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Chapter 454

Chapter 454 A Call From Leonard

Toby gazed at her steadily as he answered, “I’m feeling okay.”

Even though he meant to reassure her, Sonia was regardlessly worried. “Are you sure? Do you feel lightheaded? And your arm—”

“I’m fine, really. Stop worrying,” he interrupted as he insisted that he was alright.

 

She parted her lips, but she wasn’t sure what else to say.

At that moment, he asked, “How about you? Tom told me that you collapsed after you carried me down the mountain. Were you hurt?”

“I’m alright now.” She shook her head.

As she had only sprained her back, she would recover soon enough, but the same couldn’t be said for him. The injuries to his head and back aside, his arm would take at least half a year to be fully recovered. All in all, he was in far worse shape than her.

“That’s a relief,” he noted after he was sure that she was telling the truth. With a nod, he went on to say, “Thank you for carrying me out of the cave and down the mountain. If you hadn’t, then I might have turned delirious from the fever.”

you hadn’t stepped in, Carl and I might not even be alive right now. I owe you one for this, not the other way round.” Then, she abruptly changed the subject by asking, “By the way, what are you

 

Toby raised a

in this sorry state because of me, so it’s only right for me to stay and take care of you until you’re back in good health. You can let me know everything that you’re craving for and I’ll

head in rejection. “No, you don’t have to take care of me.

is different.” Sonia stood up and looked at him gravely. “I can’t just sit by and do nothing after you risked your life to save mine, or I’ll end up feeling guilty. Let me stay and take care of you, President Fuller. Think of it as easing my conscience.” After having said this, she bowed at him out of

straighten up. His left arm was the closest to her, but unfortunately it was the same arm that he had injured. He could use his right arm, which was the only one at his

him to flip on his side. More importantly, he had seen the stubborn glint in her eyes

her have her way, he told himself. As he pinched his brows in frustration,

if I just leave you on your own, that would make me a heartless monster,

a low chuckle. Then, resuming his somber self once more, he said patiently, “Listen to me, Sonia. Taking care of me means having to spend an insane amount of time next to me for an indefinite period and last I checked, you hate my guts. Are you really serious about this? You can back out of it now; I’m giving you the privilege because I don’t want

it,” she promised without any hesitation as she shook her head slightly to deny the possibility

held onto her as tightly as he could and refused to let her go. That was enough to make her change her mind

it meant you’ve stopped hating me,” Toby said half-jokingly as he gazed at her. A comfortable silence was about

obsidian orbs. “What is

we start afresh as friends?” he asked

as she was concerned, it was impossible for a formerly married couple to remain friends after their divorce. However, looking at Toby and his wounds

of you and I’d like it if

only have three short years to live. Someone like me can’t possibly give Sonia the happiness she deserves even if I succeed in romantically pursuing her; I’d only become a burden to her in the end. With that in mind, Toby decided that a platonic

eyes widened. What does he mean when he said he wouldn’t ask more of me? Is he giving up on the idea of us being together because he’s losing

For some reason, she was beginning to feel unsettled, but she subconsciously brushed it off. She hardly even noticed the twinge of sadness that suddenly crept up on her because it faded

the second half bore a cryptic undertone that made it sound like he was

in her eyes as he took the glass of water from her. “Okay, let’s just leave the conversation at that. I need to use the restroom

course.” She nodded and readily helped him

the bottle of IV fluid. As such, she stood patiently outside the door while he

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