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.’

his phone without replying and shoved it into his pocket, then marched out of the

 

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

odd the weather has been for the past few days? The forecast said that it would be sunny, but the rain has proved relentless nowadays,

year,” Toby remarked plainly as he stared at Sonia’s photo, his thumb caressing her

an observation, but you’re right to say that there

drown in his own thoughts when he saw a figure standing on

white, and he was holding up a black umbrella as he stood in the middle of the

saw this, too, and though he honked several times to signal the person to

wish or something? Why the hell is he standing in the middle of the road instead of dodging oncoming

Toby barked in a low voice. Judging from the way

an abrupt halt. Tom and Toby leaned forward due to the inertia, thereafter falling backward into their seats

at Toby and asked hastily, “Are you alright, President

fine!” Toby glowered at the unmoving figure ahead and snapped irritably. Then, pinching the space

eyes, “Are you getting

area, and as of now, the entire stretch of road was completely empty save

With that in mind, Tom turned to cast Toby a concerned look before advising solemnly, “President Fuller, I don’t think you should be getting out of the car. We don’t even know the guy.

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 matter

myself what

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

the side before walking toward the middle of the road. He stopped in front of the man, who slowly lifted the edge of the

a beautifully-chiseled face was lost on Toby, who remained expressionless. As far as he was concerned, the man before him

the way you came,” the mysterious man said with an equally cold and distant

his eyes suspiciously. “What are you talking

of their exchange. “Do you really have to go and expose Tina for pretending to be

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

car around and pretend

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