

She thought she had imagined it the last time around.

Sonia closed her eyes and exhaled before she opened the door and walked out. She wanted to see who had done it!

As she stood on the balcony, she lowered her head and looked down.

The man below saw her and he hastily turned off the projection. Next, he hid the projector in his clothes before he wore his cap. Then, he lowered his head and ran away at a fast pace.

As he had fled at such speed and she was above him, she could not see his face. Only by the shape of the body could she discern that it was a man.

She did not know whether this was a prank or a deliberate threat, but she would not let that person off the hook.

Thinking of this, Sonia retreated into her room and called the property management to inform them.

Soon, the property management hurriedly sent security guards to search for that person. However, the result was unfortunate as the person had already run away and was not caught.

Sonia was not too surprised; she had guessed it and directly asked the property management to call the police and leave the matter to them.

After this mess, she was completely awake until the second half of the night and only barely fell asleep after.

However, the next morning, she was woken up by the phone again. This time, it was Tim calling.

“What is it?” she asked in a light voice while she walked toward the washroom without putting on her shoes. Instead, she stepped on the carpet with her bare feet.

He didn’t mind her being cold at all. His voice was gentle as he informed her, “Didn’t you hear the last time at the hotel that Tina asked me to deal with you? Today is the day when I will make my move, but don’t worry, I won’t do it. The person whom I will make my move on is Tina. Are you interested in coming to watch?”

Sonia’s eyes narrowed for a moment before she asked him instead, “How do you plan to deal with Tina?”

Tim didn’t hide the truth from her either. “Tina wants to have someone destroy you. She wants to make a video and post it on the Internet as well as some profit-making websites so that your reputation will be in tatters.”

“What?” Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

Not only did Tina want someone to ruin her, Tina also wanted to make a video and post it on the Internet. Such viciousness is simply too much!

He listened to Sonia’s slightly ragged breathing and knew how angry she was at the moment. He pushed his glasses up his nose bridge and soothed, “Don’t worry, I just said that I won’t do this to you. So, I will only do this to her.”

She pursed her lips. “Really? Then, I’ll wait for your good news.”

“Not coming to watch?” Tim raised his eyebrows.

Sonia faintly responded, “No, it’s better not to watch something as terrible as that.”

She didn’t know whether this was a joint plan by Tim and Tina to target her, so it was best for her not to head over there.

Tim sighed with some regret. “Okay, I originally wanted you to witness Tina’s downfall, but you made a good choice too. After all, it will dirty your sight. In that case, I’ll hang up first. When things are done, I’ll let you know.”

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On the other end, Tim looked at the phone interface that returned to the main menu and pushed his glasses up. He was not surprised because he had always known that she didn’t believe him.

Thus, it was normal for her to have this attitude.

As he kept the phone away, he crossed his knees and looked at the person on the opposite couch. “She’s not going to watch.”

“I heard that.” Carl sipped his tea and nodded slightly.

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Tim’s glasses reflected the light as he asked, “Do you really want to go against Tina with me?”0

“She bullied Sonia, so I naturally won’t let her off the hook. Besides, you’re a doctor and I’m a hacker. I can help you to clear up any loose ends. Isn’t that good?” Carl raised his head to meet Tim’s gaze.

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Tim smiled a little. “That’s true; let’s work together then.”

Without saying anything, Carl placed his teacup on the table and rose to his feet as he prepared to leave.

Tim suddenly said to Carl’s back, “Your mental illness is very serious. It’s better to seek medical treatment as soon as possible; otherwise, you will ruin yourself if this continues!”

Carl paused in his steps, but he didn’t turn around. He only replied with a cold voice, “You don’t need to care about that!”

“I don’t want to care about you either. I only care about Sonia and if you still don’t treat your condition, you will not only ruin yourself, but also hurt Sonia. I hope you understand this.” Tim stood up as well.

As he clenched his fists on both sides of his body, Carl’s lips moved as if he wanted to say something. In the end, however, he said nothing and left.

Tim spun his scalpel, his eyes obscure and uncertain. As a part-time psychiatrist, he was well aware that Carl was sickly. Although Carl had hid it well to avoid people from noticing it, he would become a different person altogether once he chose not to suppress it or if he was stimulated by something.

And his obsession was Sonia. In order to have her, he was likely to do things like imprisoning her.

Of course, with Tim around, he wouldn’t allow Carl the chance to do that. He would keep an eye on Carl; once Carl dared to make a move on her, he would turn Carl into a living specimen.

No matter how powerful Carl was, he couldn’t defeat Tim as someone who was born a cold-blooded psychopath!

Tim’s lips coolly curled upward. Then, he rose to his feet once again, picked up his medical folder and began to round the ward. When he arrived at Toby’s ward, he knocked on the door.

Toby was in the midst of tying his tie. Upon glancing at the door and noticing that it was Tim, he had no interest in greeting the man.

However, Tim didn’t mind Toby’s reaction. While leaning against the door with his arms folded, he asked Toby, “Ready to leave the hospital?”

Toby gave a faint hmph.

“Just in time. There’s something I need to tell you.” Tim looked at him.

While pinning his diamond clip on his tie, Toby answered, “What is it?”

“Tina’s dissociative identity disorder is fake,” Tim replied.

Toby’s eyes flashed, but there was not much expression on his end.

A slightly surprised Tim narrowed his eyes. “You seem to already know about it?”

“I’ve guessed it before.” Toby turned around to address Tim. It explained why he wasn’t extremely shocked when he heard Tim’s words. Then, he shoved his hands in the pockets of his pants and coldly looked at Tim. “It was you who first diagnosed that she has dissociative identity disorder, right?”

Tim shrugged his shoulders. “I admit that it was my fault. As I had a good relationship with her before, I would naturally help her with what she wanted, as well as Dr. Steve, whom I also bribed.”

Even after Toby heard the explanation, he still did not react much. He had already guessed the truth when he was sure that Tina was indeed not suffering from dissociative identity disorder.

“It seems that you have really cut off ties with Tina.” His voice was clear and cold.

A storm danced in Tim’s eyes as he elaborated, “I treated her well because I thought she saved my life, but I didn’t expect my real savior to be someone else. She knew that I was wrong, but she didn’t tell me. Instead, she enjoyed my help without feeling any guilt. Tell me, how could I not cut off ties with her?”

Only then did Toby understand that the good relationship Tim and Tina enjoyed was the result of this.

Of course, what was even more ironic to Toby was that she was actually a repeat offender who assumed the identities of other people!

Not only did she impersonate Sonia, but she also impersonated Tim’s savior, which was really disgusting.

“You didn’t tell me Tina’s true nature before and you’re only telling me now. What exactly is your purpose?” Toby probed Tim. There was no way he believed that Tim acted with good intentions. First of all, they weren’t well acquainted with each other and secondly, Tim was a complicated man who never did anything in kindness without expecting any benefits in return.

Tim smiled. “I do have a purpose, but I can’t tell you about it now. When I need a favor, I will ask it from you. Well, your assistant is rushing over, so there should be something important for him to tell you. You guys take your time to talk. I’ll make my rounds in the other areas first.”

