“Of course not. It’s not like you don’t have anything to eat. Your brother prepared a table full of dishes for you right there, so get back to where you came from and finish your meal.” Charles pointed at Toby and turned Tyler away.

Tyler glared at him and said, “I’m not talking to you, so who are you to answer me?”

 

“I am Sonia’s boyfriend, which is all the reason I need to answer your question.” Charles wrapped his arm around Sonia’s shoulders, to which the latter didn’t show any sign of resistance. When Sonia didn’t back away, Charles appeared to be even more complacent. “So, how is it going to be? Do you have a problem with that now?”

Tyler was piqued as he immediately turned his attention to Sonia and sympathetically begged her to let him eat. “Sonia, I’m really hungry now, so can I have some of your cooking? Pretty please.” He placed his palms together and put on a pitiful look on his face.

At that moment, Tyler’s reaction reminded Sonia of a poodle she reared many years ago. Back in the day, the puppy would behave sympathetically by raising both of its front paws to beg for something to eat, just like what Tyler was doing. Therefore, Sonia’s pity eventually got the better of her as she pointed at the empty seat and said, “Alright, help yourself.”

“Yeah, you’re the best, Sonia!” Tyler happily scampered to the kitchen to grab himself a fork and spoon.

 

“Are you really going to let him eat, darling?” Charles looked at Sonia in disbelief, while Zane and Rebecca seemed to be as surprised as Toby did. After all, they all knew that she once said she would make the Fuller Family pay for what they did to her. Therefore, they didn’t understand why she’d let Tyler have her cooking.

“Yes, of course,” Sonia answered.

 

his ears to listen closely because he was also curious to know how Sonia would answer Charles’ question

complicated. The way he looked just reminded me of Bucky.” Sonia smiled while the memories of the past filled her

recall how Bucky looked from a long time ago as he nodded

guys just talk about Bucky?” Toby suddenly stood up, asking with a desperate voice while fixing

referring to the same ‘Bucky’ they were talking about, Sonia and Charles exchanged gazes with each other in confusion because they didn’t understand why Toby was so agitated. Before both of them could tell him that Bucky was actually just a poodle, Tina suddenly bent over and

her back and asked in a concerned manner, “How do

I guess I must have caught a cold, so would you please walk me to

“Sure.” Toby nodded.

as she heaved a sigh of relief on the inside. In fact, she had long known that Bucky was a poodle from Toby’s letters that she read earlier. Therefore, she was taken aback by his reaction when he heard Sonia suddenly mention Bucky. Because of that, she was grateful that she was able to interrupt their conversation and prevent them from going further about Bucky. Otherwise, Toby would know that the ‘Bucky’ he was asking was, in fact, the same poodle Sonia was referring to. If that happened,

my brother?” Tyler curiously asked when he returned from the kitchen with his silverware and saw Toby

room, so

should I listen to you?!” Tyler rolled his eyes upward at Charles

touched that tears almost

decided to rain on his parade after putting down her fork and knife. “Remember to wash the dish and clean the table when you’re

eyes widened in

question, saying, “Because each of us contributed to making this meal. I cooked the dishes while Rebecca rinsed the vegetables; Charles took care of the seasoning while Zane scraped away the fish scale for cooking. Therefore, you’re going to have to pull

down and said, “Alright, I get

Tyler’s head and rubbed it with her hand. “Good

“Are you treating me as

up from her

meals. By the time they were gone, Tyler was left alone at the table

……

to the kettle on the table to pour herself a glass of water, only to realize it was empty. Helpless, she reluctantly decided to step out of the room and head downstairs to quench her thirst.

was wrong, Sonia subconsciously held onto the railing beside her as she didn’t dare to move a muscle. After all, she couldn’t see anything in the dark, which would probably expose her to risks of getting hurt as she might fall down from the stairs or bump herself into something. “Charles. Charles?” Sonia called out

her phone’s flashlight. Soon, the door was open, whereupon footsteps were heard and accompanied by a ray of light that seemed to

and asked, “Is that you, Charles?” While the person was shining on the floor with the flashlight, the poor lighting made it even harder for her to make

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