Ch. 421..430

This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr Chapter 421

All Over the Face

Toby? Sonia frowned. What is he doing here?

“Let him in then,” she said calmly.

While at the door, Wanda didn’t manage to convey the message before Toby entered the apartment in large strides to head straight for the living room.

“Sonia.” When he saw Sonia on the couch, he tried to make his voice gentler as he addressed her.

She turned toward him. “What’s the matter, President Fuller?”

“I came to deliver something to you.” Toby took a seat right opposite her.

Sonia was puzzled. “Deliver something? Sorry, I don’t think I left anything at your place. Even if I did, it’s certainly not something so important you’d want to come and deliver it yourself.”

“It’s not something you left behind; it’s something that Grandma wants me to deliver to you.” He lowered his gaze and passed the bag to her.

As Sonia couldn’t see, of course Wanda took the bag in her stead.

Sonia blinked as she asked, “Grandma wanted you to deliver it? What is it exactly?”

“A set of jewelry,” he replied as his eyes brightened. “When Grandma knew that you’re attending her 80th birthday celebration, she was so happy that she took out a set of jewelry she wore when she was young. She wants you to wear them when you attend the celebration later.”

“Really, huh?” She narrowed her eyes, obviously not buying it.

Toby nodded with a steadfast expression. “Of course. You can call her to confirm it if you want to.”

Sonia fell silent.

A few seconds later, she sighed. “All right, I got it. Please thank her for me. I’ll wear them when I head over.”

“Good.” His thin lips curved into a smile.

It was something he knew—she wouldn’t really give Rose a call because judging from her character, she wouldn’t want to bother the old woman unless it was something urgent.

Even though Sonia was on good terms with Rose, she would try to avoid contacting Rose too often because she had already divorced Toby. Hence, he knew from the start that Sonia wouldn’t clarify with his grandmother for confirmation, something which he had guessed correctly.

Upon seeing how Sonia accepted the jewelry from Toby, Wanda looked at Sonia before mustering enough courage to ask, “Miss Reed, shall I open the box to see what sort of jewelry it is?”

Sonia nodded. “Go ahead.”

“Okay!” Wanda replied with a smile. Then, with Toby’s permission, she retrieved the jewelry box from the bag and slowly opened it.

When she saw the entire set of imperial jade jewelry inside, her jaw dropped. This… Doesn’t this belong to the late Madam?

She had been serving Toby’s mother as the housekeeper for many years, so she could immediately recognize that Rose didn’t own this particular set of jewelry. Rather, it was the late Madam’s dowry. So, Young Master Toby has just lied to Miss Reed.

Toby seemed to have guessed Wanda’s thoughts, for he nodded ever so slightly to confirm her suspicions.

As a result, she was at a loss for words. My dear Young Master Toby, aren’t you afraid that Miss Reed would be angry if she found out what you did later on?

He caught her drift, but he lowered his eyelids and refused to answer.

Sonia wasn’t aware of the silent conversation between the two of them. She didn’t hear the sound of the box being touched either, so she asked, “Wanda, have you opened it?”

Wanda inhaled as she suppressed the uneasiness in her heart. Then, she smiled and answered, “Yes, I did. It’s a set of imperial jade jewelry.”

“What!” Sonia was in the midst of drinking some water. As soon as she heard Wanda’s words, she choked on the water, which inevitably sputtered out of her mouth.

Since Toby was sitting right opposite her, he took a direct hit as the water splashed all over his handsome face.

Not only his face, but his hair as well.

His bangs were clumped together due to the water to the point where one part of it was dripping wet. It was something he had never experienced before, so he was dumbfounded and rooted on the spot, looking rather funny and embarrassing.

As a result of what she saw, Wanda couldn’t suppress her laughter. “Mr. Fuller, you—”

Upon hearing Wanda’s laugh, Sonia realized that she might have done something horrendous, so she tightened her grip on the glass in her hands. She straightened her back a little as she asked, “Um… Wanda, what happened? Did I just—”

“It’s nothing.” Toby inhaled as he finally recovered from the shock. Then, he reached up and wiped away the water on his face.

The moment she saw that, Wanda quickly pulled some tissue and passed it to him. “Here, Mr. Fuller.”

“Thank you,” he replied before he took the tissue and proceeded to wipe his face.

Sonia was definitely able to confirm that some of the water had definitely splashed on Toby when she heard the sound of tissue paper being pulled from the box. Even though it was an accident, she was still embarrassed, so she bit her lip and said, “Wanda, get a new towel for President Fuller.”48400

“Sure.” Wanda was elated to see Sonia asking for a towel for Toby’s sake, so she quickly replied and walked toward the bathroom.

