I see. So that’s what happened, Toby thought as he pressed his lips together. He knew that Henry kidnapped Rina in the past, but he had no idea that Titus was the one who forced Henry into it. It seems like I have to be more thorough when I’m investigating a particular matter; all these illusions might blind my eyes from the truth otherwise.

Titus’s expression had been filled with hatred when he last spoke to me about Henry, but I just find that hilarious right now. I can’t believe I completely fell for Titus’s narrative when he told me that Henry had wronged the Gray Family.

 

At that thought, Toby shifted his gaze toward Sonia. His eyes were filled with remorse and guilt. He felt sorry because he concluded that Sonia’s father was a bad man after listening to one side of the story.

Meanwhile, Sonia didn’t have the time to look at Toby’s reaction. She simply lowered her head to hold onto the necklace. “That’s why this necklace was in the Reed Residence,” she muttered. She figured that her father must have removed this necklace from Rina when he first kidnapped her.

“That’s right,” Rose said with a nod.

“How did Rina die in the end?” Sonia asked. She had a bold guess in her mind, but it was a guess that she didn’t wish to make.

 

Rose studied Sonia’s expression for a while before she slowly parted her lips to speak. “Your father drowned her in the river, right in front of Titus and Julia’s eyes.”

guess was right, but the revelation was still a bombshell to her. Her vision turned black as she felt the world around her spinning. She felt herself falling as her stance grew unsteady. Upon seeing that, Toby held

 

the same time, Rose eyed the younger woman concernedly. “You should sit down,” she suggested. Thus, Toby helped Sonia to the couch, where she sat with her limbs trembling. “H-How could Dad… do such an idiotic thing?” Sonia couldn’t believe that her father had drowned a young child. It explained why Titus had been so cruel

father was silly to have done that. However, his actions were understandable—Titus had forced him into a corner, and it’s

shut. “He was way

that there’s something odd about this

it?” Sonia raised

so easily. Yet, that was what he did. Titus didn’t get the law involved after what your father did, and

that point. “That’s true. Why is that so?

about this either. I’m guessing that your father and Titus had some

Sonia muttered as she bit her bottom lip. Titus was the one who started the conflict between both families. Although Henry had killed Titus’s daughter, Titus was the one who forced Henry to his death. The resentment between both

eyes. Her beautiful eyes shouldn’t be filled with such anger. However, I know that I no longer have the right to help her

to guess her thoughts through the

meddle with my affairs?” Sonia met his gaze with an emotionless

looking at me like that? Is she saying that she will go against me if

you step in and support the Gray family?!” Sonia repeated her question when

“Of course not. I’d never support it if Toby were to stand on the Gray Family’s

She would give everything up just to fight them until the very end. However, she posed Toby the question to Toby because she cared for Rose. Toby was Rose’s grandson, and Rose had to be mentally prepared just

begin with, so the Grays had to pay for what they

hope you stick to your promise. If you go against your own words the way you did the last time,

going to make me suffer if I go against my words. For example, she

did you do in the past? Why did you break

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