Chapter 534 The Grudges Between Them

Not long after the three of them had returned to Toby’s office, the doctor Tom summoned earlier arrived. Immediately, Sonia cleared away the things on the coffee table to make room for the doctor’s medical kit.

However, the doctor had only just put down his kit when Toby pointed at Sonia and instructed, “Attend to her first.”

“President Fuller!”

 

“No!”

Tom and Sonia protested simultaneously, making their objections clear. As far as Tom was concerned, Sonia was relatively unscathed, whereas Toby’s foot was swollen.

As such, it made sense for the doctor to tend to Toby’s injuries first instead of checking up on Sonia.

Sonia, on the other hand, thought the same thing. The abrasions on her arm were not any worse than Toby’s swollen ankle, but more importantly, he had been the one who stepped in and saved her in time. On that point alone, he rightfully deserved all the medical attention.

At the sight of Sonia’s stony expression and stubborn refusal, Toby parted his lips to say something but thought better of it when he felt her overwhelming authority loom over him.

that she looked away and addressed the doctor in a white coat with a

 

nod. “President Fuller, could you please lift your

seemingly reluctant to follow

it! How else do you expect him to go about this?” Without warning, she bent over to wrap an arm around his injured leg to

the sudden gesture. However, this only made it harder for Sonia to lift his leg, and she reached out to tap him on the shoulder, hissing, “Hey, loosen

his daze. He

as before, she successfully lifted it up

as he walked over to the sofa

entertained by how Toby dared not utter a word of complaint even though he was anal about someone touching his foot, all because Sonia was staring at him like she would not hesitate to put him in place. Maybe fear really is the heart of love after all, Tom thought in

to realize what Tom was laughing at, and he narrowed his eyes at the latter as though saying icily, I can’t believe you have the

again, though his pride was definitely hurt. He’s right. I probably

down before Toby’s

Seeing this, the doctor understood the extent of Toby’s pain and turned to grab a bottle of cooling spray from his medical kit. Shaking the aluminum bottle twice, he aimed the

said, “Oh, thank goodness.” Then, she looked at Toby and flashed him a bright smile. “Did

nodded, eyeing her with endearment as he answered, “I heard

for what you did earlier.” They had been downstairs, and she was just about to get into the car when she

that it would only pass her by, but to her surprise,

dragged her back to the pavement, Tina would have knocked her off her feet and

alone someone who loves you as much as I do. I couldn’t just do nothing and watch you get hurt before my very eyes,” Toby

gotten hurt while he was there, he might never be able to forgive himself. He would spend the rest of his days in self-loathe, haunted by the fact that he had failed to save her. With that in mind, he thanked the heavens that he had been there to drag her

accept how dire the situation could have been had he not been there to save her. Just focus on the present, he told himself firmly. This

parted her lips to say, “Even then, you shouldn’t have

said, cutting her off. At any

at the tears that had somehow escaped. She wasn’t sure why she was crying, but she tried to keep her voice steady as she choked out, “Toby, don’t you know how stupid it is for you to risk your life to save mine? Have you ever stopped

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