This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

“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.”

was certain she was telling the truth that he let out a small sigh of relief. As he flashed

talking about?” She bit on her lip as she glowered at him. “Look

“It’s nothing,” he insisted.

an incredulous,

wound the size of a date on the back of his right hand. The skin looked like it had been peeled off from the mess that was blood and flesh; and the edges of the wound were erratic

could easily whittle down the list of potential

this, Sonia turned her icy gaze to the spot where she had been standing earlier. It didn’t take long for her to put two and two together when she saw how the corrosive substance had spilled all over the driver’s side of the car. The acid had eaten away at the paint on the car before dripping

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 hand, hence

in time, the bottle of acid would have spilled on her and its contents would have

have been disfigured beyond repair. She would then lock herself away forever to prevent anyone from

surge of fear seized her as such thoughts flashed in her mind, but that was quickly replaced

and her eyes rimmed red as she

a pair of gloves stuffed into his mouth to

idea who he was, much less why he held such a wicked grudge against her. That didn’t matter, though,

as well as the

A dramatic event like this would 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

Toby’s side. Her brows were knitted tightly together as she gazed at his hand, and the look

hastily. “I have to drop you off at the hospital and I can’t drive

her gaze and answered, “The keys are in my

waste of precious time, given how she was in a rush to get him to the doctor. “Do you mean the pocket of your

could tell that Sonia was frustrated. Since he did not dare

the divot between her

would actually reach for the keys herself. Seeing that his left hand was

deep into his pocket, and he could feel the softness and warmth of her paw through the thin fabric. His skin tickled where her fingers brushed

after she met his dark, piercing gaze that she finally realized what

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. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to do

to grab the keys that she didn’t

swallowed convulsively and responded

this and she hummed in response after a

He sighed a little and swiftly changed the subject. “Did you get the

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