Toby also looked at Sonia in disbelief. “You…”

“What?” she asked.

His throat bobbed up and down. “To think that you’d actually ask someone to get a towel for me…”

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So, he was exceptionally surprised when she offered him a towel.

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Sonia bit her lip and asked calmly, “Are you shocked? I know I did something wrong, which was why I gave you a towel. It’s just me making up for my own mistakes. Also, I’m sorry for earlier. I didn’t do it on purpose.”

Upon seeing her apologetic expression, Toby smiled a little as his voice turned gentler. “I know. I’m not blaming you.”

After all, how could he blame her?

Sonia moved her lips, but she didn’t say more.

It was because she didn’t know what else to say.

Also, she had already apologized and he said he didn’t mind. If she kept insisting that she didn’t mean to do it, then her words would take on another meaning.

At this moment, Wanda carried the towel into the living room and she passed it to Toby. “Here, Mr. Fuller.”

He reached out and took it; then, he placed it on his head and started drying his hair.

Sonia heard the sound of him drying his hair, so she slightly lowered her head and changed the topic. “Right, President Fuller, why would Grandma let me wear such expensive jewelry?”

That was the one thing she couldn’t understand.

As far as she remembered, Grandma had never given her any jewelry before.

Of course, Old Mrs. Fuller had offered Sonia houses and cars, but she had declined them all.

As Toby had anticipated the question, he cast the towel aside and answered, “Because it’s her 80th birthday, many famous figures in the business field will be invited. Many of them aren’t even from Seafield. They are mostly powerful figures from Westsanshire, Sleubury, and even abroad. Most of them are people you wouldn’t even have the right to meet normally.”

It sounded harsh, but it was the truth.

Even Titus in his prime wouldn’t have the right to see those people in authority, much less Sonia.

It was something that she was well aware of, so she wasn’t exasperated. Rather, she merely asked, “So?”

“Some of those powerful people have subsidiaries just like Paradigm Co. If Paradigm Co. were to expand its horizons, it would have to try its best to secure a partnership with those subsidiaries. And you, as one of the biggest shareholders in Paradigm Co., have to establish relationships with those people and expand your own horizons. You have to make connections to secure your power as a vice president whereby people will actually listen to you. Then, you can retrieve the rest of management rights from Asher whenever you want,” Toby elaborated as he looked at her.

Her expression turned serious and she began to clench her fists.

Sonia had to admit that Toby’s words had hit the bull’s eye.

It was true that she had recently been troubled by the future development in Paradigm Co. and the next course of action.

Paradigm Co. had achieved its stability by collaborating with the few subsidiaries under the Fuller Group, but being stable didn’t necessarily mean that Paradigm Co. had improved and developed enough. The corporation was only saved from the brink of bankruptcy, but it was far from the development that it envisioned.

So, if Paradigm Co. were to develop and strengthen itself, it would have to do more than partner with the subsidiaries under the Fuller Group. It had to establish new partnerships and create new possibilities for more promising partnerships.

This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr Chapter 423

The Truth Behind the Death of Toby’s Mother

As soon as Toby heard Rose grinning through her voice, his eyes brightened. “Aren’t you mad at me, Grandma?”

“Why would I be? You don’t always take things seriously, so why should I stop you when you finally do?” she asked with a smile.

“Thank you, Grandma.” He appeared to be relieved.

“There’s no need to thank me, but even if you manage to create an opportunity for Sonia to meet more people, I’m afraid—”

Knowing what his grandmother was going to say, he interrupted, “I gave Mom’s jewelry to her in your name and she accepted it. By then, all she needs to do is wear it during your birthday feast and she should have no problem talking to those big shots.”

After all, Toby knew that the valuable jewelry would help Sonia to create a decent and well-mannered illusion. Even if Paradigm Co. might appear to be unstable, the jewelry could change their impression as they would probably think she was from a decent and established family. For that, they would be willing to interact with her; otherwise, she would struggle to even greet anyone during Rose’s birthday feast. She can never get away with the grim reality.

“Ah, I see.” Rose nodded. “What a meticulous plan you have there! It seems that I have worried too much.”

Toby responded with a faint smile just as something crossed his mind. “By the way, Grandma, Sonia now thinks that you’re the one who gave her the jewelry. She’ll be calling you to thank you later, so please don’t tell her anything I just told you,” he reminded his grandmother in a serious manner.

