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.

shock and fury. Toby just wanted to see if the pain would go away if he did as the voice told him to, and it really

but the pain stopped once he did. Because of that, even an atheist like him felt spooked. He wondered if the same thing

what he was thinking, but when she saw some color returning to his face, she heaved a sigh of relief. “You’re okay, Toby. Good

 

his eyes. Tina didn’t

cleared the glass shards away, he looked at Toby. “Are you sure you’re all right, sir? Why don’t I call a doctor over?” He came here with a crutch, and he had a heart attack all of a sudden. Even though Toby seemed all better now, the manager was still worried. If that happens again and he dies here, it’ll be trouble for

for the doctor. Put the broken glass

a while, but he eventually believed Toby. “Very well then. Call us if you

“Alright.” Toby nodded.

took his leave, Sonia suddenly

laughing, Sonia?” Carl

fiancée. She believed him right away when he

Are you insulting me? Of course I love him!” Tina slammed her cutlery on

just asking. Why are you overreacting? Oh, did I hit the bullseye? Too close for

Toby for help. “Trust

your meal.” Toby interrupted her, slightly

made Tina stop talking and go

said, “Tina, I’ve been thinking about it for the past

interrupted him. The sound came from 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

chandelier fell from the ceiling and smashed all the plates on the table, sending porcelain shards

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