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.”

still a bombshell to her. Her vision turned black as she felt the world around her spinning. She felt

 

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

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

her eyes shut. “He

about this whole story?” Toby

Sonia raised

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 what your father did, and he even allowed your father to continue expanding Paradigm

something at that point. “That’s true. Why is that so? Do you

not too sure about this either. I’m guessing that your father and

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

filled with such anger. However, I know that I no longer have the right to help her get

wasn’t surprised by her words, for he had managed to guess her thoughts through the hostility he observed in her eyes. “So?” Toby

affairs?” Sonia met

her words. What does she mean? Why is she looking at me like that? Is she saying that she will

your answer, President Fuller. Will you step in and support the Gray family?!” Sonia repeated her question

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

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 Toby were to support the Grays. If Sonia went against Toby

with his gaze lowered. It was Titus’s fault to begin with, so the Grays had to pay for what they had done. Toby knew that he wouldn’t

you did the last time, I’ll risk my life just to make sure that you

this time. She’s surely going to make me suffer if I go against my words. For example, she might kill Tina, or she might even kill

break

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