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Chapter 491 Charles’s Invitation

“Why don’t we get someone to run an investigation?” Charles suggested.

Sonia nodded in response. “Of course. We have to look into this. I won’t be able to sleep well if we don’t dig deep to find out all that we can about them.” Jessica and her mother were in hiding, while Sonia was out in the public’s eye, after all. Sonia wouldn’t even have found out about Jessica’s return to Seafield if Charles hadn’t found out about Jessica. If I didn’t know that they were back, I wouldn’t even have the chance to react in time if Jessica and her mother were to do something to me. Now that I’m aware of their return, I have to investigate their whereabouts, so that I can be prepared if they try to do anything to me.

“Who’s going to do the investigation? Should we hire a detective, or…” Charles’s voice faded off. “Let’s get a detective,” Sonia replied after thinking for a moment. “Jessica showed up near Paradigm Co.—I believe she was trying to gain information about us. If we send our own people over, she might recognize one of them, so I think it’s better if we hire a detective.”

“That’s true. There’s a private detective office that I’ll pass by on the way back later, and I’ve heard good things about the place. I’ll go ahead and arrange things since it’s more convenient for me,” Charles offered as he poured himself a glass of water.

“Okay. Sorry for the trouble. By the way, what brings you here?” Sonia asked.

“Daphne,” Charles replied as he pulled a chair over to sit down. “She told me that you seemed troubled by something and she was a little worried, so she told me to come over and take a look,” he explained.

Sonia wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry after hearing him. “I was just feeling rather moody. I didn’t expect her to think that something was up with me.”

about you a lot,” Charles

touched by her actions,” Sonia said with a

Sonia claimed that she was just a little moody, Charles still checked on

time, Sonia gave him a slight nod. “I’m really

bad mood, then?”

temples as she spoke. “It’s nothing much. I just felt rather displeased because I felt

sparks of curiosity

Toby’s gorgeous face and sharp features surfaced in Sonia’s mind. She seemed dazed for a short while. When Charles realized how she was zoning out, he raised his hand to wave it in front of her eyes. “What are

in her eyes. With her head low, she forced a smile. “It’s nothing.” That’s weird. Why did I just think of

odd facial expressions and actions. A cryptic look flickered in his eyes, but he quickly pretended

glass as

as he leaned closer to her. “I need you to be

his eyes shut as the water struck his face.

pieces of tissue out of the tissue box to dry the water on

helpless expression on his face, and there was a hint of resentment in his

Charles. I really didn’t mean to do

up to fix his hair. His hair had been combed backward, and he had used wax to make it stay in position. This hairstyle made him look especially cool, like one of the gangsters in old movies. But after Sonia spat water in

do? I can’t do much apart from forgiving her, right? “It’s fine. It was just some water. I’ll tidy myself up later,” Charles

storeroom to retrieve a clean towel for him. “By the way, you

my dad has no plans to go, so he suggested that I go in his place. He wanted me to get some exposure to the scene. I agreed to it, but I then found out that those foreigners are known for being playboys that like to enjoy

don’t want to do it.” Before he could finish, Sonia

glad that you agreed… Wait, what?” Charles widened his eyes and stared at her in surprise. “What did you say, darling? Did you say no?” He had assumed that she would agree to his request, and he was about to celebrate it. However, he

her face, Sonia gave him