It was at that precise moment that Toby became sure of the truth: Tina was not Maple.

After all, if she indeed was Maple, then why would she burn the letters which had brought them together instead of keeping them and reminiscing over them? Because she was afraid that keeping those letters would one day bring her lies crumbling down.

Jean saw that Toby was trembling slightly, like he was suppressing insurmountable rage. A chill ran down her spine as she swallowed and asked hesitantly, “T-Toby, what’s the matter with you?”

Toby ignored her and took out his phone to make a call.

 

Before long, Tom’s groggy voice sounded from the other line as he yawned and asked, “President Fuller, is there something wrong?”

“Come by the Fuller Residence now. I need to ask you something.” Having said that brusquely, Toby hung up the call without another word.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, Tom sat up in bed with a spaced-out look on his face. Did he just ask me to drop by the Fuller Residence?

As his mind cleared up, he detached the phone from his ear and stared at the screen. When he saw that it was close to midnight, he let out a frustrated groan. For heaven’s sake, it’s late at night, and it’s nearly midnight! He must be insane to have asked me to go by the Fullers’ Residence! Whatever this is about, why couldn’t he have told me over the phone and insisted that I go over to his place?

got out of bed anyway and begrudgingly began to get ready, then headed

study. “What is it that you needed to ask me, President Fuller?” he asked with a polite smile, though he was cursing Toby over and over in his

 

annoyance, Toby shot him a pointed look and

are

Toby nodded in affirmation.

pause, “To tell you the truth, President Fuller, I don’t think Tina and Maple are the same person at all. I’ve been by your side for all these years, and I’ve seen you exchange letters with

done speaking, he peered up at Toby apprehensively, worried that he might have angered

did not appear furious at all but looked as

Miss Gray, but I wonder why he doubts her identity as Maple. He scratched his head,

finally said in a cold voice, “You’re right. She has none of

his glasses up his nose bridge and asked, “Have you

loving to her because he believed she was Maple. If the opposite were true, then he would naturally

without answering Tom’s question and asked instead, “You were the one who collected Maple’s letters on my behalf when I was too tied up with work before, so you would know

“I remember her address. Do you want me to drop by the place and find out if Maple truly isn’t Miss

“Yes,” Toby replied.

Tom said dutifully. “I’ll head over to Marina City right away

his eyes widened as the sudden realization that something

this.

the way in Marina City, but the Gray Residence is in Eastbourne. Both these cities are practically sixty kilometers away, and the Gray Family has been in Eastbourne for the

Tom’s deduction, and his eyes widened by a fraction as he pondered on this new revelation. That’s right. If Tina really was Maple, then the postal address would have been Eastbourne and

was deep in thought, Tom spoke up again from across the desk, “I remember you mentioned that Maple used to have a pet dog,

jerked slightly.

the first wife. All these aside, I caught a glimpse of Tina’s handwriting last month when she got bored in your office and scribbled a

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