Rose laughed helplessly. “Do I look like someone who is too dumb to know what should be done? Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

He chuckled, “Thank you, Grandma.”

She responded with an affirmative hum shortly before an incoming call came in when she was about to say something. When she took a look at the caller, she couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows. These 2 kids can really read each other’s minds, can’t they? Toby was just telling me that Sonia would call a few seconds ago and here comes the call. “Toby, Sonia is calling now. So, I’m going to hang up first and answer her call,” she replied.

“Sure.” Toby nodded, staring at his phone screen for two straight minutes after the call ended. Then, he kept his phone in his pocket and headed toward the elevator shortly before he found himself at Bayside Residence’s main exit.

Meanwhile, Tom was leaning against the car when he saw his boss coming in his direction. He then straightened his posture and greeted Toby, “President Fuller.”

When he noticed his assistant’s stern look, Toby knitted his eyebrows and asked, “Do you have something you want to tell me?”

Tom nodded. “The investigation team working on your case seems to have found new leads on the culprit.”

“New leads?” Toby squinted. “I thought the culprit who tried to kill me and Sonia was caught the last time.”

“Yeah, but this time, the investigation team managed to dig deeper and find something that might lead us to the mastermind behind everything,” Tom replied with a deep voice.

As Toby radiated a cold aura, his stare became intense and chilly. “So, that culprit has a mastermind?”

“That’s right. The mastermind is the actual culprit who has been hiding for twelve years without anyone ever discovering a single lead on him until recently.”

“What’s the lead about?” Toby clenched his fists.

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“That person seems to know your mother.” Tom looked at Toby, seemingly noticing the need to clarify his words as he added, “And I’m not talking about Madam White. I’m talking about your biological mother.”

“My… My biological mother!” Toby’s expression changed. This mastermind knew my mother and killed my father. What on earth is going on? “What evidence do they have to prove that the murderer knew my mother?” He fixed his gaze on his assistant.

Soon, Tom nodded. “The evidence is a picture of your mother. Ever since you were caught in that traffic accident, the investigation team took a long time before they were able to find and bribe the driver who knocked you down. After some time, they managed to get their hands on the security footage of the entire Seafield, through which they successfully identified the target’s residence. However, that person was nowhere to be found by the time they sent someone after him.”

“After that?”

“Then, the investigation team proceeded to do some digging about the house and discovered that it was owned by someone else. Thus, they approached the owner and found out that the house was rented to three people.”0

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“Three people…” Toby pursed his lips.

Tom then continued to say, “According to the owner, two of the tenants called the other one ‘Boss’. Thus, if I were to venture a guess, the boss was probably the same person who killed your father and orchestrated the car accident you were caught in. Meanwhile, the reason why I think this person knew your mother was because the investigation team searched the house and found a picture of her. Besides…”0

“What else do you know?” Toby demanded with a dark look.

Tom took a deep breath and responded, “There were a few words found written on the back of the photo that read—I will avenge you! Those words were written so hard that it almost tore the picture apart. Thus, it was deduced that the actual culprit must have been in a good relationship with your mother, which was why he killed your father to avenge her.”

“Avenge her?” Toby was seen with a bitter look. “Are you saying my parents shared a bitter history between them?”

“N-No, of course not. That’s not what I meant. After all, it was a mere guess,” an embarrassed Tom clarified with a smile.

At the same time, Toby clenched his fists, looking down to mask the coldness in his eyes. Deep in his heart, he knew there was nothing bitter between his parents since they were not in love with each other in the first place. In fact, they were only together because of the pre-arranged betrothal. Subsequently, when Toby’s mother fell pregnant, his parents began sleeping in separate rooms and became spouses in name only.

When Toby turned 12, his father met Jean, but his mother wasn’t mad about that at all. Instead, she even supported the man’s decision to be with Jean and even put in a few good words for her in front of Rose, attempting to convince Rose to accept Jean. By doing so, Toby’s mother would be able to divorce his father and realize her biggest wish because she used to carry Toby in her arms and tell him that she wanted to leave the Fuller Family to live her own life.

Unfortunately, Toby’s mother had an emotional breakdown one night before she could divorce his father. She drowned her sorrows with alcohol that night and strangely threw a tantrum in the Fuller Residence while murmuring complaints about a man who stopped waiting for her and betrayed her love.

