Sonia shook her head. “I don’t think so. He doesn’t have any heart condition.” Or at least not that I know of. She looked at Toby, who was getting paler and paler, then at Tina, who couldn’t do anything else but cry. Sonia shook her head, for she couldn’t believe how incompetent Tina was. “Miss Gray, if you want your fiancé to live, you should call an ambulance. Crying helps no one.”

Tina stopped crying, then she felt awkward about the fact Sonia had to remind her what to do before she even thought about calling a doctor. However, that didn’t stop her from glaring at Sonia. “Of course I will. You think I’m stupid?”

Sonia shrugged. “Very well then. Suit yourself. Dig in, Carl.”

“Sure, Sonia.” Carl nodded.

 

They went back to their meal without another word. Tina snorted and was about to call an ambulance, but Toby suddenly raised a hand to stop her. “It’s fine. I’ll be fine.”

“But Toby…”

“Don’t cry!” Before she could finish, Toby fought through the pain and put his hand on her face, wiping her tears off with his thumb. “I’m fine, so don’t worry.” He calmed her down gently, but his voice was hoarse. The moment he said that, Toby could feel the pain in his heart subsiding. A few moments later, the pain disappeared completely. If it weren’t for the sweat on his forehead, nobody would know he was in pain just a moment earlier.

downward, hiding his shock and fury. Toby just wanted to see if the pain would go away if he did as the voice

of that, even an atheist like him felt spooked. He wondered

when she saw some color returning to his face, she heaved a sigh of relief. “You’re okay, Toby. Good to see

 

but he stopped himself, though fury glinted within his eyes. Tina didn’t notice that, so

and he had a heart

Put the broken glass on my

he eventually believed Toby. “Very well then. Call us if you need anything. Enjoy the rest of

“Alright.” Toby nodded.

Sonia suddenly chuckled,

you laughing,

Mr. Fuller than his own fiancée. She believed him

you insulting me? Of course

you overreacting? Oh, did I hit the bullseye? Too close

Tina bit her lip and looked toward Toby for help. “Trust

Just finish your meal.” Toby interrupted her, slightly

stop talking and

suddenly said, “Tina,

the next table, so Toby’s face fell, and he looked at the direction of the sound. What he saw was a big crystal chandelier sitting on top of

fell from the ceiling and smashed all the plates on the table, sending porcelain shards flying everywhere. One of them cut Sonia’s arm, drawing

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