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.”

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

 

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

understandable—Titus had forced him into a corner, and it’s easier for one to do stupid things when

shut. “He was way too

odd about this whole story?” Toby spoke

it?” Sonia raised

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

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

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

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 Paradigm Co. and Titus. I’m going to

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

guess her thoughts through the hostility he observed in her eyes.

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

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

like to know your answer, President Fuller. Will you step in and support the Gray

course not. I’d never support

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 Toby were to

won’t support them,” Toby said with his gaze lowered. It was Titus’s fault to begin with, so the Grays had to pay for

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

tightly. “I won’t.” She’s serious this time. She’s surely going to make me suffer if I go against my

do in the past? Why did you break

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