This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

Chapter 298

“What?” Sonia frowned and turned to see where the voice was coming from, but before she could get a proper look at the commotion, her body was suddenly pulled into a rough embrace.

Toby had his arms wound tightly around her as he spun her toward the other side before a second later, the sound of glass breaking came from the space where Sonia had been standing earlier. It was then followed by an intense sizzling that mimicked the low buzz of an electric current.

At that moment, he let out a low grunt.

Upon hearing the pain in his voice, she looked up at him. As she was alarmed by the large beads of cold sweat on his forehead and his pallor, she urged, “What is it? Are you okay?”

 

He released his grip on her without answering her and clamped his left hand over his right wrist by his side, which trembled slightly.

Her gaze fell on his right hand before her breath hitched as she stammered, “Y-Your hand—”

“My hand’s fine. What about you? Are you okay?” He looked up at her, his face pale as he appraised her anxiously and she could tell that the fear in his eyes were genuine.

She opened and closed her mouth, unable to describe her complicated emotions into words. Is he an idiot? His own hand is injured, but all he cares about is whether I’m okay!

Toby stiffened at her lack of response. “Are you hurt?”

Sonia shook her head. “No.”

 

he was certain she was telling the truth

the hell are you talking about?” She bit on her lip as she

“It’s nothing,” he insisted.

incredulous, humorless laugh escaped

it had been peeled off from the mess that was blood and flesh; and the edges

of potential substances capable

how the corrosive substance had

it turned out, the man who called her a wretched woman had flung a bottle of acid at her in an attempt to kill her on the spot. When Toby saw this, he instantly reacted by pulling her into his arms and shielding her from the acid. However, when the glass bottle landed on the car and shattered, a speck of acid could have splattered onto the back of his

acid would have spilled on her and

survive, but her skin would have been disfigured beyond repair.

seized her as such thoughts flashed in her

eyes rimmed red as she glared at the person

and at the moment, there was a pair of gloves stuffed into his mouth to prevent him from speaking.

a wicked grudge against her. That didn’t matter, though, because everything would come

the entire incident as well as the audience watching

only ever occur in soap operas, and yet here they were, bearing witness to it in reality. Before long, they came to the collective consensus that they must spread this

the other side of the parking lot, Sonia paid no mind to the crowd of bustling reporters and returned to Toby’s side. Her brows

“I have to drop you off at

gaze and answered, “The

waste of precious time, given how she was in

tell that Sonia was frustrated. Since he did not dare

his keys, Sonia rubbed the divot between her brows and reached

for the keys herself. Seeing that his left hand was completely fine, he had assumed that she would allow him to get the keys out for

pocket, and he could feel the softness and warmth of her paw through

only after she met his dark, piercing gaze that she finally

the way to the tips of her ears and she quickly grappled for the keys before withdrawing her hand. She looked the other way in embarrassment and averted his gaze.

to grab the keys that she didn’t know how bold she was until

hand, swallowed convulsively and responded

at this and

knew she was still dwelling on it. He sighed a little and swiftly changed the subject. “Did

to move on from the embarrassing incident, Sonia opened up her palm to reveal the car keys with the

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