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.

 

shook her head slightly and turned to head for the elevators. This time, Tyler did not stop her. Perhaps it was because he knew he

stopped in front of an elevator and pressed the button. The elevator arrived not long after, and when the

was a little startled to see Sonia on the other side of the doors, and he

back,” Sonia explained nebulously with

was going on. He narrowed his eyes slightly and inquired, “Your ward isn’t in this direction, so why would you be leaving through the elevators here unless you’ve

caught me. I ran into Tyler on my way out of the hospital,

said plainly.

go now

light chuckle. “What

I think?” She looked at him suspiciously. “Why

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

honesty, he

became interested. “I take it that you know why he was caned in the first

seeing as it weighs on my personal affairs with the Fuller Family, I’d rather not talk about it with you.” Sonia

that, she brushed past him and into

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

Charles sat on a nearby bench in the gardens outside the inpatient ward, and he was speaking

spoke into the line for a few seconds more,

“Yeah, I

then tapped his watch in mock exasperation to

track of time while I was

no need for that. Besides, it’s not like you could stomach rich 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

suddenly remembered something. He turned to look at Sonia and said eagerly, “By the way, baby, guess who I saw

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

he

walking. “Tina’s

the courthouse the other day. I asked the nurses and did some sleuthing; as it turns out, the police took Tina into custody while she

look passed over Sonia’s face as she mused, “I

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

him an assessing look. “What do you

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