“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.”

“From what I gathered, Cynthia’s father has been hoping 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 affect Stone Incorporated’s image, so Chairman Stone must be abhorring

“You’re right.” Sonia chuckled.

her head inside.

brow before turning to face Charles. “Did you

“Why would I hire one when I

from Fuller

what you said during the

thin line. “We’ll find out as soon as we

“Okay.” Daphne nodded.

later, the lawyer, Martin, came in before greeting both Sonia and Charles

a seat.” Sonia gestured

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 aware that

Sonia leaned

not it. I came under his orders to redistribute the property between

cried out

Meanwhile, Martin took out a document from his briefcase. “President Reed, this is the settlement that President Fuller drafted, which includes five villas, two apartment units, five cars, as well as two hundred

didn’t take

so, Martin put the document down on the table, unaffected by her coldness. When he pushed the document across the table to

have

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

fact that Toby was willing to offer that much was generous enough of him. Charles was also aware of it, so he pouted before shutting his

the other 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

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

her heart, compensation isn’t going to do sh*t to heal her broken heart. Besides, from what I can

do you mean by that?”

the public the Fullers’ treatment of her throughout the years, so everybody knows now that he’s a scum. The only reason he sent you is to try to salvage what’s left

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