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?

Tom’s resentment, he got out of bed anyway and begrudgingly began to get ready, then headed over to

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

 

a pointed look and tapped his

but he quickly regained his composure. “President Fuller, are you suspecting that Miss Gray is not your pen pal from

Toby nodded in affirmation.

that the man was not joking, he said after a long 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

peered up at Toby apprehensively, worried that he

his surprise, Toby did not appear furious at all but looked as if

mad at me for making those disparaging comments about Miss Gray, but I wonder why he doubts her identity as Maple. He scratched

cold voice, “You’re right. She has none of these qualities, and she has

up his nose bridge and asked, “Have you discovered something that made you

then that President Fuller’s been cold and distant to Miss Gray for the past two days. That makes sense, seeing how he was only kind and loving to her because he believed she was Maple. If the opposite were true, then he would naturally grow indifferent toward her.

the one who collected Maple’s letters on my behalf when I was too tied up with work before, so you would know her

nodded hastily. “I remember her address. Do you want me to drop by the place

“Yes,” Toby replied.

sir,” Tom said dutifully. “I’ll head over to Marina City right

off, and his eyes widened as the

this. “What

practically sixty kilometers away,

this new revelation. That’s right. If Tina really was Maple, then the postal address would have been Eastbourne and

again from across the desk, “I remember

chin jerked slightly.

dogs. You also mentioned that Maple has a stepmother and a sister, but Mrs. Gray has always been 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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