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.”

black as she felt the world around her spinning. She felt herself falling as her stance grew unsteady. Upon seeing that, Toby held her by her shoulders before he pressed her close to his chest. “Are

 

Toby helped Sonia to the couch, where she sat with her

understandable—Titus had forced him into a corner, and it’s easier for one to do stupid things when they are feeling impulsive.” Rose stroked

her eyes shut. “He was

that there’s something odd about this whole story?” Toby spoke up all of

it?” Sonia raised her

eyes, why didn’t he end up in jail? Judging by how unforgiving and vindictive Titus is, he’d never let your father and Paradigm Co. get off so easily. Yet, that was

at that point. “That’s true. Why is that so? Do you know the answer, Grandma?” Sonia turned to

not too sure about this either. I’m guessing that your father and Titus had some sort of agreement back then. There’s

and Reed Families is absolutely irreconcilable,” 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 of them might be gone since Sonia’s father was dead, but that didn’t mean that things were settled between

know that I no longer have the right to help

through the hostility he observed in her eyes. “So?” Toby asked as

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

me like that? Is she saying that she will go against me

like to know your answer, President Fuller. Will you step in and support the Gray family?!” Sonia repeated her question when Toby didn’t respond to her

hastily replied on behalf of him. “Of course not. I’d never support it if Toby were to stand on the

support the Grays. 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.

with, so the Grays had to pay for what they had done. Toby knew

you go against your own words the way you did the last time, I’ll risk my

tightly. “I won’t.” She’s serious this time. She’s surely going to make me

in the past? Why did you break your promise to Sonia?”

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