Toby blinked before he grunted.

When he exited the elevator earlier, he already felt a sense of dizziness and figured that he could be running a temperature.

 

However, he suddenly wanted to see her, so he didn’t give it much thought.

Sonia lowered her hand and extended it toward Toby.

He merely looked at her. “What do you want?”

“Your phone.” She frowned in frustration. “Give it to me. I’ll help you to ring the Fullers so that they can send someone over to bring you home.”

 

“No need.” He pouted as he declined the offer.

She chuckled. “Huh, do you think you can drive home on your own?”

 

Toby’s thin lips moved, but he didn’t say anything.

Sonia could feel the onset of a headache. “You don’t want anyone coming over to fetch you, but you can’t drive home on your own. What are you trying to—hey!”

Before she could even finish her sentence, the man lost his grip on the door frame before his towering body fell in her direction.

Toby fell right on top of Sonia and his weight nearly crushed her.

“Hey, how shameless can you be? Falling on me like that… Come on, get up.” Sonia pushed the man on top of her.

he didn’t

turned to look and she realized that his eyes were closed. It was obvious that he had passed out. “You’re kidding me,

imagine such a big guy passing out from some

sighed as she suppressed her urge to leave the man outside to die. Then, she helped him

threw the man onto

into contact with the couch, he suddenly groaned before his

momentarily stunned. Did I hurt

it much thought as she fished for Toby’s phone in his pocket. Her intention was to contact Tom to take Toby

Toby hadn’t registered his fingerprint on his phone, so the device was instead locked with

a few combinations. She tried

the end, Sonia surrendered and took out her phone instead. Then, she made a call and

doctor to

and stared at Toby’s wet hair and shoulder for a while. She thought that his fever would worsen if

but it couldn’t be helped; she couldn’t just

Toby’s shirt when she looked up and noticed a crimson patch on his

over. After that, she was dumbfounded as

crimson patch has almost entirely covered his back and it’s a ghastly

the blood capillaries under his skin rupturing as a result of a huge

him on the couch. I’m afraid his fever might have been caused by this

as she gingerly touched Toby’s

how he had sustained the injury—it was when he saved her that day. It wasn’t in front of the hotel elevator,

a grave injury, but didn’t say anything when

describe her feelings at that moment. On top of being exasperated, she was also

this time, the doorbell rang

who had arrived, so she looked up and deeply

on the

as surprised at the injury on Toby’s back. He quickly opened the medicine kit and retrieved

the doctor applied some ointment on Toby’s back and injected Toby with

but worry. She clasped her hands together and asked anxiously,

on his back isn’t that bad either. Just keep applying the ointment for a few days while waiting for the bruise to lighten and

relief and managed to squeeze a faint smile on her face. “I understand. Thank you so much,

leave

and saw

she looked at the man on the couch and couldn’t help mumbling, “I guess I’ve returned your kindness when you saved me. We still stand on

grab a blanket and covered

bed. As soon as she closed her eyes, the image of Toby’s crimson back intruded her thoughts and she

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