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.”

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

 

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 Titus was also avenging

to have done that. However, his actions were understandable—Titus had forced him into a corner, and it’s easier for one to

eyes shut. “He was way

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

is it?” Sonia

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 Co. Titus only launched his attack on your father

that point. “That’s true. Why is that so?

this either. I’m guessing that your father and Titus had some sort of agreement back then. There’s

Titus was the one who started the conflict between both families. Although Henry had killed Titus’s daughter, Titus was the one

I no longer have the right to help her get rid

for he had managed to guess her thoughts through

my affairs?” Sonia met his gaze

is she looking at me like that?

Will you step in and support the Gray family?!” Sonia repeated her question when Toby didn’t respond

never

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

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

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

surely going to make me suffer if I go against my words. For example, she might kill Tina, or she

do in the past? Why did you break your promise to

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