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.

 

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

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 was

was a little startled to see Sonia on the other side of the doors, and he adjusted his glasses as he asked, “I thought you were discharged. What are you still

Sonia explained nebulously with a

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

into Tyler on my way out of the hospital, and when I found out Grandma was hospitalized, I decided to visit her.

plainly. “And now

go now that

light chuckle. “What do you think of

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

injuries had something

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

that so?” An odd glimmer flashed in Tim’s eyes as he became interested. “I take it that you know why he was caned in the first

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

past him

above reflected off his glasses, and he waited until the doors fully closed before he turned away. Pushing his glasses up his nose bridge, he let out an amused laugh and said

outside the inpatient ward, and he was speaking on his

him, and when he spotted her, he beckoned her over. He spoke into the line for

“Yeah,

jokingly, then tapped his watch in mock exasperation to show that he

“I guess I lost track of time while I was talking to Grandma. Sorry for waiting, Charles. I’ll

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

in, Charles suddenly remembered something. He turned to look at Sonia and said eagerly,

asked, shaking her head to show that she was not up for guessing games

either. Instead, he narrowed his eyes as he chuckled insidiously.

stopped walking. “Tina’s

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

look passed over Sonia’s face as

that I think about it, there’s something strange about you, Toby,

an assessing look. “What

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