With that, he released Toby’s arm and headed toward the next ward. It was seconds after he left that Tom appeared at the door.

“President Fuller!” Tom shouted in between ragged breaths.

Toby wrinkled his brows. “What is it?”

“I have discovered Dr. Lancaster’s senior. Apart from that, I even found out how Tina and his senior met.” Tom took a deep breath.

As his pupils contracted for a moment, it led to Toby’s expression sinking at the same time. “Speak clearly!”

“Yes.” Tom nodded before he slowly continued, “Dr. Lancaster’s senior is a man called Miles Snyder. Since he was born with Schizoid Personality Disorder, his parents brought him abroad to receive treatment from a psychiatrist when he was young. Then, he was accepted as a disciple by the hypnosis master, Jason.”

Toby pursed his thin lips. “Continue.”

“When Miles Snyder was 10 years old, his parents both died in a car accident, leaving him with only a younger brother, Quentin, who was three years younger than him. Quentin was the most important person whom Miles mentioned, but more importantly, he was also Tina’s ex-boyfriend.” Tom looked at him.

“Ex-boyfriend?!” Toby narrowed his eyes.

“Yes, Quentin returned to the country when he was 18 years old. As he was blessed with handsome looks, Tina actively pursued him and the two were together for 3 years. She then took the initiative to break up with him before she posed as Miss Reed to meet up with you,” Tom elaborated.

Upon hearing Tom’s report, Toby’s expression was icy cold. “Where is Quentin now?”

“Dead.”

“Dead?!” Toby was slightly stunned.

Tom nodded. “He also died in a car accident. It is said that while he was trying to win Tina back, he was hit by a car when he was crossing the road.”

Toby lowered his eyelids and did not speak. No wonder when he asked Miles to hypnotize Tina that night so that she and Quentin could be together, Miles said that it was too late. It turned out that Quentin had already died six years ago.

“In fact, Quentin did not die on the spot. He was in the hospital for three days before he died. Miles had returned to the country before Quentin’s death. Since Quentin knew he could not win Tina’s heart, he wanted to give her what she wanted. After that, Miles hypnotized you so that you’ll subconsciously think that you love Tina while believing that she is Maple.”

“That’s why I can’t find any flaws in Tina!” Toby clenched his fists.

Tom sighed. “Yes, not only you, but myself, your mother, grandmother and Young Master Tyler. All of us who knew about Maple all fell victim to his ruse. When Miles worked his magic on us, he made us forget that we had seen him as well. We didn’t even know that we had been drugged all this while.”

As he said that, he felt a little afraid. Luckily Miles had only charmed them not to suspect Tina’s identity. If the five of them had been hypnotized to the point of suicide or leaking important secrets of the Fuller Group, the consequences would be unimaginable.

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Toby had also obviously thought of this, so his expression darkened as he looked at Tom and asked, “How did you find out about all these?”

“After I discovered Miles’ identity, I found Master Jason. Since Miles has great respect for Master Jason, Miles contacted me to personally inform me this after Master Jason contacted him. Furthermore, Master Jason mentioned that he will punish Miles, who broke the contract behind his back, and will not disappoint you,” Tom answered.0

Toby pursed his lips. “What kind of punishment?” If it’s too light, don’t blame me for personally taking action.

“It seems to be some type of confinement for three years. I heard that the confinement for hypnotists is made up of a small dark room with no windows, no bright light, no one to talk to, and no electronic equipment or entertainment facilities. Those who are locked up there will feel like they are entering a completely silent world. Even if the hypnotist’s psychological strength is strong, he may not withstand the darkness and lose his sanity,” Tom explained in fear.

Toby’s thin lips hooked upward as he answered, “This is good; I am satisfied.”

He was really looking forward to hearing the news that Miles had lost his marbles. “Did Master Jason say when he will have Miles come over to break the hypnosis?” he asked again.

Tom pushed his glasses up and replied, “Of course. Miles is in the country right now, so he probably will come over tomorrow. After breaking your hypnosis, he will then return to confinement.”

“Good.” Toby nodded. “Let’s get out of the hospital then.”

Now that he knew that Miles would be able to remove the hypnosis tomorrow, Toby was finally in a better mood. He simply craved an opportunity to quickly appear in front of Sonia and confess about them being pen pals in the past.

With that thought, he walked toward the elevator while taking out his phone and texted her, ‘Where are you now?’

He didn’t call or send a text message; rather, he posed his question through Messenger because he knew that once she saw that it was a text message from him, she would definitely ignore it.

However, using Z-H’s Messenger was a different experience altogether. As expected, when Sonia saw the message sent by Z-H at Paradigm Co., she truthfully answered since the other party was the collector of more than a billion of their debt—although she was unable to understand why the sender was asking where she was.

Toby’s eyes flashed as he typed, ‘Nothing.’

She looked at the single word in perplexity. What is going on? He’s not bored and trying to make small talk with me, right?

With a shake of her head, she kept her phone away and continued to work. As for him, he did not say anything more and entered the elevator. The purpose of his inquiry was merely to find out her current location. Everything else could be said later when they met.

Soon, he got out of the elevator and arrived at the parking lot. He was just about to enter the car when a sobbing female voice suddenly approached him. “Toby…”

Toby frowned as he turned around and looked at Tina, who was standing across the street. His expression did not change in the slightest as he asked, “What are you doing here?”

Tina squeezed her hands, took two steps forward and looked at him with a pair of red and swollen eyes. “Toby, I’m here to apologize to you.”

“Apologize for what?” He was still expressionless.

She sniffed. “It’s about me impersonating Sonia. Toby, I really know that I’m in the wrong. Will you forgive me, for m-my—”

“You’ve already said this last night,” he interrupted her in a cold voice.

Her mouth twitched for a moment, but she quickly returned to her tearful look from earlier. “Toby, can you not be so cold to me? I-I’m really scared.”

“You’re scared? What does that have to do with me?” Toby quietly looked at her.

When Tina saw this indifferent look of his, irritation surged in her heart, but on the surface, she was sad and upset. “I know you are blaming me for impersonating Miss Reed, but—”

“Not only did you impersonate her, you also repeatedly tried to get her killed!” Toby once again interrupted her words with undisguised disgust and killing intent in his eyes.

When Tina saw that, her heart felt like it was being squeezed by someone and she was pale with fear. In a guilty voice, she explained, “That wasn’t me. It’s my other personality that did it. Toby, even though I’ve impersonated Sonia and lied to you, we’ve been together for so long and you should know me. How could I try to get anyone killed?”

Toby sneered, “No, I never knew you. I know Maple, but are you Maple? And up till now you still pretend that you have dissociative identity disorder. You think I didn’t know that you never suffered from it at all?”

Tina’s pupils shrunk and her expression violently changed as if she couldn’t believe that he even knew this.

