“Conflict?” Sonia frowned puzzledly. “No.”

“Are you sure?” Zane clearly refused to believe her, but she nodded solemnly. “Of course not. But why the question?”

“It’s because of Toby’s attitude just now. It was too out of the norm.” Zane stared at the private dining room of the restaurant that Toby was dining at, squinted his eyes with a perplexed expression.

Sonia looked in the same direction. “Yeah, he was acting a little weird.”

“Right?” Zane caressed his chin, looking like a pensive detective. “Normally, if he sees me walking close to you, he’d show up and wreak havoc around us because he wouldn’t allow you to be with any other man. He didn’t do that today. By the looks of it, he seemed happy to see us together.”

Sonia remained silent but bit her lower lip anxiously, for she had observed everything Zane told her, and it made her uneasy.

“Is that why you guessed that there was a conflict between me and him?” she questioned as she clenched her fists.

He nodded. “That’s right. If not, I can’t explain why Toby would act in such a way.”

“That’s because he has let go,” Sonia looked at the ground as she muttered.

Zane was taken aback. “Let go?”

“I said Toby has given up on me. He won’t pursue me again.” She clenched her fists even tighter.

At her reply, Zane’s jaw almost dropped to the floor. “Are you serious?”

“Yes,” Sonia answered curtly.

By now, Zane’s mouth was wide open in shock. “How is that possible? Toby loves you so much. He’s also pretty aggressive. Once he sets his eyes on something, he will never give up on it.”

“It’s definitely possible. He told me in person.” Sonia stared at him.

Toby had told her the truth on the day he woke up from the coma. He said that he would not pursue her and ask her to be with him anymore.

For some reason, Sonia recalled his words vividly. She should have been elated when the man she hated decided to stop bugging her, yet she did not feel happy at all. In reality, she even felt a little depressed, accompanied by some bitterness and a hint of inexplicable emotions.

believed that Toby had given up. However, the truth was more unbelievable

closed intermittently. Even after a while,

have happened for Toby to do something as impossible as

now. Gotta go.” She lifted her wrist

tried to put aside the shock and beamed at her.

direction. If you send

walked to the side of the road and hailed a

and fluid, giving him no chance

end, Zane could only sigh

up her windows. “Let’s

shifted gears and cruised

at the disappearing cab, Zane frowned

moment later, he took out his phone and

voice came from

his car and asked while he leaned on the car

white. He was seated on

deeply. “I mean… Sonia told me you don’t plan to pursue her anymore. Is that

Toby nodded, admitting that he had made the statement

on his phone. “But Toby, this is not you at all. You’re not the type to give up easily. That’s why I asked you if anything has happened to you that forced you to

matter?” Toby pursed his lips, and a mocking look flashed across his eyes. “I remember that you’re into her, so you should be happy that I have given

not. I am glad you backed out because that means one less rival. My chances of winning her heart would be higher. But, Toby, you’re my friend. You giving Sonia up, and my concern for you are two separate events. You can’t put the two together. I understand you very well. You wouldn’t have given up unless something had happened. Tell me, what has happened to

and muttered gently, “Nothing in particular happened. It’s just that I’ve had enough, so I wanted

he hung up on

only to realize that he

It took a while for him to digest the situation and

are not as simple as it seems. Something tells me that something bad must have happened

unlocked his phone to make another call, after which came the voice of a sleepy person yawning. “Mr. Coleman, are you looking

I have something that I need you to look into,” Zane explained with a

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