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

 

lip as she replied to him in a weak voice. 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 such an idiotic thing?” Sonia couldn’t believe that her father had drowned a young child. It explained why Titus had been so cruel to her father six years ago, for

a corner, and it’s easier for one to do stupid things when they are feeling

her eyes shut. “He was

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

it?” Sonia

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

Why is that so? Do you know the answer, Grandma?” Sonia turned to look

shook her head. “I’m not too sure about this either. I’m guessing that your father and Titus had some sort of agreement back then. There’s no other way to

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

no longer have the right to help her get

for he had managed to guess her thoughts through the hostility

going to meddle with my affairs?”

me like that? Is she saying that she will go against me if I decide to meddle

in and support the Gray family?!” Sonia

not. I’d never support it if Toby were to

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 pay for what they had done. Toby knew that he

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

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

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

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