This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

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.”

gaze solemnly and pointed out, “I should be the one thanking you instead. If 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

 

Toby raised

back in good health. You can let me know everything that you’re craving for and I’ll whip them up in the kitchen for you as a token of

shook his head in rejection. “No, you don’t

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.

left arm was the closest to her, but unfortunately it was the same arm that he

his body could barely move, let alone allow him to flip on his side. More importantly, he had seen the stubborn glint in

himself. As he pinched his brows in frustration, he asked glumly, “You really want

straightened up to look at him. “You’re my responsibility now and if I just leave you on your own, that would make me

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

much less renege on it,” she promised without any hesitation as she shook her head slightly to deny the possibility of her going back on her word.

dissipated the moment he jumped off the cliff after her. His arm had already been badly injured, but he held onto her

you. The pain is worth it if it meant you’ve stopped hating me,” Toby said half-jokingly

met his obsidian orbs. “What is

we start afresh as

impossible for a formerly married couple to remain friends after their divorce. However,

you and I’d like it

never be able to find a compatible heart for a transplant, which means I’ll 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 relationship with Sonia was the best

he said he wouldn’t ask more of me? Is

this. 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 next second as she poured a

were to overlook the first half of his statement, the second half bore a cryptic undertone that made it sound like he

he took the glass of water from her. “Okay, let’s just leave the conversation at that. I

course.” She nodded and readily helped him down

fluid. As such, she stood patiently outside the door while

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