Toby fell silent.

He reached up to massage his temples with his fingers. “Never mind then. Can’t be helped if you can’t find it.”

 

If she didn’t know the identity of the thief, he couldn’t possibly force her to retrieve the bag.

“I’m so sorry for causing trouble again, Toby.” Tina bit her lip and apologized with red eyes.

Now that he saw her like this, Toby responded in the gentlest voice possible, “It’s not your fault. Don’t take it to heart.”

“That’s right, Tina. Listen to Toby,” Titus coaxed.

 

Julia nodded as well.

Tina smiled through her tears when she realized that everyone was comforting her. “Okay, I know.”

 

“Oh, yeah! Toby, do you have any idea on how to deal with Tina’s case?” Titus asked as he looked at Toby.

Toby dropped his gaze. “You’ll find out tomorrow.”

Upon sensing Toby’s reluctance to spill the beans, Titus was a little upset, but he didn’t probe further.

It was a quiet journey in which they arrived at the Gray Residence half an hour later.

Then, Titus and his family exited the vehicle.

Toby rolled down the window and looked at them. “Titus, Julia, please take care of Tina.”

“Don’t worry about it,” Julia replied with a smile as she patted Tina’s head.

didn’t say anything, he looked like he agreed with

looked at Tina again. “Rest well at home and I’ll swing by during the weekend to pick

Toby. Have a safe journey.”

before he turned the

too long after that he

entered the office with a complicated expression as he held a

Toby was staring at the computer screen and asked without

replying, “You asked me to investigate Miss Reed’s physical condition from the hospital and I’ve received word on

raised his head to look at Tom. “What did you find

pregnant,” Tom answered

as he froze in shock. After a few seconds, he managed to come around and ask

Reed and President Fuller filed for divorce. So, one can conclude that as soon as Miss Reed left

mask his emotions from prying eyes, but his heart was in turmoil. A month or so… It’s been around one month since that night I shared with

heartbeat raced as he tightened his grip on the mouse. It was obvious he was nowhere near calm

cares for Miss Reed. Now that he has received news that she is pregnant, he definitely

Tom pondered, Toby suddenly stood up. “Is there any

amniotic fluid, but it carries a high risk of miscarriage. Why do you ask,

reply. Instead, his frown

boss’ expression, Tom suddenly had a wild guess as his eyes widened. “President Fuller,

at him before slightly nodding

They even did that the

while looking at his assistant. Since removing the amniotic fluid presents great risks, I won’t let Sonia go through

head. “There’s none. Other methods would require

he was

Tom asked, “President Fuller, don’t be so anxious. What if the child isn’t yours but

hearing that question, Toby’s expression darkened as a heavy

was well aware that the child might not

annoyed at the thought of the child being someone

answered in a low voice, “Send someone to keep an eye on Sonia and try

Tom nodded in response

again left alone in

of Sonia’s pregnancy whirled around in his head, rendering him unable to focus on

he finally stood up and grabbed his jacket that was hanging on the back of his chair

return to the Fuller Residence, but

came. By the time he finally returned to his senses, he had already arrived at

parking his car near Sonia’s apartment,

light up a cigarette and take a

As a result, the reduced visibility had given him a

Boom!

flashes across the sky before

road in seconds. Some of the droplets even managed to

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