The pain subsided the moment he said that. Toby stared at the desk, hiding the murderous look that was swelling within his eyes. I knew it. That’s not the last time. That means I’ll have to cheer her up or get anything she wants whenever she wants. If I don’t, I’ll get punished. Sh*t. That means I’m just a puppet!

“Thank you, Toby. You’re the best.” Tina didn’t notice his fury, so she smiled sheepishly. He’s back to how he was before the car crash. I guess we’re all patched up now.

Toby kept quiet, but he was actually holding back his urge to destroy Tina.

At this moment, the manager came back again, but now with a doctor. “Dear customers, please let the doctor have a look,” he quickly told the four of them. At the same time, he complained, What the heck is this? That guy with the crutch almost died earlier, and now the chandelier right on top of that guy fell. Did that guy break a mirror and see a black cat at the same time?

 

“Doctor, I need you to look at Sonia first.” Carl quickly dragged the doctor toward Sonia.

However, Tina rolled her eyes and piped up, “Miss Reed, can you hold on for a minute?”

Tina darkly. “What?

as well. Ever since he knew he had to protect and spoil Tina

but

life, Carl couldn’t hold his anger in, and he cursed at her directly. “Shut the f*ck up! So what? That’s

 

it’ll leave a scar on my face if I drag it on for too long. Even if she gets a scar on her arm, she can

person. I want to leave a scar on your face. Better yet, the wound festers and rots

at her in disbelief. “Miss Reed, what

he snapped, “Enough. Let Sonia

“Toby…”

himself. Only God knew how much pain he was in at that moment. His heart felt like it would explode any moment, and the voice kept telling him to force the doctor to treat Tina first. It told him

was controlling him, forcing him to love and spoil Tina. Perhaps, he had never loved her to begin with.

one he loved was that bubbly pen pal of his—Maple. But Tina’s personality was totally different from his pen pal. He didn’t think she’d change so much just because she was in a coma for six years. It was a gigantic flaw, but he never noticed that. That’s not normal. It’s that power. It’s controlling me, keeping me from realizing that Tina isn’t Maple. He didn’t know why the power was protecting Tina, but it didn’t matter. If it

moment, he suddenly lost his balance and knelt on one knee, his face contorted

when they saw this. What

to be in pain. Does he

Tina wanted to

that, he let the table go and

helped him out. But much

contact with him. So she might be the key to my freedom. She might be my antidote, the one who can free me from my curse! Toby was filled with delight at the thought of

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