“No, I’m not going with you.” Cynthia backed away while shaking her head.

Sternly, the police added, “We will be forced to arrest you if you won’t come with us, which will result in having one more charge pressed against you.”

 

Frightened by the declaration, Cynthia put the phone back to her ear. “Tina, the police have come to arrest me. Help me! Please help me!”

However, no response came from the other end. Cynthia checked the phone, only to realize that the call had already ended. At that moment, she fell into utter despair, collapsing onto the floor stupefied. The policemen exchanged glances before reaching out to carry Cynthia away.

“Hello, Miss Reed.” After getting into the police car, the policeman who showed his ID earlier contacted Sonia. “We already arrested the suspect.”

“Got it. Thank you.” Sonia expressed her gratitude smilingly before cutting the call.

 

Charles put a cup of coffee down in front of her. “Who is it?”

“The police.” Sonia sipped on her coffee.

 

Charles was hit with a realization. “Is it about Cynthia’s arrest?”

Sonia nodded. “Yup.”

that she could marry into a rich family. I suppose that wish will never come true with how things are now. Her arrest will also

“You’re right.” Sonia chuckled.

from the office door before Daphne popped her head inside. “President Reed, a lawyer named

turning to

shook his head. “Why would I hire one when I have

Fuller Group’s legal

his eyes. “Darling, he’s Toby’s employee. Could it be that what you said during the

“We’ll find out as soon as we meet him.

“Okay.” Daphne nodded.

later, the lawyer, Martin, came in before greeting both Sonia and Charles with a nod. “Good

Holmes, please have a seat.” Sonia gestured

out the chair across from her to sit down on it, while Charles poured him a cup of tea. After thanking Charles, he started to explain the reason for his visit. “President Reed, you must be

sue me?” Sonia leaned backward with

“That’s not it. I came under his orders to redistribute the property between you after

Charles cried out

heard. Meanwhile, Martin took out a document from his briefcase. “President Reed, this is the settlement that President Fuller drafted, which includes five villas,

Sonia didn’t

table, unaffected by her coldness. When he pushed the document across the table to her, Charles was the one who picked it up in her

he have given Sonia half of his property? What about

heard that, a cold sweat broke out on his forehead. “You must be kidding, President Lane. Both President Reed and President Fuller signed a prenuptial agreement before their marriage, so

fact that Toby was willing to offer that much was generous enough of him. Charles was

hand, Sonia took the document while studying Martin. “Tell me something, Mr. Holmes. Why did President Fuller decide to offer me these all of a sudden?” Back when they divorced, she already made it clear that she wanted nothing from him. Therefore, she wondered what Toby was up to by offering all this to her a

“Allow me to explain. The reason President Fuller gave you the cold shoulder during your marriage was because he assumed that you had forced yourself on him despite knowing the fact that he’s Tina’s boyfriend back then. However, after the press conference today, he came to understand that he misunderstood you, so he would like

all the things he did to hurt her and trample her heart, compensation isn’t going to do sh*t to

mean by that?” Martin

his arms, Charles added, “My darling already announced to the public the Fullers’ treatment of her throughout the years, so everybody knows now that

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