With that in mind, Toby fished out his phone and called Sonia’s number only to hear a cold automated voice answer in her stead, monotonously informing him that her phone had been switched off.

Tom heard it as well and cleared his throat. “Well, that shouldn’t stop you, President Fuller. Why don’t you look for her and explain things to her in person?”

Toby’s eyes glimmered at this, and for a brief second, he almost took Tom’s advice.

But the next moment, he shook his head and said, “No. I want to go over to the Gray Residence and personally expose Tina for putting on an act all these years.”

 

“Yes, sir. I’ll bring the car around immediately,” Tom said with renewed fervor as he adjusted his glasses and left to get the car ready.

Meanwhile, Toby clicked into his phone gallery and found the two pictures of Sonia that the boutique assistant had taken previously. His eyes were dark with a gentle longing as he muttered to himself, “Six years we were married. Why didn’t you ever tell me that you were my pen pal?”

If she had only given him some kind of clue that would make him realize she was Maple, then he never would have treated her the way he had!

He was pulled from his thoughts when his phone vibrated with a new message.

He glanced at his screen and saw that Tom had sent him a text, which read, ‘President Fuller, I’ve brought the car around for you. I’ll be waiting at the main entrance of the company.’

and shoved it into his pocket, then marched out

 

sky seemed to break with a sudden torrential downpour, which was swiftly followed by fog that blurred the

he mumbled, “President Fuller, have you noticed how odd the weather has been for the past few days? The forecast said that it would be sunny, but

see what’s odd about that. Those things happen every year,” Toby remarked plainly as he stared at Sonia’s photo,

observation, but you’re right to say

ignored him, and he was about to drown in his own thoughts when he

white, and he was holding up a black umbrella as he stood in the middle of the road, making no

times to signal the person to move

wish or something? Why the hell is he standing in the middle of the

Toby barked in a low voice. Judging from the way he refuses to budge, chances

Toby leaned forward due to the inertia, thereafter

at Toby and

ahead and snapped irritably. Then,

demanded with wide eyes, “Are you

the area, and as of now,

the point, why is he blocking our way? There’s no telling if he’s good or bad, so it’s too dangerous for President Fuller to get out of the car now! With that in mind, Tom turned to cast Toby a concerned look before advising solemnly, “President Fuller, I don’t

the pistol and wait for me in the car. You can fire shots the moment something goes awry,” Toby instructed ominously with narrowed eyes. He was going to get down from this car no

to see for myself what this man is up

already made up his mind. Sighing, he opened up the storage compartment in the car and carefully drew out a pistol, then assembled its parts while nodding as he said, “Roger that, sir. I’ll keep an

door, then took out an umbrella from the side before walking toward the middle of the road. He stopped in front of the man, who slowly lifted the edge of the black umbrella

beautifully-chiseled face was lost on Toby, who remained expressionless. As far as he was concerned, the man before him did not boast incredible good looks, and he demanded icily, “Who are you, and what

came,” the mysterious man said with

his eyes suspiciously.

to go and expose Tina for pretending to be Maple? Can’t

his fists, turning more hostile by the second. “How

car around and pretend you never found out about

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