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?”

and see the plan in action?” Tim asked

 

she quipped, “Of course. I want to

blade of his scalpel and drawled, “Very well. I’ll lure Sonia over to

and she grew giddy with excitement as malice filled her

felt a sharp prickling sensation in her nose, and before

in front of her and asked

as she drew her fitted blazer

on. The temperature was fine, but there was a moment earlier when Sonia had

cranked up

he was doing this out of concern for her. Rather, it was a considerate gesture on his part to make sure his

response and made no other remark, then set the thermostat remote

him. She stiffened, and her thoughts drifted far away as she was transported back to the day she had first met him, which was well over ten years

when the breeze picked up, it carried with it the boy’s crisp

but the boy she liked

at Toby with an unreadable look as she said, “You should think about switching up your cologne, President

hearing this, Toby felt

because it was Maple’s favorite. This was the first time anyone had told him so forthrightly that the

what’s with that look she gave me? If I saw correctly, it was almost like she was seeing some other person through me. I wonder who that person could

this, she managed an embarrassed smile

into a thin line. “Does the scent really not suit me

he was asking further on this matter instead of snapping at her. She took a sip of

deadpan, as he replied, “What do you

small laugh escaped her as she said, “Well, then. Since you asked, I’m going to tell

at her skeptically, feeling as if there was more to her words than they

put down her cup and pushed the notebook toward him. “President Fuller, do you think you could tell me more about these

aside his questions and began

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