Tim’s eyes were as cold as a viper’s when he heard what Tina had said, but he kept his voice light as he countered gently, “There is no need to kill her; sometimes living can be far more torturous than death.”

“What does that mean?” Tina frowned on the other line, obviously displeased to hear that he refused to kill Sonia.

The white light refracted off Tim’s glasses as he explained with forced patience, “What I mean is that we could rustle up a couple of men to ruin her completely while recording the process. That way, the child she’s carrying will be as good as gone, and she would be so agonized that she’d beg for death.”

Tina lit up at this. “You’re right. Killing her would be doing her a favor, so we might as well let her suffer in purgatory for the rest of her life. I must say the plan is a very appealing one indeed.”

 

When all was over and done with, Toby wouldn’t think about loving a tainted and ruined Sonia anymore, even if he were to discover that she was Maple.

Sonia’s life, on the other hand, would be completely destroyed. She would never be able to keep her head high in society anymore, and she would live the rest of her days being ostracized by everyone. Even Paradigm Co. would become the laughingstock of the industry because of her disgrace.

Indeed, killing her would be too easy on her, especially when she deserves far worse punishments than death. Tina was practically trembling with twisted anticipation as the thought cemented in her mind.

On the other line, Tim mused with a dark and unreadable expression, “Am I right to presume you’re on board with the idea?”

“Yes.” Tina nodded decisively. She was much more than agreeable to the idea; she could hardly wait to see it come to fruition! Seized with newfound excitement, she urged, “When do you plan on striking?”

plan in action?” Tim asked slowly as he turned his scalpel

 

she quipped, “Of course.

the blade of his scalpel and drawled, “Very well. I’ll lure Sonia over to Bay Street tomorrow. There’s hardly ever a crowd, and you can

she grew giddy with excitement as malice filled

just opened her notebook when she felt a sharp prickling sensation in her nose, and before she could stop herself, she let

front of her and asked

Sonia replied, sniffing as she drew her fitted blazer tighter around

thermostat in the office had been turned on. The temperature was fine, but there was a moment earlier when

he saw Sonia’s gesture and cranked up the heating by a fraction. “That should keep

didn’t think that he was doing this out of concern for her. Rather, it was a considerate gesture on his part to make sure his business partner didn’t catch a cold. She would have done the same thing

in response and made no other remark, then set the thermostat remote aside before taking up

could smell the faint scent of peppermint that lingered on him. She stiffened, and her thoughts drifted far away as she was transported back to the day she had first

carried with it the boy’s crisp

boy she liked was

her like a tempest, then gazed up at Toby with an unreadable look as she said, “You should think about switching up your cologne, President

this, Toby felt

a decade, and he never stopped because it was Maple’s favorite. This was the first time anyone had told him so forthrightly

If I saw correctly, it was almost like she was seeing some other person

brows knitted together. Is he mad about what I just told him? At the thought of this, she managed an embarrassed smile and said flippantly, “I’m sorry, President Fuller. I spoke out of turn earlier. Just pretend as if I never said anything in

thin line. “Does

further on this matter instead of snapping at her. She took a sip of her tea and asked carefully, “Do you want the truth,

deadpan, as he replied, “What do you

asked,

eyes at her skeptically, feeling as if there was more to

and pushed the notebook toward him. “President Fuller, do you think you could tell me more about

regarded her darkly. At last, he set aside his questions and began to explain

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