Before, it was always Sonia who stood there and watched him leave. He always knew, but he had never once looked back at her.

And now, it was finally his turn to stand in place and watch her leave.

 

As it turned out, it could be so upsetting to watch someone leave without even being spared a backward glance or a response.

Toby lowered his head slightly and stroked his chest, which felt bitter and slightly tingling.

In the parking lot.

Sonia and Charles arrived at their car.

 

Charles opened the car door and said, “Darling, do you think something is wrong with Toby? Why did he come all the way here to apologize to you personally?”

“Only God knows,” Sonia replied uninterestedly and ducked her head to get into the car.

 

Charles also got into the car at the same time. “I really couldn’t understand what this man was thinking.”

Sonia smiled. “If you could read his mind, your achievements today would be the same as his. Alright, let’s drive. Otherwise, Mrs. Lane will call and ask us why we haven’t arrived yet.”

“Fine.” Charles nodded and started the car.

On the way, Sonia’s cell phone rang all of a sudden.

eyes, took her phone out, and looked at it with a somewhat surprised

her expression and asked hurriedly,

Carl!” Sonia answered the call after

as Charles heard that it was Carl, he pursed his lips and said nothing

Sonia yelled into the phone with

you have some time to spare

so… What’s the matter?” Sonia

speak in Paradigm Co. had gotten much higher now. She didn’t have to do a lot of things by herself;

could

returning home in a few days, and

two months now—it’s about time for you to be back already. Alright, call me when you’re back; I’ll pick you up at the airport then.” Sonia agreed to

in his tone. “Sonia, how have you been doing

he was not that busy with work, so he could pay attention to the news to see what was happening

got busier later on, he didn’t have much time to pay attention to the news anymore—so he couldn’t tell if

lot. “Don’t worry. You know

really did bully you, right?” Carl lowered his eyelids to cover the chill in his

mess around with? So don’t worry, and know that I am fine. By the way, isn’t it still nighttime on your side of

to say any more, Carl didn’t push it any further. He twitched the corner of his mouth and showed an eerie smile. “Okay. I’ll hang up first, then. We’ll talk more

See you in a

Charles asked, “Carl is

days,” Sonia put away her

be asking if Tina and

is worried

well. It seems that Tina and the others should worry about themselves now.” Charles smiled

suspiciously. “What do

his head; he was

I feel like you’re hiding something

straightened up from his seat. “Nothing!

anyway.” Sonia rolled her

relief softly and

a good thing that Carl decided to come back.

safer, while Tina and the others

manage to hold back a

not ask about it, and instead put

……

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