Then, he stretched out with his hand and squeezed her face so hard that it was distorted. “Tina, I know everything that you did. I hate deception and you not only deceive me, but also repeatedly hurt the people I really love. The reason why I am not dealing with you now is not that I want to let you off the hook, but there are some things that have not been solved yet. Once I have solved them, your days will be over.”

She stared at him in horror. “Y-You want to take revenge for Sonia?”

“You hurt her; should I not avenge her? All those things you did should be punished, shouldn’t they?” He flung her away in disgust.

Tina covered her sore face and took two steps back. Then, she violently shook her head. “No, you can’t do this to me, Toby. You can’t!” she screamed in a shrill voice.

Toby sneered, “Why can’t I? Who do you think you are? You’re just a fake!”

Upon hearing him say this about her, she felt angry and hateful as she clenched her fists and answered, “Because I’m your savior!”

“What?” His face changed slightly. “You are my savior?!”

“Yes.” She smiled smugly and pointed at his heart. “6 years ago, when you couldn’t find a suitable heart in time and were about to die, it was me who provided you with a transplanted heart. Do you know whose heart you have in your chest now?”

Toby’s face turned ugly.

6 years ago, he had a congenital heart attack where his heart completely failed, so he could no longer continue to work and had to have his heart replaced first. However, after searching for a long time, he couldn’t find a suitable heart. Yet, just when he was about to die, the hospital suddenly informed him that a suitable heart had been found and he survived after being on the verge of death. He always thought it was his good luck that had enabled him to successfully obtain the heart at the last moment of his life, but he didn’t expect that the heart actually had something to do with Tina.

Upon seeing Toby’s shocked look, her smile widened. She ruffled the hair around her ears, approached him again, and pointed her finger at the location of his heart. “This heart is my ex-boyfriend’s.”

He looked startled. What? It was Quentin’s?

Tina did not know why he was surprised and she only thought his reaction was the knowledge that she had an ex-boyfriend. As she withdrew her hand, she continued, “6 years ago, my ex-boyfriend died in a car accident, so I used his heart to save you. Toby, I am your savior, so you cannot hurt me. You can’t break off the engagement with me either because you owe me your life!”

That was the main purpose of her coming to see him today—it was to tell him about this. It was only through this method that she could maintain their engagement. As long as the marriage contract was still in place, she could still rise from the ashes again so that he would only have her in his heart even if he was upset with her for impersonating Sonia!

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Do I owe her my life? Toby lowered his eyelids to hide the complicated look in his eyes and asked, “On which day 6 years ago did your ex-boyfriend meet with a car accident?”

Although Tina was confused, she did not think much about it and answered honestly, “September 10th.”

His eyes were cold as he replied, “Got it.”

With those enigmatic words, he turned around and entered the car. “Drive!”

Tom, who had been waiting in the driver’s seat for a long time, hurriedly nodded and started the car. Then, she watched the Maybach leave, not understanding what Toby meant. Is he not going to cancel the engagement with me? It seems that the possibility is exceptionally high.

Thus, the weight in Tina’s heart finally lifted.

Next, she needed to deal with Miles. She took out her phone and found the phone number that she had never dialed in 6 years. After a moment of hesitation, she resisted her fear and called the number.

The call was soon connected and his voice came without a trace of emotion. “What do you want?”

She took a deep breath to further suppress her fear and spoke timidly. “Miles, c-can you help me to hypnotize Toby once more? I want him to completely forget about Sonia this time and only have me in his heart!”34439

6 years ago, she had seen this man hypnotizing a person to become a soulless walking corpse with her own eyes. At that moment, he had left her with a deep fear and she was still frightened of him—even after that period of time. Moreover, she was petrified that he would also hypnotize her into a zombie after he knew about that incident.

“I can’t help you!” He refused outright without any mercy.

Tina’s eyes widened incredulously as her voice rose. “Why?!”

“6 years ago, when my brother asked me to assist you in charming Toby to fall in love with you so that you will be happy, I have already helped you once. This time, I will not help you again and he can no longer be hypnotized again. Otherwise, he will turn into a fool,” Miles coldly replied.

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Speechlessness greeted her throat when she heard that. Turn into a fool? How can this happen?0

She bit on her thumbnail and reflected on his words. Initially, she fell in love with Toby because he was handsome and he could give her a lifetime of glory and prosperity. If he became a fool, his present status as the head of the family and the company’s chairman would all fall on Tyler’s shoulders. Then, what use was there for her to marry Toby?

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It seemed that they really could not hypnotize him again; otherwise, she would gain nothing except a stupid husband.

As she thought about it, Tina forgot her fear and shouted angrily, “Miles, when you hypnotized Toby the first time, I asked how long the hypnosis would last. You told me it is for life, but now, he already knows that he loves Sonia and not me. What does this mean? It means that his hypnosis is removed. Miles, how do you explain this?”

Miles looked at a photo on his desk; it was a picture of a young man with similar features as him and was none other than Quentin.

As he stroked Quentin’s photo, his voice was still icy and flat as he replied, “I did tell you that it is for life, but I also told you that hypnosis is not a spell. There are weaknesses as well. I hypnotized him to make him firmly believe that you are Maple, but once someone tells him otherwise, or he stumbles upon something that reveals the truth, the hypnosis will weaken. He will gradually return to his original self.”

Tina’s mouth opened, but there were no more words that came out because he had indeed warned her on this. So, even if Toby had hypnosis conducted on him, she had always been afraid that he would find out that she was a fake.

“Miles, haven’t you been watching Toby in the dark these 6 years? Do you know how he found out that I’m not Maple? Did someone tell him?” She squeezed her phone tightly and asked through clenched teeth.

If it was someone who told Toby, she would deal with that person!

“No, no one told him. It was the car accident that weakened the hypnosis on him, so he realized the truth on his own,” Miles stoically answered.

Tina only felt that this answer was rather absurd. She never thought that the source was actually the car accident! If she had known, she would not have followed her father back and would instead wait for Toby outside the hotel on the night of the banquet. Maybe Toby wouldn’t have been involved in a car accident and they wouldn’t have arrived at this stage either!

When silence greeted Miles at the other end of the line, he merely cut the call.

After Tina came back to her senses and wanted to ask something more, she found that the call had been hung up. She was furious, but she did not dare to call him again and could only stomp her feet in anger.

At this time, the phone in her hand rang again.

She looked down and saw that it was Tim. “Hello,” she answered.

His voice came through. “Who were you talking to for so long just now?”

“This is my business; it has nothing to do with you,” Tina snapped.

A trace of darkness flashed in Tim’s eyes, but it soon disappeared. He pushed his glasses up his nose bridge while he replied, “Sonia has left for Bay Street. Don’t you want to witness her downfall? Come over at once.”

Upon hearing these words, Tina’s anger suddenly dissipated and it was replaced by excitement. So what if Toby realizes that he loves Sonia? So what if he wants to win her over? As long as Sonia is defiled and the video is watched by billions of people all over the world, I don’t believe that he will be unconcerned about it.

“I’ll be right over.” With that, she kept her phone away and walked toward her car.

