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.

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

her expression and asked hurriedly,

Carl!” Sonia answered the call after

as Charles heard that it was Carl, he pursed his

into the phone

through the phone. “Sonia, do you have some time to spare in a

What’s

the management power from Asher, and her right to speak in Paradigm Co. had gotten much higher now. She didn’t have to do

could make

is coming to an end. I plan on returning home in a few days, and I

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

answered, and then squinted his eyes. Although his voice was still gentle, there was a hint of coldness in his tone. “Sonia, how have you been doing in

trip, he was not that busy with work, so he could pay attention

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

Tina and the others…” Sonia’s smile faded a lot. “Don’t worry. You know I’m someone

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

to mess around with? So don’t worry, and know that

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

dokes. See you in a few days!” Sonia

the call, Charles asked, “Carl is coming

few days,” Sonia put away her

“Carl seemed to be asking if Tina and the rest had bullied

worried about

and the others should

suspiciously.

head; he was not going

you’re hiding something from

up from his seat. “Nothing! It was

anyway.” Sonia rolled

breath of relief softly and was

thing that Carl decided to come back. That guy is a

here, Sonia would be much safer, while Tina and the others would

manage

knowing what he was laughing about, but she did not ask about it, and instead put

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