Chapter 340 Carl’s Disappearance

Upon closer look, the fitted white sheet was really made out of layers of bandage that covered nearly the entire surface area of Toby’s wounded back. It wasn’t hard to see how badly hurt he was.

“Come on, Sonia, let’s go in!” Tyler urged, placing a hand on the doorknob.

Sonia shook her head vehemently in refusal. “No, let’s not. I’ve already seen him, haven’t I? It’s time for me to go!”

 

“But—” Tyler began to argue.

However, he was cut off brusquely when Sonia pressed her lips into a grim line and snapped impatiently, “Tyler, I never wanted to come here in the first place, but you didn’t leave me a choice when you dragged me down the hallway. Now that I’ve seen Toby, what more are you asking of me?”

Tyler flushed. “I’m not asking for more. I just want you to stay with Toby for a bit.”

“And why should I? What am I to him?” she retorted witheringly, meeting Tyler’s flustered gaze.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something along the lines of ‘you’re his wife, of course!’ before remembering that she and Toby were already divorced.

As such, he closed his mouth again, feeling stupid as the words died on his tongue.

 

Tyler did not stop her. Perhaps it was because he knew he

an elevator and pressed the button. The elevator arrived not long after, and when the doors opened, a figure clad in a white coat walked out—it

on the other side of the doors, and he adjusted his glasses as he asked, “I thought you were discharged. What are you still

back,” Sonia explained nebulously with

his eyes slightly and inquired, “Your ward isn’t in this direction, so why

flustered but shrugged instead, showing a trace of frustration as she replied, “You caught me. I ran into Tyler on my way out of the hospital, and when I

Tim said plainly. “And now you’re

“That’s right. I should go now

into a light chuckle. “What do you

think?” She looked at him suspiciously.

curious. After all, I heard that his injuries had something to do with you,” he explained

her gaze and said stoically, “The rumors aren’t technically wrong, but in all honesty, he brought the injuries upon himself, so I don’t know what

glimmer flashed in Tim’s eyes as he became interested. “I take it that you know

the Fuller Family, I’d rather not talk about it with you.” Sonia nodded in apology, then added, “Right,

past him and

at the slowly-closing elevator doors. The fluorescent lights above reflected off his glasses, and he waited until the doors fully closed before he turned away. Pushing his glasses up his nose bridge,

the inpatient ward, and he

line for a few seconds more, then

“Yeah,

a while,” he accused jokingly, then tapped his watch in mock exasperation to show that

him an embarrassed smile. “I guess I lost track of time while I was talking to Grandma. Sorry for waiting, Charles. I’ll buy you dinner later

food right now, and I’d hate to be the only one eating anything with flavor. Come on, I’ll drop you home,” he offered graciously, rising to

over to the hospital parking lot, and a couple of steps in, Charles suddenly remembered something.

asked, shaking her head to show that she was not up for guessing games now; she probably would have

Instead, he

stopped walking. “Tina’s here at the hospital,

he began to explain. “Apparently, she’s been staying in the hospital ever since she left the courthouse the other day. I asked the nurses and did some sleuthing; as it turns out, the police took Tina

Sonia’s face as she mused, “I

think about it, there’s something strange about you, Toby, and Tina,” Charles pointed out, rubbing

gave him an assessing look.

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