Chapter 344 Cross the Line

As Sonia was caught in a deep trance, she felt a vibration from her phone. Thus, she looked down, only to see a video sent by Toby. Not knowing what the content was about, she didn’t think it was a good time for her to view the video, so she looked up at Charles and said in an apologetic tone, “You’ve been busy the whole day, Charles. So, you should probably go back and get some rest now. I’ll treat you to a meal next time.”

“Are you trying to send me away, Darling?” Charles looked askance at her. “Just so you can check out the video Toby sent you without me?”

Sonia tightened her fingers around her phone, wondering whether her gesture was so obvious that it gave her away. Fine, he’s probably seen through me anyway, so I guess there is perhaps no need for me to keep lying to him. Sonia rubbed her forehead and said, “I’m sorry, Charles, but this is a personal matter between me and Toby, so…”

 

“So you can’t let me know about it?” Charles folded his arms.

never planned on telling Charles what happened between her and Toby on that ungraceful night three months ago, and neither was she ever going to let Charles know that she was pregnant with Toby’s child. Otherwise, Charles would surely go after Toby to stand up for her, and what was worst was that he might rub the Fullers the wrong way and drag the Lanes down. Thus, she decided to keep him in the dark, as she didn’t want him to get himself into

Charles sighed and replied, “Fine, I guess you’ve really grown up, Sonia. You used to tell me everything, but now… you’re holding out on me.

knew how bad it felt to be kept in the dark, although she had no choice but to hold out on Charles about the

respect your wish to keep yours to yourself. Moreover, you could always tell me whenever you feel like doing so, and I’ll be all ears.” Charles waved his hand with a

touched and warm deep down. Thus, she smiled and expressed her

 

must listen to me, Darling. I

will.” Sonia

a move now.” Charles had his hands in his pocket and walked toward the door

Charles until he opened the door and disappeared from her sight. It was then that she shifted her gaze to her phone and viewed the video with a serious

and bumping into Toby before flirting with him, she was so overwhelmed by her embarrassment that she wished she could bury herself in a hole. Knowing herself to be someone reserved, she couldn’t believe she acted like a different person and even flirted with Toby when she became

was instantly replaced by a darkened expression. So, Toby likes me more when I’m drunk. Before we divorced, Toby had never even bothered to touch me, yet Jean kept urging me to have a child. So, it wasn’t my problem for not doing my part to spice things up between us, was it? No wonder he acted so differently that day.

just like how she currently felt, as he always looked at her with a sarcastic sneer, like she was a clown. Thus, he usually left her in the cold for her to face

with such a peculiar liking. “Haha…” Sonia chuckled and continued to watch the video. After seeing Toby enter the room with her, a mysterious silhouette appeared in the corridor, and it

to her ear, probably trying to tip Tina off regarding their whereabouts. So that was how

footage. If it weren’t for the ticking time on the left upper corner, anyone would think that the video had already stopped. Nonetheless, Sonia knew that wasn’t the case. Instead, the video had been fast-forwarded since there was nothing out of the ordinary happening outside the

later, it was already the next morning, and seven hours had passed, according to the time displayed on the left upper corner of the video. Eventually, the footage showed something new as Toby finally stepped out of the room. Then, he was seen walking away while talking

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