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.”

you a lot,”

really touched by her actions,” Sonia said with

 

you really okay, darling?” Although Sonia claimed that she was just

Sonia gave him a slight

you in a bad mood, then?” he

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

Charles leaned closer as sparks of curiosity lit up in his

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

That’s weird. Why did I just think of Toby?

eyes as he observed her entire series of odd facial expressions and actions. A cryptic look flickered in his eyes, but he quickly pretended as if nothing had happened. “Oh! By the way, I need your help, darling,” he uttered with a

her glass as she looked at

“I need you to be

spat out the water that she was drinking as she was too surprised by his words. Charles squeezed his eyes shut as the water struck his

a few pieces of tissue out of the tissue box to dry the water on his face. She only apologized

and there was a hint of resentment

Charles. I really

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

when he saw Sonia’s flushed face. Forget it. She’s so cute; what 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. I’ll tidy myself up later,” Charles uttered carelessly while waving his

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

as she took the towel and began to clean himself. “There will be a few famous figures coming from overseas tomorrow, and one of them 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

do it.” Before he could finish, Sonia spoke

say, darling? Did you say no?” He had assumed that she would agree to

stern expression on her face, Sonia gave him

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