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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

by her actions,” Sonia said with a

Sonia claimed that she was just a little

Sonia gave him a slight nod. “I’m

a bad mood, then?” he asked once

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

closer as sparks of curiosity lit up in his

hearing his question, 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

her eyes. With her 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 the glass on the table in order to calm herself

eyes, but he quickly pretended as if nothing had happened. “Oh! By the way, I need your help, darling,” he uttered with a

is it?” Sonia lowered her glass as she

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

surprised by his words. Charles squeezed his eyes shut as the water struck his face. His entire face was

the tissue box to dry the water on his face. She only

rather helpless expression on his face, and there was

I really didn’t mean to

look especially cool, like one of the gangsters in old movies. But after Sonia spat water

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

“By the way, you were saying something earlier. You wanted

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

to do it.” Before he could finish, Sonia spoke up

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

stern expression on her face, Sonia gave him a nod.