At that moment, Toby finally understood his mother’s indifference toward his father and her desire for a divorce because she was in love with another man, but he had fallen for someone else. Unable to accept the harsh truth, she committed suicide the next day by slitting her own wrist. Thus, he was sure that his mother’s death had nothing to do with his father, which was why he found the killer’s motive to avenge his mother absurd and laughable. Moreover, the culprit had also tried to kill Toby, which made him wonder whether there was something personal between his mother and this mysterious person.

“Please tell the investigation team to find out more about my mom’s lover before she married into the Fuller Family,” Toby instructed with a pair of glacial eyes.

Tom adjusted his glasses and asked, “President Fuller, are you implying that the murderer could be your mother’s former lover?”

In fact, he had already known a thing or two about the matter related to Toby’s mother. Thus, he could tell that Toby ordered him to investigate his mother’s former lover because Toby suspected the murderer was this person. Furthermore, Tom also agreed with his boss’ deduction since it was likely that the former lover of Toby’s mother was jealous and mad at Toby’s father for separating them. Well, if that murderer reckoned President Fuller’s father was the one who caused his mother’s death, that should explain his motive to kill Old Master Fuller. Why was he onto President Fuller as well? Perhaps I’ll still need to do some digging about that.

This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr Chapter 424

Sonia’s Vision Is Back

Toby nodded in agreement while Tom responded with a stern manner, “Alright, I heard you loud and clear. I’ll contact the investigation team right away. Furthermore, your mother’s photo will be sent over as soon as they verify whether the murderer’s fingerprints are still on it.”

“Alright, noted,” Toby replied with an affirmative hum.

Soon, Tom reached for his phone and contacted the investigation team, whereupon he hung up the call two minutes later and turned his attention to Toby. “President Fuller, I’ve just passed your word to them and they’ll send someone to initiate an investigation in Fredburg soon.”

In fact, Fredburg was where the Johann Family’s base was initially located and the place Toby’s mother lived in until she got married. Therefore, Tom could understand why Toby wanted the investigation team to head over to Fredburg to conduct some digging about his mother’s former lover.

“During the investigation, please tell the team to keep a low profile to avoid any unnecessary attention.” Toby rubbed his forehead, worried that his suspicion would be proven true as that would mean the person was still in Fredburg. Thus, the investigation team’s arrival could easily alarm and scare the man off before they could capture him. If that happened, it would lead to an inevitable wild-goose chase that would be nothing more than a waste of time. After all, Toby had been waiting for twelve years to avenge his father.

“Don’t worry, President Fuller. I’ve thought about that as well, so I already told them to do everything they can to avoid any unwanted attention,” Tom replied as he adjusted his glasses.

“That’s great.” Toby raised his chin as he looked up and fixed his eyes on the building. A few moments later, he averted his gaze and opened the car door. “Let’s go.”

“Sure!” Tom nodded.

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Two days later, Sonia woke up and saw a glimmer of bright ray of light in front of her the moment she opened her eyes. Is that light? Oh my gosh! It’s really a ray of light! Although she still couldn’t make out what was in front of her eyes, she quickly understood that she was recovering her eyesight. Therefore, she clenched her fists and exclaimed in exhilaration.

In the meantime, Wanda, who was preparing breakfast, heard Sonia’s voice before immediately leaving the kitchenware aside to turn off the gas stove. Then, she barged into Sonia’s bedroom without even knocking on the door, thinking that Sonia was in trouble as she asked in a concerned manner, “Are you alright, Miss Reed?”

Upon hearing Wanda’s response, Sonia knew her excited scream must have caused a misunderstanding, so she quickly calmed herself down and looked at the door. As soon as she turned her head, she was surprised once more at the sight of a blurry silhouette. However, she was sure that the person standing in front of her was Wanda.

“Wanda,” Sonia called out to the figure and saw it moving. Oh my gosh! It’s really Wanda!

Meanwhile, Wanda only fixed her eyes on Sonia’s trembling body as she nervously approached Sonia. “Are you alright, Miss Reed? Please say something. Don’t scare me.” If anything happens to Miss Reed, Young Master Toby will lose his mind.

Upon sensing Wanda’s anxiety, Sonia took a deep breath to remain calm before she replied with a smile, “I’m fine, Wanda. I’m sorry that I scared you.”

“You’re fine?” Wanda didn’t seem to believe Sonia’s words as she proceeded to regard the lady seated on the bed. Nonetheless, she quickly became bewildered when she failed to notice anything strange upon taking a closer look at Sonia.

“Are you sure you’re really fine, Miss Reed?” Wanda couldn’t put her mind to ease, so she decided to ask again. “I heard you scream and saw your body shaking.”