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On the other side, in the Maybach, Tom had already glanced at the man seated at the back several times through the rearview mirror. The man’s face was gloomy and combined with his aura, it made the atmosphere of the entire car incomparably depressing.

Tom pulled his tie as he could not endure it anymore. He coughed lightly and asked, “President Fuller, you really don’t intend to call off the engagement with Tina?”

Toby raised his eyes. “When did I say I’m not going to break off the engagement?”

“You said it yourself earlier when you replied that you got it. Is this not what it means?” Tom asked.

Toby sneered, “It’s just to pacify her. And you’re taking it seriously?”

“Huh?” Tom was surprised. “Is that so? I really thought you agreed, but seriously, what she said really stunned me. I didn’t expect that the heart you have now is actually Quentin’s.”

Toby raised his hand to touch his chest, his eyes obscure.

Even he himself did not expect it, but it was normal to be in the dark because the receiver usually would not know the donor’s identity.

Tom sighed. “President Fuller, Tina said that you owe her a life because of this heart. She will definitely hold on to this afterward and make you—”

“Who said I owe her a life?” Toby placed his hand down, his eyes filled with sarcasm. “This heart is Quentin’s, so I owe Quentin and Miles my life, not Tina. Even if she provided me with Quentin’s heart, I’m at most owing her a favor for the introduction. What I gave her and the Gray Family in these 6 years is enough to compensate her. Moreover, don’t you think Quentin’s heart had appeared too coincidentally?”

At that, Tom’s expression changed slightly. “President Fuller, are you suspecting that Quentin’s death was not an accident?”

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“That’s correct!” Toby nodded. “I inherited my heart disease from my mother. Since our blood types and physiques are quite special, it is difficult to find the right match. My mother did not find a suitable one, so she died.

Thus, my grandmother also began to find a suitable heart for me when I was at a young age. She had been looking for more than 20 years, yet she did not find one. However, just when I was dying, a suitable heart appeared. It’s definitely fishy.”

At first, he honestly thought that he was lucky to have received the heart.

Now that he heard Tina saying that it was Quentin’s heart, Toby realized that something was wrong, which was why he specifically asked for the date of Quentin’s accident—September 10. As he had undergone the heart transplant on the 14th, there was a difference of 3 days in which Quentin had not died yet.

Toby was suspicious as to why Quentin was involved in an accident at the exact time when he needed a heart. Not to mention, it was too coincidental that the man’s heart was a suitable match with his. There must be something wrong here!

When Tom thought of it, he took a cold breath and added, “President Fuller, could it be that Tina did something to Quentin?”

“I don’t know, so the next task for you is to investigate his death and find out whether it was an accident or murder.” Toby rubbed his temples. “In addition, ask Miles whether he knows that I have received his brother’s heart.

“Alright!” Tom nodded in response.

Soon, they arrived at Paradigm Co., afterwhich Toby got out of the car and walked into the lobby.

On the top floor, Daphne knocked on Sonia’s office door.

Sonia was in the midst of her discussion with Charles about the next quarter’s shipments when she heard the knock. Then, she responded, “Come in!”

The moment Daphne pushed the door and she saw him there, her eyes brightened for a split second before she returned to her usual business-like approach and walked to Sonia’s desk. “President Reed, President Fuller wants to see you.”

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“Who?!” Before Sonia could say anything, Charles exploded in a fit of rage and asked with a furious expression, “Who did you just say wants to see my baby?”

“President Fuller of the Fuller Group,” Daphne replied.

He slammed the table. “Crap, what is he doing here?”

Sonia also looked at Daphne, but Daphne shook her head. “I don’t know the exact reason either. The answer from the receptionist is that President Fuller has something to say to President Reed.”

“Hmph, it’s definitely not anything good. Baby, you mustn’t fall for it,” Charles hurriedly advised.0

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Sonia smiled. “Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

Upon saying that, she turned her gaze back to Daphne. “Tell him that I won’t see him!”0

“Okay.” Daphne nodded.

As he was elated with Sonia’s response, he gave her a thumbs up. “Baby, well done! Come, let me give you a kiss!” He puckered his lips and attempted to kiss her on the cheeks.”

Sonia rolled her eyes and slapped him. “Behave yourself!”

However, Charles simply touched his face and laughed.

Daphne, who was still in the room, saw the interaction between Charles and Sonia, which caused her expression to darken. She smiled bitterly as she pushed the door and walked out, not wanting to look anymore. Since she could not have what she wanted, she would only feel worse by watching them.

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On the first floor, the receptionist returned the handset to the phone and gave Toby an embarrassed smile. “Sorry, President Fuller, President Reed said she doesn’t want to see you.”

“President Fuller, I have really guessed it,” Tom said to Toby with a grin. When Toby coldly glanced at him, his grin immediately disappeared before he made a zipping motion to his mouth, indicating that he would not say anything. It was only then when Toby turned his head around and walked toward the elevator.

When the receptionist saw this, she froze for a moment before she gave chase. “President Fuller, without an appointment, you can’t head up!”

Toby ignored her and continued to walk forward. When she saw that he could not be stopped, she was ready to call security when Tom suddenly stopped her and asked, “Miss, even if you dare to call security, would those security guards have the courage to drive President Fuller away?”

“I—” The receptionist did not know what to say for a moment.

Yes, even if she dared to call the security guards, they would lack the courage to drive him out. After all, this was President Fuller from the Fuller Group. If anyone had offended him, they would be doomed. Besides, they were simply not confident that President Reed would go against President Fuller for their sake.

As he seemed to know what the receptionist was worried about, Tom pushed his glasses up his nose bridge before he smiled. “Don’t worry, we’re the ones who forced our way up and it’s not like you didn’t try to stop us. Miss Reed will not blame you.”

After saying that, he hurried toward Toby and they arrived at Sonia’s office a minute later. Since the door was ajar, Toby knocked on the door and because she thought that it was Daphne, she asked for the person to come in.

When Toby heard her voice, his eyebrows eased and he pushed the door open.

At that moment, Sonia was handing a document to Charles. Then, she raised her head, ready to ask Daphne what had happened again.

However, she was shocked to see Toby standing there. Her eyebrows knitted as she asked, “Why did you come?”

“Who is it?” Charles also lifted his head from the file and took a look. When he saw Toby, his expression instantly sank. “Fuller, why are you here?”

He kept the file aside and pointed at Toby. “Didn’t she say that she doesn’t want to see you? Why did those people at the front desk still allow you to come up?”

“Mr. Lane, it’s not their fault. We came up on our own and the front desk couldn’t stop us,” Tom explained with an embarrassed smile.

“Tom!” Toby stared at Sonia and instructed Tom, “Take Charles out.”

“Yes.” Tom nodded.

Charles was exasperated that he laughed. “Toby, who do you think you are? You are still asking people to drag me out? Why don’t you just shove it up your—”

Before he could even finish his sentence, Tom had clamped his hands from behind. Then, Tom began to drag Charles toward the door with a smile as he coaxed, “Stop making a scene, Mr. Lane. Why don’t we head out first?”

