Zane buckled up with a smile as he replied, “It’s nothing. I simply told her a horror story.”

“Do I look like someone that gullible?” Sonia stared at Zane, rendered speechless by his reply.

 

After starting the car, Zane wore a defeated expression as he said, “But I’m telling the truth! I can’t do anything about it if you don’t believe in me.”

“This is such a pointless conversation.” Sonia rolled her eyes before averting her gaze.

Abruptly, Zane turned to look at her. “President Reed, I just noticed that you bear some semblance to Julia.”

“Huh?” Sonia was slightly dumbfounded. “I look like her?”

 

“Yeah.”

“How could that be possible?” Sonia shook her head. “Stop joking!”

 

“I’m not joking. This is serious. The outline of your face and eyes look exactly like her.” Zane nodded solemnly before adding, “Yeah, they look almost identical. People might believe it even if you claim that you’re her daughter.”

Zane wasn’t kidding, which startled her. However, she soon regained her composure enough to wave

you’re right,” Zane answered. Neither of them took the discovery to heart, so it was

window to allow some cold air to blow on her face. “By the way, I

he drove, his body swaying to the rhythm of the

eyes at the irresponsible driver, Sonia asked, “Do

Due to the loud

the space in between her brows before yelling, “Who is

was produced by tyres sliding across the surface of the road. Both passengers were thrown forward, nearly crashing into the windshield before slamming back into their seats when their seatbelts pulled them

paled. It took her a moment to recover herself before she turned to face Zane. In her rage, she slapped him on the arm.

sorry. It

true identity to Rebecca. I can’t

a single mistake I made.”

let out a dry chuckle. “Drive

continued driving, but he kept on stealing glances at Sonia. “You were asking

“Yeah.” Sonia nodded.

surroundings.

helped me twice ever since I added him as a friend on Messenger by chance. He told

Sonia for fear that she might notice how sheepish he seemed. “Although he is a friend of mine, we aren’t that close. I don’t even know his name, since we only

Sonia nodded. The fact that he had gone abroad meant she wouldn’t be seeing him, which was a relief. She was actually dreading to meet him,

the scenery outside the car window in silence. Meanwhile, Zane heaved an inaudible sigh while thinking that he should go get Toby later on to get some reward from him. After all, it took him a lot to

an hour later, they arrived at Bayside Residence. Sonia got out of the car to enter the building while limping on her two crutches. The moment she stepped out of the elevator, the eyes of a young boy who had been squatting in front of

long—What happened to your leg?” The boy stared at the cast on her leg and the

of answering Tyler’s question, Sonia frowned while examining him. “Why are you

before muttering, “I fought with Mom. She wanted me to quit the basketball

Why are

go,” Tyler said uncomfortably. In fact, he had no idea why he came to Sonia’s

nowhere to go?” Sonia took out her keys. “Get out

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