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?”

in action?” Tim asked slowly as he

 

as she quipped, “Of course. I want to see Sonia dragged

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

and she grew giddy with excitement as malice filled her

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

placed a cup of tea in front of

as she drew her fitted blazer

turned on. The temperature was fine, but there was a moment earlier when Sonia had felt a chill running down her spine

Toby pursed his lips in mild dismay when he saw Sonia’s gesture and cranked up

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

remark, then set the thermostat remote aside before taking up his seat

her thoughts drifted far away as she was transported back to

photos of the boy she liked, and when the breeze picked up, it carried with it the boy’s crisp peppermint scent. Pulled back into reality, Sonia realized how this exact moment in the office mirrored her memories, but she

the boy

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

Toby felt his

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

like she was seeing some other person

just told him? At the thought of this, she

into a thin line. “Does the scent really

her. She took a sip of

her, deadpan, as he replied, “What do

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

at her skeptically, feeling as if

elaborate any further. She put down her cup and pushed the notebook toward him. “President Fuller, do you think you could

last, he set aside his questions

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