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
with a sudden torrential downpour, which was swiftly followed
you noticed how 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, not to mention the thunderstorm last night. Apparently, floods and
what’s odd about that. Those things happen every year,” Toby remarked plainly as he stared
was only making an observation, but you’re right to
he was about to drown in his
was holding up a black umbrella as he stood in the middle of the road, making no effort to dodge Toby’s
honked several times to signal the person to move away, it was to no
death wish or something? Why the hell is he standing in the middle of the
car!” Toby barked in a low voice. Judging from the way he refuses to budge,
an abrupt halt. Tom and Toby leaned forward due to the inertia, thereafter falling backward into their seats
to glance at Toby and asked hastily,
snapped irritably. Then, pinching the
eyes, “Are you getting
passed by the area, and as of now, the entire stretch of
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 think you should be getting out of the car. We don’t even know the guy. What if he turns out to be some
You can fire shots the moment something goes awry,” Toby instructed ominously with narrowed eyes. He was
going to see for myself what this
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
side before walking toward the middle of the road. He stopped in front of the man, who slowly lifted the edge of the
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,
way you came,” the mysterious man said with an equally cold
eyes suspiciously. “What are
and expose Tina for pretending
fists, turning more hostile by the second. “How do you know what I’m about
sighed again. “Just turn the car around and pretend you never
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