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.’

replying and shoved it into his pocket,

 

a sudden torrential downpour, which was swiftly followed by fog

forecast said that it would be sunny, but the rain has proved relentless nowadays, not to mention the thunderstorm last night. Apparently, floods and earthquakes

odd about that. Those things happen every year,” Toby remarked plainly as he stared at Sonia’s photo, his thumb caressing her face over the phone

was only making an observation, but you’re right to

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

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

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

with him?” Tom frowned and grumbled sullenly, “Does he have a death wish or something? Why the hell is he standing in the

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

Tom and Toby leaned forward due to

to glance at Toby and asked hastily, “Are you

figure ahead and snapped irritably. Then, pinching the space

“Are

hardly any cars that passed by the area, and as of now, the entire stretch of road was completely empty save for their car

come from? More to 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,

wait for me in the car. You can fire shots the moment something goes awry,” Toby instructed ominously with narrowed eyes. He

going to see for myself what this man

he had 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

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 to reveal an extraordinarily

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

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

narrowed his eyes suspiciously. “What are you talking

he was already growing tired of their exchange. “Do you really have to go and expose Tina for pretending to be Maple? Can’t you just keep

more hostile

man sighed again. “Just turn the car around and pretend you

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