“I assure you that I’m fine.” Sonia smiled once again. “The reason why I screamed is because I’m happy.”

“Happy?” Wanda appeared to be confused. “What’s the good news, Miss Reed?”

“My vision is back.” Sonia couldn’t hide the joy in her voice.

Upon hearing Sonia’s reply, Wanda was caught in a trance for a while. Then, she agitatedly asked, “Is that true, Miss Reed? Is your vision really back?”48402

Sonia nodded. “Yes, but I don’t think I’ve completely regained my sight. After all, I can only see shadows now but not the exact details including colors.”

“That’s not bad either.” Wanda felt happy for Sonia. “Now that you can already see the silhouette, it means your eyes are recovering. Congratulations, Miss Reed.”

“Thank you.”

“Let’s head to the hospital later for a check-up,” Wanda suggested.

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Sonia hummed in agreement. In fact, now that she could see shadows, she had also thought the same thing because she believed she would need new medication for her eyes. Thus, she understood how crucial it was for her to swing by the hospital for a check-up. “Wanda, please take me to the bathroom. I’d like to brush my teeth and take a shower now so that I can go to the hospital sooner.” After saying those words, she crept out from the bed, desperate to have her vision back because she could no longer wait to return to Paradigm Co.0

Ever since Sonia was out of action, she had asked Charles to momentarily take over all of her work. Asher was unhappy with this arrangement even though Charles was known as the director in Paradigm Co. because he reckoned that Charles had gotten in his way, which prevented him from appointing his own confidant to assume the position. When Daphne brought that matter up with Sonia, she mentioned that was the reason why Asher kept finding fault with Charles. Despite Charles’ hot temper, he had tolerated Asher and stayed in Paradigm Co. for Sonia’s sake.

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Because of that, it infuriated Sonia so much that she wanted to stand up for Charles and retaliate, but due to her impaired sight, she didn’t dare to rock up to her company. That in itself left her feeling guilty for throwing him in a tight spot. For now, all I want is to have my vision back so that I can return to Paradigm Co. and make Asher pay for what he has done.

Not long after that, Sonia was done with her morning ablution and breakfast, whereupon she was accompanied by Wanda to the First World Hospital. While they were on their way there, Sonia had already given Tim a call to secure an appointment. Thus, he was standing at the hospital’s entrance the moment they arrived, but nonetheless, Wanda couldn’t help but be wary at the sight of Tim because she was unaware of his relationship with Sonia. Who is this guy? Does he know Miss Reed? It looks like he is here to receive her.

As she had sensed nothing out of the ordinary from Tim’s look, Wanda didn’t think the doctor harbored any feelings for Sonia. Nevertheless, after witnessing his unusually cordial attitude, she couldn’t seem to convince herself that everything was normal.

While a confused Wanda pondered for an answer, he walked closer and set his eyes on Sonia’s face. “You mentioned over the phone that you can now see shadows, didn’t you?

“Yeah.” Sonia nodded.

Tim stared at her eyes and asked, “Can you see me now?”

“I can only make out your silhouette, but not your facial features, your outfit and its color,” she answered.

He pushed his glasses up his nose bridge while replying, “I think I know what’s going on. Firstly, I’ll have to check whether there is still any blood clot left in your brain. Thus, I’ll take you to the neurology department to do a CT scan first before we head to the ophthalmology department.”

“Please proceed with the arrangements as you see fit,” she answered once again.

Soon, the three of them walked through the hospital’s main entrance shortly before Tim took Sonia to the CT scan room. At the same time, Wanda remained outside and dialed Toby’s number.

Meanwhile, Toby was in the midst of a meeting when he received her phone call. He then frowned and reached for his phone, but as he was about to decline the call, he quickly changed his mind when he saw who was calling. He immediately straightened his posture and raised his hand as a gesture to inform the department manager to pause in the presentation.

Now that the entire meeting room was shrouded in silence, Toby slid the green icon across his phone screen and greeted, “Yes, speaking.”

On the other hand, Wanda covered her mouth the moment she heard his voice and spoke in a hushed tone, “Young Master Toby, Miss Reed’s eyes are recovering.”

“For real?” His eyes brightened whereas everyone in the meeting room could clearly sense the positive change in his mood. At that moment, they all looked at each other in curiosity, wondering what it was that lifted Toby’s spirit so much.

“It is. Miss Reed can now make out blurry silhouettes, so we’re currently heading to the hospital for a check-up. Will you be there, Young Master Toby?” she asked.

