“Don’t be angry. Take a seat.” Tim pulled out a chair for Tina.

Thud! She flung her bag violently onto the table. “How could I not be? I could have ended Sonia today. Once she’s gone, I won’t have any troubles in the future. But you—”

“Toby is at the hospital,” he cut her off.

Tina was visibly shocked. “What? He is at the hospital?”

 

“Yes, that’s right. Plus, he was right outside the operation theater, and he clearly saw me entering. Think about it, if I were the surgeon, and Sonia lost her life in the end, don’t you think he’d get suspicious and look into it?”

Learning about the unexpected news, she bit her lip. “You’re right. We can’t kill her right away. Still, you could have aborted her baby. Why didn’t you do it?”

She shot the man an angry glare, but he calmly poured a glass of water for her. “Don’t worry. We have plenty of chances to do that. Do you not trust me?”

worried that if this drags on, Toby might acknowledge the baby and remarry

Toby thinks differently from Sonia. He knew that the child was his, and he personally waited outside the operation theatre for her surgery to end.

Don’t forget what I have told you before—his

 

not look like she’d rekindle the relationship, not to mention that Toby will not get back together with her even though he still loves her, why, then, are you so worried about

gaze guiltily and remarked impatiently, “You shouldn’t have asked

about the fact that she’d pretended to be Toby’s pen pal, especially to Toby and Tim. If she accidentally let that

Oh well, whatever.” He shrugged in

by his other question. “Oh, right, Tina, do you still

across her eyes. “Why the

a little nostalgic.” He took a sip of tea and smiled while she was frustrated and angered by the ambush. Why would a grown-up feel nostalgic for no

smile on her face and replied, “Of course, our first encounter was the day I saved

his fingers on the table

her face almost fell apart. Clutching her hands, she

when they first met, he excitedly told her that he had

said it was fine; after all, that was only their second encounter. From the clue, she guessed that their ‘first encounter’ must be the time she had

course, you’re right—our first encounter was the day you saved me.”

relief. Out of nowhere, however, he added, “Do

down started to beat anxiously again. She could almost kill him for the anxiety he stirred. More than

Why is he suddenly asking me those questions? Could he have found out that I was faking my identity as his ‘savior’, and he is now trying to sound

a loss because of the panic. This time, she had no answer to his question, for she had no idea where his savior had saved

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255