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 did on his

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

meantime, Tina didn’t know what he was thinking, but when she saw some color returning to

 

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

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

doctor. Put the broken glass on

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

“Alright.” Toby nodded.

Sonia suddenly chuckled, and everyone wondered

laughing,

than his own fiancée. She believed him right away when he said he’s

you insulting me? Of course I

shrugged. “I’m just asking. Why are you overreacting? Oh, did

for help.

Just finish your meal.” Toby interrupted her, slightly

made Tina stop talking and go back to her

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

Toby’s face fell, and he looked at the direction of the sound. What he saw was

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

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