“F*ck, who’s making a scene? Let go of me!” Charles’s face was red with anger as he roared. He had never been treated like this all his life and it not only tarnished his image in front of his girlfriend, but also made him lose his manliness.

Tom pretended not to hear Charles’ words and continued to drag the man toward the door.

A furious Charles kicked and stomped. “Brown, you idiot! You better hurry up and let go of me, or I’ll deal with you myself!”

Deal with me? Tom looked down at Charles’ skinny figure and disdainfully pursed his mouth. Forget it! Considering how skinny he is, I can fight ten of him! He is not a threat, so I’ll just continue to drag him away!

“Baby…” Upon seeing that he was almost at the door, Charles finally realized that he could not break free. As Tom would not release him, he shot Sonia a pleading look and begged her to save him.

Now that she had finally returned to her senses, she hurriedly rose to her feet and walked around the desk, ready to head out to save him. However, before she could even take more steps, Toby had grabbed hold of her.

She glared angrily at him since he had forced her to stop.

“What are you doing?”

Toby’s thin lips slightly opened, and he spat out two words. “Don’t go!”

However, Sonia didn’t listen at all and flung her arms hard as she tried to shake him off. Sadly, his grip was so tight that she couldn’t break free, which left her with no choice but to pry his hand again.

His other large hand grabbed her paw with such force around it the moment she touched him. When she saw that nothing worked, she was exasperated and it took her a while to take a deep breath to calm down. “Okay, I won’t leave. Then, you have to tell Tom to let Charles go.”

Toby looked at her and spoke, “No. If he’s here, he will interfere with our conversation.”.

“You!” Sonia bit her lip in anger; she had no choice but to simply watch as Charles was taken out by Tom.

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Now that the office door was closed, the room instantly fell silent. Sonia then gazed at her hands that Toby had grabbed before she coldly said, “President Fuller, Charles has been taken out. Can you let me go now?”

He released his grip on her with a nod. Since her hands were freed, she immediately took two steps back to distance herself from him. “President Fuller, what exactly do you want to say to me?”

As he looked at her in all seriousness, he replied, “I wasn’t fooling you when I told you about all those things the last time at Bayside Residence. It’s all true; the person whom I love is not Tina but you!”

Sonia was silent for a few seconds before she gave a mock laugh. “President Fuller, what do I have that is worthy of your heart? Not only do you still want to lie to me, but you even joined forces with your grandmother to lie to me? ”

Upon seeing that she was still unwilling to believe his own sincerity, Toby sighed. “Do you still remember John?”

When she heard the name, Sonia’s expression changed slightly. “How do you know John?”

She really is the real Maple! Then, Toby’s eyebrows softened as he lightly opened his thin lips and replied, “John Johann is my other name. Many years ago, I took my mother’s last name Johann and she used to call me John!”

“Y-You…” Upon hearing his words, she pointed at him as her eyes widened in disbelief. She finally came to the realization that he was her long-time pen pal, John!

As if Toby seemed to know what Sonia wanted to say, he gently put her hand down. “I’m the John whom you’re thinking of, Maple!”

Now that he had called out her pen pal name, Sonia could no longer deny that he was not her pen pal. She merely found it difficult to accept the truth.

“How could it be you?” Sonia bit her lip, feeling that everything was so ridiculous. “Why would you be John?”

That gentle boy who would comfort her with letters whenever she was bullied by her stepmother and when she was unhappy was actually Toby!

“Why can’t it be me?” Toby frowned slightly and asked, “Or, are you disappointed that John is actually me?”

He could tell that she looked disappointed when she confirmed that he was John. She actually did not want him to be John!

Now that he saw his reaction, his heart was slightly constricted with pain. He initially came to her with the excitement to tell her that they were pen pals; he even thought that she would be happy to know that he was John since they were once so close. He never expected her to react in this manner!

Maybe she wasn’t unhappy to see John; it’s just that she did not want to accept that he was John. If another person was John, she would not have reacted like this.

When Toby thought about that, he couldn’t help but clench his fists as the cold aura emanated from him.

Sonia took a deep breath and looked at him. “I’m sorry, President Fuller. I am indeed a little disappointed that you are John because you aren’t even the slightest similar to the John whom I know.”

Of course, he did not bear any resemblance to John. Instead, the Toby of 6 years ago was at least rather similar to John.

When she met John, she was only 12 years old and had just started middle school. There was once when her stepmother’s daughter broke a vase, but she accused Sonia of the action. Then, seeing that Sonia’s father was not at home, her stepmother slapped her across her face. She locked herself in her room as she was upset and typed a letter before she sealed it in a virtual bottle on the Internet and sent it off.

However, not long after that, a message alerted her that someone had replied to her letter and that person was John. From that moment on, she and John became pen pals.

He would answer all kinds of questions for her while also being patient whenever Sonia was frustrated. Moreover, he even suggested a number of ways to deal with her evil stepmother, so it could be said that he bore the credit for Sonia growing into a fine adult even though with her stepmother around.

When Sonia was in high school, she fell in love with Toby at first sight and began to find out about him. The more she talked to him, the more she realized that Toby and John were similar in character with the same kind of gentleness. At that time, she couldn’t help but wonder whether Toby would treat like John since both men were so similar in character and if she was with Toby.

In fact, she even asked John about this. Of course, she didn’t say who she liked; she merely described her crush as a senior who had graduated a long time ago and she wanted John to give her a definite answer. If his answer was what she expected, she would gather her courage to confess her love to Toby, who had taken over the Fuller Group at that time.34441

That year, after she asked John, John’s reply was not as punctual as usual. She would receive his message every Sunday, but his reply only reached her half a month later. Even then, he did not answer that particular question of hers, but proposed to meet her and explained that there were important things that he wanted to personally say to her. He left her a phone number on the letter and told her to save it.

After Sonia had saved the number, she dialed it, to which John answered the call. However, he seemed to be gravely ill; his voice was weak and even breathless. Slightly after he told her the address and time of their meetup, she heard a doctor by his side saying it was time to head into the operating room. The phone was then hung up.

When the time came to meet up a month later, she went to the place where he said they were going to meet, but much to her dismay, he did not appear despite her waiting from noon until dark. Besides, his phone could not be reached, so she returned to her dormitory in disappointment. However, he sent a text message the next morning, telling her that she did not need to write to him anymore.

It was the whole relationship between her and John from start to finish. As shocked as she was, it turned out that John and the man whom she had a crush on at the time were actually the same person, Toby Fuller!

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“You’re right, it’s true that John and I don’t have any similarities with each other now.” Toby lowered his eyelids. When the hypnosis was broken, he gradually remembered what his previous self was like. However, he was well aware that even if he had recovered from the hypnosis, he could not return to his old, gentle self after experiencing what the business world was like.0

“Well, what’s the use of talking about this? Even if you are John, so what? What does it have to do with you saying that you love me?” Sonia took a deep breath to suppress the emotions churning within her and spoke in a cold, indifferent voice.

