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.

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 did on his

Because of that, even an atheist like him felt spooked. He wondered if the same thing would

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

 

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

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

the doctor. Put the broken glass

he eventually believed Toby. “Very well then. Call us if

“Alright.” Toby nodded.

took his leave, Sonia suddenly

laughing,

about Mr. Fuller than his own fiancée. She believed him right away when he said he’s fine. Do you even love

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

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

and looked toward Toby for help. “Trust me, Toby. I really care about

finish your meal.” Toby interrupted her,

Tina stop talking and go back

about it for a moment, then he suddenly said, “Tina, I’ve been thinking about it for

face fell, and he looked at the direction of the sound. What he saw was a big crystal

the table, sending porcelain shards flying everywhere. One of them cut Sonia’s arm, drawing

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