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.

looked at it with a somewhat

her expression and asked hurriedly,

answered

that it was Carl, he pursed his lips

yelled into the phone with

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

think so… What’s the matter?”

to speak in Paradigm Co. had gotten much higher now. She didn’t

she could make

few days, and I was thinking of

back already. Alright, call me when you’re

his eyes. Although his voice was still gentle, there was a hint of coldness in his tone. “Sonia, how have you been doing in the past two months? Did Tina and the rest

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

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

for Tina and the others…” Sonia’s smile faded a lot. “Don’t worry. You know I’m someone who always bite back, so they had

said, it means they really did bully you, right?” Carl

around with? So don’t worry, and know that I am

she didn’t want 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 when I see you

See you in a few days!” Sonia

call, Charles asked, “Carl is coming

In a few days,” Sonia put away her phone and

be asking if Tina and the rest

is worried about me—that’s

and the

at him suspiciously. “What do

head; he was not going

you’re hiding something from

up from his seat. “Nothing! It

rolled her eyes and

of relief softly and was snickering in his

to come back.

be much safer, while

Charles couldn’t manage to hold

laughing about, but she did not ask about it, and instead put on her headphones to listen

……

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