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“Of course it does!” Toby’s thin lips moved. “I fell in love with Maple many years ago. Even I myself can’t believe it; I actually fell in love with a girl whom I’ve never met and only knew through correspondence. And that girl is you, Sonia!”

“Wait!” Sonia hurriedly motioned for him to stop. “You said that you fell in love with me when I was still Maple a long time ago?”

“Yes!” Toby nodded.

She sneered in between her laughter. “Do you think I would believe that? 6 years ago, you and Tina got together. That means—”

“No!” Since he knew what she was going to say, he immediately interrupted her before explaining with a serious expression, “I have never loved Tina. The woman whom I love has always been you. I was with her 6 years ago because I took her for you.”

“What?” Sonia looked stunned as her mouth was agape. “You took her for me?”

Toby nodded. “6 years ago, I read in your letter that you wanted to confess your love for someone. I couldn’t accept it, so I wrote back to you and asked you to meet with me just to personally tell you that I have always loved you and wanted to be with you. However, I didn’t expect that it wasn’t you who came; it was Tina!”

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When he received her letter and read that she was going to confess to the person whom she was in love with, it triggered his heart attack and caused him to be admitted to the hospital where he barely recovered half a month later. He then replied to the letter and asked her to meet him since he wanted to tell her his truest thoughts.

It was at that moment when the hospital notified Toby that they had found a suitable heart donor. He finally made the decision to confess to Sonia after he knew that he would be able to continue living. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have done so as he didn’t want to be a burden to her since he would be at death’s door anyway.

By the time she had received his letter and contacted him, it was already the same day as his operation. It took him about a month of rest before he could even get out of his bed. However, when he asked Tom to bring him to the agreed location where he was to meet Sonia, Tina had shown up instead.

As Toby had never seen what Maple looked like whereas Tina could provide details of what they had written in their correspondences, he came to believe that Tina was Maple.

Sonia’s eyes widened in shock when she heard what he said. “Are you saying that Tina pretended to be me to meet you?!”

“Yes!” Toby nodded. “Six years ago, the person who showed up at 10:00AM on the day that we agreed upon was Tina.”

“That ain’t right. You were the one who told me to meet you at 2:00PM. Yet, you never arrived even though I waited until the night!” She frowned as she stared at him while he shared the same expression.

Toby then asked, “Since when did I tell you to meet me at 2:00PM? I still remember clearly that I agreed to meet you at 10:00AM on the phone six years ago.”

“Yes. You said that we are meeting at 10:00AM. However, I received a text from you on the morning of that day, claiming that you couldn’t make it on time and wanted to change our meeting to 2:00PM,” Sonia explained before she clenched her fists.

“I never texted you that day,” Toby responded.

However, she shook her head. “That’s impossible. May told me that you sent me a text.”

“Someone else told you?” He narrowed his eyes. “So, you’re saying that you never saw that text message with your own eyes?”

Sonia trailed off, “Yes…” Upon noticing the man’s dark expression, she suddenly realized that she was tricked back then!

Toby had never sent her any text messages and May probably made it up to prevent them from meeting each other. As for why May did that, Sonia could already figure that it was because she was helping Tina.

Everyone in the dorm was aware that Sonia was writing letters to John in her sophomore year and they’d even make fun of her for using letters to communicate with another person since there was access to technology to do so.

Tina used to be one of those commentators back then and she’d even secretly read Sonia’s letter addressed to him. However, instead of feeling embarrassed after she was caught, she still tried to ask Sonia for John’s details. Back then, Sonia never thought much about it. Now that she reflected on it again, Tina had probably figured out that John was Toby and schemed to meet him.

At the thought of that, Sonia’s eyes reddened in anger and hatred. She’d never imagine that a person could stoop so low.

Upon noticing that she was shaking in anger, Toby tried to reach out to comfort her. Nevertheless, she coldly swatted his hand away.

As he stared at his reddening hand, Toby’s gaze dimmed. She still hasn’t forgiven me yet…

Then, he retracted his hand. “Do you now understand why I keep saying that the person whom I’ve always loved is you instead of Tina?”

Sonia remained silent as something flashed past her eyes while Toby anxiously looked at her. He didn’t know whether she believed what he said nor could he guess what her reply would be. Would she forgive me if she believes what I say?

The atmosphere started to become tense. However, she still did not say anything, which made him even more anxious. At this moment, she finally reacted as she looked up and calmly stared at Toby. “President Fuller, since you have claimed that you’ve always been in love with me, why can’t I feel it?”

“What do you mean by that?” Toby was taken aback.

Sonia smiled lightly in response. “I’m Maple and you claim that you love Maple. However, you didn’t even find out that I’m Maple during the six years of our marriage, so do you really love me? If you do, shouldn’t you have realized earlier that Tina was a fake?”

“It’s not like that. It’s not that I didn’t want to find out, but—”

“That’s enough!” She raised her hand to interrupt Toby. “I don’t want to talk about this with you any longer and I don’t believe that you love me since you would have recognized me if you do. Besides, even if you do, I think you’re only in love with the idea of Maple instead of the real me.”

Sonia then looked at him. “If that wasn’t the case, why did you come running to me to proclaim your love the moment you found out that I’m Maple? You’ve never shown any signs of interest when you only knew me as Sonia. Instead, you were cold to the very end. Toby, do you even know that you’re treating me and Maple as two completely different people?”

He pursed his lips. “Yes, I’ll admit that I treat you and Maple as two completely different people. However, I still fell in love with you without realizing it when I didn’t know that you’re Maple.”

Sonia’s pupil constricted. He fell in love with me without knowing that I’m Maple? How is that even possible?

After composing her emotions, she burst into laughter. “I’m sorry, President Fuller. Although you can dupe other girls by saying this, you won’t be able to trick me. How can you not know who you’re in love with? I’m sorry, but I find it hard to believe something like that is possible.”

Toby lowered his gaze. Looks like she still refuses to believe that I love her even when I’ve already explained everything.

“Besides that, why are you telling me these now, President Fuller? Since it has been six years since Tina impersonated me, why don’t you just go along with her? Are you still planning to resolve things with me and Tina before remarrying?” A disdainful smirk appeared on Sonia’s face while she looked at Toby.

At the same time, he pursed his lips; his silence acknowledged what she had said before she chuckled. “I was right, huh? You couldn’t even look at me when you only knew me as Sonia. Now that you know I’m Maple, you’re running back to proclaim your love with the intention to marry me again? Who gave you the audacity to do that? Do you think that you can just discard me and take me back anytime you want? I’m not a person who would stoop that low, Toby Fuller, and there’s no way that I’ll marry you again. Moreover, I’m not in love with you anymore!”

If he had found out that Sonia was the real Maple before Tina regained consciousness, Sonia might have still accepted him even if he only loved Maple and rekindled her feelings toward him without caring about his past indifference.

After all, he was still Toby no matter what he did, and she would still be Maple no matter how much she tried to hide it. Sonia was confident that she could make him fall in love with her just like how he did with Maple. However, everything was too late and it was impossible for them to return to the past.

