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.”

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 her by her shoulders before he pressed her close

 

At 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

forced him into a corner, and it’s easier for one

squeezed her eyes shut. “He was way too

this whole story?” Toby spoke up all

it?” Sonia raised

Rina right in front of Titus and Julia’s 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 what he did. Titus didn’t get the law involved after

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

guessing that your father and Titus had some sort of agreement back then. There’s no other way to

the Gray 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.

be filled with such anger. However, I know that I no longer have the right to help her get rid of this hatred. Her icy voice sounded in his ears as he thought about his relationship with her. “I

words, for he had managed to guess her thoughts through the hostility he observed

to meddle with my affairs?” Sonia

that? Is she saying that

answer, President Fuller. Will you step in and support the Gray family?!”

behalf of him. “Of course not. I’d never support it if

wished to help the Grays. It’d be great if he didn’t support them, but Sonia knew that she would attack them all at once if Toby were to 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. Toby was Rose’s grandson, and Rose had to be mentally prepared just in case

said with his gaze lowered. It was Titus’s fault to begin with, so the Grays had to pay for

your own words the way you did the last time, I’ll risk my life just to make sure that you suffer forever,” Sonia threatened in a firm

pupils shrank as he clenched his fists tightly. “I won’t.” She’s serious this time. She’s surely going to make me suffer if I go against my words.

you break your promise to

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