“Sure, I’ll be there soon.” Toby nodded and hung up the call, but as soon as he kept his phone away, the bright look on his face was immediately replaced by his previous glacial and emotionless expression. “Please carry on.”

This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr Chapter 425

Kidnapping Sonia

“Sure,” the departmental manager replied with an affirmative hum and continued his presentation.

Nonetheless, everyone else in the meeting room could no longer focus on their work as they secretly winked at each other in an ambiguous manner. Now that they had been taken over by their gossipy nature, they were all dying to know who Toby was talking so gently to over the phone. After all, he had never been so tender to anyone except Tina, but ever since she was sentenced to prison, no one had ever seen him being this gentle again. Thus, when they noticed Toby’s expression, they couldn’t help but wonder whether he was in a new relationship. Tsk! Tsk! That’s sooner than expected.

Now that he was the receipt of everyone’s visual banters, Toby knew what they were thinking. Nonetheless, he wasn’t mad at all but rather happy to see them misunderstanding the situation. “That’s enough. Pay attention to the presentation right now.”

He knocked on the table after a brief murmur of gossip. Deep down in his heart, he couldn’t wait to finish the meeting sooner so that he could head over to the hospital to visit Sonia as he wanted to be the first person she saw when her eyes recovered.

On the other hand, everyone else straightened their posture when they snapped out of their fantasies as soon as they heard his warning.

In the meantime, at the First World Hospital, Wanda kept her phone away and returned to the hallway outside the CT scan room, where she sat on the bench and waited for Sonia to emerge.

Half an hour later, Wanda immediately stood up from her seat when she saw Tim and Sonia leaving the room. “Miss Reed.”

“Wanda,” Sonia replied.

Wanda turned her attention to him and asked, “How is she, Dr. Lancaster?”

“The blood clot is completely gone and she’ll have full vision probably by tomorrow. In fact, she could start to see things clearly today,” he explained with both of his hands in his pocket.

She happily exclaimed, “Oh, that’s definitely music to our ears!”

“Alright, we should take you to ophthalmology now for a check-up,” Tim said.

“Sure.” Sonia responded with an affirmative hum as Wanda seized her arm and followed them both to the ophthalmology department.

It was already close to the afternoon after the multiple check-ups when Sonia collected her medicine from the dispensary and was ready to leave. At the same time, a worried Wanda couldn’t stop looking at her phone while wondering what took Toby so long to show up. Where is Young Master Toby? Miss Reed is about to make a move soon.

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“Wanda? Wanda?” Sonia was waiting for Wanda to seize her arm but received no response as if the woman was not there. Failing to feel her caretaker’s presence, Sonia began to panic because she didn’t know what to do as a visually impaired person if Wanda wasn’t around.

Soon, Wanda heard Sonia’s fearful voice and immediately responded by looking over. “I’m here, Miss Reed.”

Wanda’s voice was like a soothing lullaby that calmed Sonia’s restless heart. She then took a deep breath and questioned Wanda in a dissatisfied manner, “Where did you go, Wanda?”

“I didn’t go anywhere, Miss Reed. I was just too absorbed in my thoughts and I’m sorry about that.” Wanda apologized.

“It’s okay, let’s go now.” Sonia rubbed her forehead.0

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Wanda nodded silently while letting out a sigh. It seems that Young Master Toby is going to have to wait for another chance to see Miss Reed. Then, she walked with Sonia all the way from the hospital’s exit to the car park where she reached for the car keys and said, “Miss Reed, please stay still while I open the car door.”

“Alright.” Sonia nodded.0

Soon, Wanda pushed the button on her car key to unlock the car door before opening it. However, as she was about to help Sonia enter the car, a van suddenly approached them at lightning speed and abruptly pulled up beside them.

As soon as the door was open, two emotionless and muscular men sprang from the van and grabbed Sonia while covering her mouth before they dragged her into the vehicle. Wanda, along with the other bystanders, were dumbstruck by what they saw in the face of the unexpected turn of events. After all, no one thought something that they watched in the movies would happen in reality, let alone expect a kidnapping to occur in broad daylight.

At that moment, every witness froze in their tracks and watched the abduction whereas Sonia had fear written all over her pale face. What’s going on? Who is doing this? Who is trying to kidnap me? Needless to say, her questions were left unanswered as she didn’t bother to ponder about it because she wasn’t so calm as to continue thinking about it now that her safety was in jeopardy.