Although Sonia had mentioned on many occasions that she was no longer in love with him, Toby still felt his heart ache each time he heard those words.

“Just leave, President Fuller. What’s the point of continuing this when we have already arrived at this stage?” She questioned him before she started to retreat. “Maybe we aren’t destined for each other from the very start!”

Right then, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but his phone suddenly rang. He took his phone out with a frown to see that it was a call from Titus.

Nevertheless, Toby placed his phone down as he wasn’t planning to accept the call. Then, he said, “I know what I said today has shocked you, but I’ll never give up!”

Then, he gazed at Sonia for a few seconds before turning around in the direction of the entrance of the office.

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Tom had a death grip on Charles outside the door because he was afraid that Charles would cause a ruckus in the room. On the other hand, Charles could only look at the ceiling in helplessness.

The door opened at that moment.

Immediately, Charles’ eyes brightened as he turned toward the door, thinking that it was Sonia. However, his face darkened when he saw Tyler and snapped, “Toby, you better ask your man to let me go!”

After Toby glanced at him, he turned toward Tom. “Let him go.”

Tom then released his grip on Charles.

Once Charles was freed, he walked over and stood in Toby’s way. “Why were you inside for so long? What did you say to Sonia?”

“It’s none of your business,” Toby replied before he headed to the elevator while Tom ran after him.

At the same time, Charles watched them entering the elevator before he left with a dark look on his face. Then, he swung his aching arm that was forcefully grabbed earlier before pushing the door to enter Sonia’s office.

“Darling, Toby didn’t do anything to you, did he?” He rushed to Sonia’s desk before he asked in a worried tone.

Nevertheless, Sonia looked disengaged as she sat on her seat. She looked like she was in a daze.

Charles knelt down before he waved his hand in front of her. “Sonia?”

“Huh?” Her eyes wavered before she came back to her senses. “What happened?”

“I asked whether Toby did anything to you. Why were you in a daze?” He gave Sonia a suspicious look while she lowered her head to mask her expression. “I’m just thinking about something. Don’t worry, he didn’t do anything to me.”

“What did he talk to you about?” Charles asked while rubbing his chin.

His intuition was telling him that the reason why she had zoned out was because of Toby.

Nevertheless, Sonia massaged her temple. “It’s nothing important.”

“But, you look—”

“Charles, can you please stop asking me questions? I want to be left alone,” she solemnly responded as she looked up at Charles.

Sonia still hadn’t recovered from what Toby had told her and she needed time to recompose her emotions.

After staring at her for a while, Charles finally shrugged. “Alright. In that case, I’ll head back first. Contact me if anything happens.”

“Sure.” She nodded.

Then, he left.

Meanwhile, Sonia supported the weight of her head with her hand and she looked depressed.

A while later, she suddenly took her phone out and tapped into her university group chat that she hadn’t viewed in a long time. Then, she searched for a username called ‘Mayflower’ and sent a voice message.

Her voice message was opened and listened to shortly after that. Moments after that, she received a voice message from a woman, who sounded shocked. “Sonia, I can’t believe you actually messaged me! This is rare!”

“I know, right? I never expected that I would have to look for you as well, May!” Sonia replied before a cold smirk appeared on her face.

The person was May, Sonia’s university coursemate as well as her roommate. Although they weren’t buddies, they were definitely not strangers.

Back then, apart from Sonia, Tina and another roommate, May also shared the same residence with them as well. As Tina was arrogant and would often look down on the other three, they were hostile toward the woman too. None of them had ever interacted with Tina while May and the other roommate would often talk bad about Tina behind Tina’s back.

Sonia had never expected someone who despised Tina to actually help Tina with her ruse.

May chuckled as she did not suspect anything wrong from Sonia’s tone. “Ever since we graduated, you severed ties with us, so I thought something was wrong with my vision when I saw your voice message.”

Sonia laughed sarcastically. “Indeed. There’s definitely something wrong with your eyes. I mean, your eyes even made up text messages that never existed in the first place!”

Upon hearing that, the smile on the face of the woman on the other end of the call froze as she breastfed her baby. “Sonia, what… What are you talking about? I don’t understand.” The text messages that she meant aren’t the ones six years ago, right?

At the thought of that, May felt her heart sinking before her mind went numb.

After noticing that the woman was intentionally acting like she was confused, Sonia looked up and took a deep breath before coldly continuing, “I’m pretty sure you know what I’m talking about. When I first called John in the dorm six years ago, you were the only person there besides me, so you definitely overheard us, didn’t you? You definitely heard when we planned to meet each other!”

May’s face immediately paled as her heart raced due to her anxiety. “I… I…”

“You can’t lie!” Sonia looked at her nails before she coldly commented, “I know you well enough to know that you start to stutter every time you’re lying!”

Upon hearing Sonia’s claim, May stopped trying to make up excuses. “I’m sorry, Sonia. I’m really sorry…” She lowered her head and buried her face in her hands before she started crying due to her guilt.

Nevertheless, Sonia’s face remained calm and unbothered even when she heard May in tears. “Why are you crying when I, as the victim who missed the chance to meet my penpal, haven’t cried? What makes you think that you deserve to cry now?”

“I…” May trailed off as she felt embarrassed and guilty. That’s true; how can I even cry when the victim isn’t even crying? What right do I have to pitifully shed tears in front of the person whom I lied to?

Then, she apologized again, “I’m sorry, Sonia!”

Sonia chuckled at the response. “Tell me, why did you do it?”

May bit her lips and didn’t immediately answer the question. It seemed like she was having an internal battle.

A few seconds later, she took a deep breath before explaining, “I did it for money. Sonia, I’m sure you know about my family background. Besides having fixed monthly allowances, I never had any extra money to purchase anything I liked. Moreover, I had only entered into a relationship back then and my boyfriend already had another pursuer who was way richer than me. Not wanting to lose him to that girl, I accepted 200,000 from Tina.”

“What happened next?” Sonia questioned.

After May finished breastfeeding, she placed her baby in the cot before she continued, “Then, I intentionally informed you that my phone ran out of battery in the morning on the day that you and John were supposed to meet. Then, I borrowed your phone to make a call. When I returned your phone, I told you that he had sent you another text to change the meeting time from morning to noon and explained that I had accidentally deleted the message.”

“Haha! You really did well!” Sonia tightened her grip on her phone while her voice was filled with anger and a hint of disappointment. “May, do you know that I’ve never once doubted you before learning the truth because I choose to believe you since we were close in university? I can’t believe that you would actually betray me for 200,000!”

Upon hearing Sonia’s accusation, May started bawling and profusely apologized for the umpteenth time.

At the same time, Sonia wiped the corners of her eyes before her face turned cold again. “How did Tina learn that I was going to meet John? Did you tell her about it?”

“I didn’t do it on purpose!” May quickly shook her head. “How could I tell her those things when I hated her so much back then? She only overheard it when I told Sally while we had our meal at the cafeteria.

Sally was another roommate of theirs.

Sonia pursed her lips. “So, Tina offered you 200,000 to change the supposed meeting time between John and I?”

