“No.” He stared down, hiding the laugh in his eyes. Nicely done.

Tina stared at him in disbelief. “What? Why?”

Carl and Sonia looked at him as well. Yeah, he didn’t even help her when we insulted her. I thought he loved her and would do anything for her. Why did he let us do what we wanted? Odd.

Toby could guess what Sonia was thinking from the change in her expression. He wanted to tell her he didn’t love Tina, so whatever happened to her wasn’t his business. However, he had a hunch that something bad would happen if he said that, and the feeling was too strong for him to ignore. In the end. Toby let Tina go and put his hand in his pocket so he could clench it without anyone seeing. “Because it’s a bit hard to handle,” he said coolly.

 

“Why?” Tina was curious.

Sonia arched her eyebrow. She too wanted to know his answer.

Toby pursed his lips and lied, “Sonia didn’t call you a dog. You did it yourself. If I defend you, that means you’ll be really nothing but a dog.” He deliberately emphasized the word ‘dog.’

that thought, and

she bit her lip and nodded. “I see.” She thought something was off, but she couldn’t

she wouldn’t throw a tantrum, Toby stopped frowning. I get the gist now. As long as she stays calm, I won’t have to follow her every whim and desire, nor will I get punished for disobeying her. Toby rubbed his fingers. “Since we can’t solve the mystery, we’ll let the cops handle it. As for you

 

up straight. “We’ll cooperate

looked at Sonia, his gaze

for she

nudged her on the shoulder.

and smiled apologetically. However, she was shaken to her core, for she could see the old Toby for an instant when he

said to let

works. Sure.”

went to call the cops. After they came and took Sonia, Carl, Tina, and Toby’s testimonials, they let the four of them go. Carl and Sonia left first, while Toby and Tina

jealous about it. She wanted to turn his head and tell him to only have eyes on her, not anyone else. Not even Sonia. Especially not Sonia. However,

she took a deep breath and held her fury down. She forced a smile and called out to Toby, snatching his attention back to her. “The car’s here,

merely nodded and hobbled toward the

stomped her foot, since Toby didn’t even call her

car. Tina sat beside him and closed the door. “Why didn’t you wait for me, Toby?” She looked at him, slightly

Toby closed his eyes and told

she remembered how Toby almost fell twice in the restaurant, she shut

seemingly because he was in a deep sleep. Toby showed no signs of getting out even after the car had stopped. Tina bit her lip. She wanted to wake him up and tell him they were at her home. But when she realized he was frowning, she gave up and

his eyes, his

his spine.

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