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.

 

of this, Sonia shook her head slightly and turned to head for the elevators. This time, Tyler did not stop

after, and when the doors opened, a figure

to see Sonia on the other side of the doors, and he adjusted his glasses as

explained

peered behind her shoulder and instantly understood what was going on. He narrowed his eyes slightly and inquired, “Your ward isn’t in this direction, so why would you be

showing a trace of frustration as she replied, “You caught me. I ran into Tyler on my way out of

said plainly. “And now you’re

go now that

a light chuckle. “What do you

at him suspiciously. “Why would you ask

that his injuries had something to do with you,”

honesty, he

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

with the Fuller Family, I’d rather not talk about it with you.” Sonia

that, she brushed past him and into

his shoulder 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.

Charles sat on a nearby bench in the gardens outside the inpatient ward,

he spotted her, he beckoned her over. He spoke into the line for a few seconds more, then hung up. “Are you done?” he asked Sonia, keeping

nodded. “Yeah, I

mock exasperation to show that he had been waiting

lost track of time while I was talking

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 his

over to the hospital parking lot, and a couple of steps in, Charles suddenly remembered something. He turned to look at Sonia

she was not up for guessing games now; she

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

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

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 into

Sonia’s face as she mused,

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

assessing look. “What do

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