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This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr Chapter 270

“Yes.” May nodded guilty. “I initially didn’t accept her offer as I was conflicted. However, I couldn’t manage to fight my greed in the end.”

“Oh, greed…” Sonia lowered her gaze. Then, she tightened her grip on her phone and roared emotionally, “Did you know that your greed has ruined my relationship and my marriage?!”

“I-I didn’t know…” May was stunned. How could I have ruined Sonia’s relationship and marriage when all I did was make her miss her meeting with her penpal?

On the other hand, Sonia closed her eyes. When she reopened her eyes, she had already gathered her emotions as she pursed her lips. “May, you better watch out!”

After saying that, she hung up the phone and threw her device on her desk. No one could gauge her current expression as her head was lowered.

However, the depressing aura around her revealed how upset she was.

Sonia couldn’t help but wonder what would have happened if May never helped Tina back then. Would I have met John if nothing went wrong?

If that was the case, Sonia would have found out that John was her crush, Toby, and he would have known that she was the person whom he had been in love with—Maple.

Would it have meant that they would be together happily?

Still, all of these were just imaginary scenarios. A lot had happened since then and there was no way for Sonia and Toby to return to the past to change history.

At the thought of that, she massaged her cheeks before she composed herself. Then, she reached out for the landline and summoned Daphne to her office.

“Do you need anything, President Reed?” When Daphne noticed that Sonia’s eyes were red, she asked worriedly, “Have you been crying, President Reed?”

“No!” Sonia’s eyes faltered a little as she lied before she quickly changed the topic. “I want you to head to the investigation firm and investigate someone for me.”

“Go on, President Reed.”

“I need you to investigate a person named May Snyder, who used to be my university coursemate. I want to know where she’s working and who’s her current boss!” Sonia narrowed her eyes slightly before a dark glint flashed past her eyes.

She couldn’t care why May had betrayed her since a betrayal was as such after all and May should be punished for her deeds.

Sonia wanted May to understand the consequences of betraying her!

“Alright.” Daphne nodded and immediately went to work.

At the same time, Tom was driving the Maybach before he glanced at Toby seated behind from the rearview mirror. Although Tom was conflicted, he couldn’t help but ask curiously, “President Fuller, have you explained everything to Miss Reed?”

Toby’s eyes glistened slightly before he hummed and looked out from the car window.

Immediately, Tom’s eyes brightened. “Then, did she forgive you?”

“No,” Toby answered as he pursed his lips while Tom almost slammed his foot on the brakes. “No?! How is that even possible? Why won’t she forgive you when you have already explained that you were her penpal? Didn’t you tell her that you mistook her for Tina?”

“I did, but she was really offended that I couldn’t even recognize her during those six years of marriage,” Toby lowered his gaze and explained.

“I see.” Tom’s lips twitched a little before he added quickly, “I guess I would be offended if I was Miss Reed as well. I wouldn’t mind if you mistook someone else for me in the first place, but I would be pissed that you couldn’t even recognize me after six years. Still, the only reason why you couldn’t recognize Miss Reed was due to the fact that you were hypnotized. If you weren’t, I’m sure you would have realized that Tina was a fake.”

Nevertheless, Toby remained silent and didn’t say anything.

Tom suddenly recalled something before his eyes widened and he asked, “President Fuller, if Miss Reed knew that you couldn’t recognize her because you were hypnotized, why didn’t she—”

“I didn’t tell her that I was hypnotized,” Toby answered lightly.

At this moment, Tom was taken aback. “Why?” Is he dumb?!

Toby propped his arm against the car door before he replied, “There’s no point of me telling her that. It would only sound like I’m making excuses for myself and taking advantage of her kindness to forgive me.”

He had initially wanted to tell Sonia that he was hypnotized. However, he soon came to a realization that it was pointless after she interrupted him.

“Hmm…” Tom was stunned before he nodded a few seconds later. “It does sound like you’re taking advantage of her.”

Toby massaged his temples. “Even if I told her that I was hypnotized and she might forgive me, she would never be married to me again.”

“Why?” Tom was confused.

Then, Toby’s gaze darkened before he explained, “She doesn’t love me anymore. Even if she forgives me, she would never marry me again.”

“I see.” Tom nodded in realization before he asked again, “If Miss Reed doesn’t want to be married to you again, what would you—”

“I’ll never give up!” Toby’s eyes were narrowed and filled with determination. How could I give up on a woman whom I had loved for more than ten years? I must win her heart!

Suddenly, the sound of Toby’s phone ringing shattered his thoughts.

He took his phone out with a frown to see that it was another call from Titus.

Toby was unable to accept Titus’ call when he was in Sonia’s office earlier, which resulted in Titus calling him again.

When he hung up on Titus, he didn’t bother to return the call, so he never expected Titus to call again.

At this moment, Toby’s gaze darkened slightly before he pressed on the green button and accepted the call.

Titus’ anxious voice immediately rang out. “Toby, is Tina with you?”

“No,” Toby replied nonchalantly.

Titus sounded even more agitated as he raised his voice. “If she’s not with you, then where did she go?”

“I don’t know.” Toby’s voice remained cold.

Upon noticing that Toby wasn’t bothered by Tina’s disappearance, Titus was taken aback before his face darkened. “Toby, what’s up with this attitude of yours? Tina is your fiancée! How could you be so calm when your fiancée is missing?! You’re—”

“President Gray!” Toby coldly interrupted.

A stunned Titus queried, “W-What did you just call me?” Why did Toby address me as President Gray when he used to address me as Titus?!

“President Gray, I remember that I have clearly mentioned that I’m calling off my engagement to Tina when I was last at your place. I’m sure Mrs. Gray would have told you about it since she was there as well,” Toby reminded the man coldly.

Titus felt like his throat was as dry as the Sahara desert before he clarified a few seconds later, “Julia did tell me about it, but wasn’t it a joke?”

A joke? Toby came to a realization that Titus was chuckling and claiming that it was a joke to fool Toby from calling off the engagement.

However, was Toby someone who could be easily fooled?

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As he lightly tapped his fingers against the car door, Toby gave Titus a reality check without any ounce of sympathy. “I’m someone who doesn’t joke around. I’ve decided to call off the engagement and I’ll hold a press statement at noon tomorrow to release my statement.”

Titus was once again stunned; he couldn’t believe that Toby would proceed to release the statement that he was calling off the engagement without even first discussing it with them. Toby had even gone as far as setting the date for it, which completely disregarded the Gray Family!

Right at this instance, Titus’ face flushed red as he was filled with anger.

However, he had no choice but to butter up Toby so that the engagement could be maintained. “Toby, I know that Tina shouldn’t have impersonated another person, but she only did so because she was too infatuated with you. Can’t you forgive her? Are you seriously saying that you never had any feelings toward Tina throughout all these years?”

“Yes, I’ve never loved her. Nothing that I’ve done in the past for her belongs to her as she stole everything, so there’s no way that I won’t call off this engagement,” Toby answered before hanging up, not allowing Titus to have any chance to speak.0

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