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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.”

cares about you a lot,” Charles

touched by her actions,” Sonia said

okay, darling?” Although Sonia claimed that she was just a little moody,

a slight nod.

a bad mood, then?”

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

sparks

Charles realized how she was zoning out, he raised his hand to wave it in front of her eyes. “What are

head low, she forced a smile. “It’s nothing.” That’s weird. Why did I just think of Toby? Sonia shook her head lightly as if to fling Toby’s image out of her mind. Then, she took a sip of water from

his eyes, but he quickly pretended as if nothing had happened.

it?” Sonia lowered her glass as she looked at

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

was too surprised by his words. Charles squeezed his eyes shut as the water struck his face. His entire face was covered in water, and there

was her mistake. After sticking her tongue out in embarrassment, she pulled a few pieces of tissue out of the tissue box to dry the water on his face. She only apologized once she made sure that his face was clean. “I’m

and there was

bashfully. “I’m sorry, Charles. I really didn’t mean to

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 his face, his hair had gotten wet and messy. He no longer looked as smart and neat as he did

else does she expect me to do? I can’t do much apart from forgiving her, right? “It’s fine. It was just some water.

retrieve a clean towel for him. “By the way, you were saying

is pretty close to my dad. He gave my dad an invitation but 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 their nights out. They requested each guest to bring a female partner, and

could finish, Sonia

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 then realized that she had rejected him. The surge of joy within his chest immediately turned

expression on her face, Sonia gave him a