“Hmm…” Sonia tried to shout in a muffled voice but failed to make herself heard. Thus, she could only watch with saucer eyes as she futilely struggled to break free from the two muscular men. Nonetheless, her desperate effort to escape only proved to be in vain when the kidnappers continued to show no signs of releasing her. Now that she was at her wits’ end, she turned her attention to her surroundings and made as much noise as she could, in the hope that she could draw Wanda’s attention to rescue her.

Upon hearing Sonia’s muffled cry, Wanda snapped out of her trance and shouted, “What are you guys doing?! Let Miss Reed go or I’m going to call the cops!”

Wanda! When Sonia heard Wanda’s voice, she saw a glimmer of hope that she was about to be rescued and cried even louder in her muffled voice. However, the kidnappers weren’t intimidated by Wanda’s warning as they continued to drag Sonia into the van.

As Sonia was about to be dragged away, Wanda quickly approached the abductors to interfere. “I told you to release her! Didn’t you hear me?! What you’re doing is against the law, so let go of—” Before she could finish her words, a huge palm landed on her shoulder, whereupon she felt herself jolting backward. It didn’t take long for Wanda to realize that she had been shoved aside as she painfully fell onto the ground. Her face paled a moment later and it was covered by cold sweat as she struggled to get back on her feet.

Although Sonia was unable to see what had happened, she could tell from Wanda’s painful moan that she had been violently treated. At the same time, she was able to feel one of the kidnappers releasing his right hand, which she reckoned was the same hand that he used to hit Wanda.

At the thought of that, Sonia became worried because Wanda was in her advanced years and too old to put up a fight. Furthermore, she was concerned that in her attempt to stop the kidnappers, Wanda could become severely injured.

As Sonia expected, her worst fear came true when she felt two hands restraining her ankles, although one of the abductors had released her right hand earlier. Then, she felt those two hands hoisting her up before she felt herself levitating in the air.

“Ugh…” She violently shook her head and struggled by kicking in all directions as her fear suffocated her. What are these guys doing?!

Meanwhile, the two abductors became annoyed with Sonia’s struggle and they became even more aggressive. One of them proceeded to tighten his grip around her ankle to hurt her as a gesture of warning. Besides, he also glacially threatened,, “If you keep squirming, I’m going to crush your ankle and leave you crippled!”

When she heard tha man’s words, Sonia froze in terror. Did they just say that they’ll crush my ankle?! Although those words might have sounded like a bluff, she had no doubt about what those kidnappers were capable of doing. While she reckoned Tina was the worst person she had ever dealt with, she was sure that there was someone else worse out there in the world.

This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr Chapter 426

It’s Too Late

After the spine-chilling threat, Sonia didn’t dare to even move a muscle. Noticing her obedience, the kidnappers stopped threatening her and eased up on her. The next moment, she felt herself being lifted in the air, and she guessed she was being dragged into the van. Just like she expected, she immediately dropped to the ground as soon as the hands that were grabbing her ankles released her.

The vinyl sensation of car seats told her that she was in the backseat of a vehicle. At that moment, even her heart reacted to the dire situation by raising her pulse rate. Am I in a van now? Man, I can’t believe I’m being taken away by these people. At the thought of that, Sonia immediately shivered in fear because she didn’t want to be taken away by some strangers to some place she didn’t know. After all, it could end up terribly for her if she was taken to some remote and desolate place. I must run for my life! She sat bolt upright when those words showed up in her mind.

Nevertheless, Sonia’s plan was quickly thwarted by the grim reality when one of the kidnappers twisted her arm and restrained it right behind her back before pinning her on the seat. Feeling her skin rubbing against the rough cushion, she moaned in pain. “Ouch! Let go of me!”

Needless to say, Sonia’s words were ignored by her abductors, who then sealed her mouth with duct tapes. At that moment, Sonia could no longer talk like she did earlier. Soon, one of the kidnappers said, “That should do it. Now, let’s tie her up with the rope and get out of here before trouble catches up with us. The cops can be here anytime soon.”

“I know.” The other abductor responded just when Sonia felt her legs being bound by ropes.

On the other hand, Wanda endured the intense pain she suffered from the fall and got back on her feet to save Sonia from the van. However, she underestimated her own injury, as she was quite badly hurt from the fall. As soon as she tried to get up, she staggered backward and fell on her backside, hurting her tailbone in the process and aggravating her injury.

Knowing she was unable to save Sonia by herself in her current condition, she turned her attention to the people around her and begged them to do something. “Please save her, everyone! Please save Miss Reed! I’ll make sure Young Master Toby repays your kind favor! Don’t let them take her away!”

