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.

 

head slightly and turned to head for the elevators. This time, Tyler did not stop her. Perhaps it was because he knew he had no right or power to hold

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

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

back,” Sonia explained

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

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 found out Grandma was hospitalized, I decided to visit her. After that,

plainly. “And now

should go now that I’ve already

“What do you think

think?” She looked at him suspiciously. “Why

I’m only curious. After all, I heard that his injuries had something to do with you,”

wrong, but in all honesty, he

he became interested. “I take it that you know

talk about it with you.” Sonia

past him and into

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, he let out an amused laugh

the gardens outside the inpatient ward, and he

for a few seconds more, then hung up.

nodded. “Yeah, I

then tapped his watch in mock exasperation to show that he had been waiting for much

track of time while I was talking

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 and said eagerly, “By the way,

that she was not up for guessing games now; she probably would have made

try to bait her either. Instead, he narrowed his eyes as he chuckled insidiously. “I saw

walking. “Tina’s here at the

I asked the nurses and did some sleuthing; as it turns out, the police took Tina into custody while she was still in recovery, so she came back to follow

look passed over Sonia’s face as

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

an assessing look. “What

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