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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 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 the subject

 

Toby raised a

right. You only landed 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

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

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

that he had injured. He could use his right arm, which was the only one at his disposal for the time being, but it required him to flip to his side just

he had seen the stubborn glint

let her have her way, he told himself. As he pinched his brows in frustration, he asked glumly, “You really want

responsibility now and if I just leave you on

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

it,” she promised without any hesitation as she shook her head slightly to deny the possibility of her going back on her word. “Besides, I don’t hate

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

me,” Toby said half-jokingly as he gazed at her. A comfortable silence was about

obsidian orbs. “What

afresh as friends?” he asked

it was impossible for a formerly married couple to remain friends after their divorce. However, looking at Toby and his wounds now, she could not bring himself to turn him down. A couple of beats later, she finally relented and

me. I won’t ask more of you and I’d like it if you could stay with me as a

Someone like me can’t possibly give Sonia the happiness she deserves even if I

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

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

just leave the

readily helped him down from

although Sonia had to help him hold up the bottle of IV fluid. As such, she stood patiently outside

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