Since the two kidnappers were greatly outnumbered by the witnesses around them, Wanda believed that they could have saved Sonia’s life if they had interfered together. However, she forgot about the timid and indifferent nature among people in the modern unforgiving society as she realized they were just watching a show.

After all, they all backed away when they heard Wanda’s plea for them to step in and rescue Sonia. Some of them even left the scene, clearly showing their reluctance to help Sonia. Despite their sympathy for Sonia’s fate, they didn’t feel obligated to rescue her because they didn’t want to get themselves hurt. Deep down, they were all selfish for valuing their own lives more than that of the others.

In the meantime, Wanda felt an icy chill surging through her body when no one from the crowd was willing to lend a helping hand. Filled with disappointment and frustration, she pointed at them with her shaking finger. “You… How could you…”

As Wanda pointed at those people, they all turned around and avoided her gaze guiltily because they were also aware of their own indifference. In the end, Wanda could only watch the van leave as she sat on the floor and cried with a broken heart, blaming herself for failing to stop Sonia’s kidnap.

“President Fuller, it looks like something is going on up ahead. There is a huge crowd of people for some reason,” Tom commented as he set his eyes on the crowd in Toby’s Maybach.

In the meantime, Toby, who was never a busybody, somehow had a bad feeling at the sight of the crowd. Thus, when Tom was about to open the car door for Toby after pulling up not far away from the crowd, the latter exited the vehicle by himself. Then, he squinted at those people. “Please check out what’s going on.”

“What?” Tom felt surprised with what Toby told him to do because he knew his boss was not a busybody, which was why he overreacted upon hearing Toby’s words. However, he didn’t ask Toby why he wanted him to find out what was going on with the crowd. Instead, he did as he was instructed and walked toward the crowd of people.

As Tom approached the crowd, he heard murmurs mentioning a van with two kidnappers. Thus, he was able to quickly draw a brief conclusion about what was going on based on those words. Someone has been kidnapped and taken away in a van. Who would be so gutsy to pull off an abduction outside the hospital in broad daylight? Just when Tom was about to return to Toby to tell him what he learned, he suddenly heard a familiar cry that would change the look on his face.

Is that… Wanda’s voice? Wait a second! Without a moment of hesitation, Tom turned around and weaved through the crowd to confirm his suspicion. On the other hand, Toby, who saw the sudden change in Tom’s facial expression, was quickly overwhelmed by a strong feeling of anxiety. In the end, he gave in to his curiosity and walked toward the crowd to find out more for himself.

At the same time, Tom had successfully made it to the center of the crowd, where he saw Wanda lying on her belly tearfully in a seemingly injured state. In that instant, his blood ran cold while Wanda cried helplessly amidst the murmurs of discussion about a kidnap incident.

Therefore, Tom was sure that Sonia had been kidnapped because Wanda was supposed to accompany her for her check-up. Hence, now that Sonia was nowhere to be found around Wanda, his suspicion was the only logical explanation for her disappearance.

“Wanda!” Tom shouted out to the lady.

When Wanda heard the man’s voice, she stopped crying for a moment and looked up, turning her attention to the direction she was called. At the sight of Tom, she shouted, “Tom, please hurry up and save Miss Reed! Someone took her!”

Oh my gosh! My suspicion is correct. Tom took a deep breath and was about to say something but was soon interrupted by an angry voice. “What did you just say? Sonia was taken?”

It turned out that Toby had weaved through the crowd and happened to overhear Wanda’s words, unbeknownst to both of them. Sonia has been kidnapped. No wonder I had this strange bad feeling when I saw the crowd.

“Young Master Toby…” Wanda felt ashamed to face Toby because she reckoned she had failed her responsibility to look after Sonia as he told her to. Now that Sonia was gone, she knew that she had let Toby down and lost his trust.

Meanwhile, Toby had no idea what Wanda was thinking, but apparently, he had no intention of finding it out either. Instead, he walked up to Wanda and asked with a cold voice, “You said Sonia was taken. Who took her away?”

“I don’t know.” Wanda shook her head. “I only saw two muscular guys who looked especially intimidating. I bet they must be the muscle for someone in the underworld. They came and took Miss Reed away with a van.”

“Van?” Toby asked with a cold voice as he set his eyes somewhere across the road. “Where did the van go? Did you see the license plate number?”48443

“It went that way, but I don’t know about the license plate number because the van doesn’t have one,” Wanda answered.

“Alright, I heard you,” Toby replied and weaved through the crowd, hastily making for the car before he hit on the gas pedal and drove off.

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