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.

attempt to argue that she looked away and addressed the doctor in

 

perfunctory nod. “President Fuller, could you please

reluctant

this and urged like a flustered hen, saying, “Didn’t you hear the doctor? Lift your leg up so he can examine it!

it harder for Sonia to lift his leg, and she reached out to tap

daze. He

as before, she successfully lifted it up and propped it on

over to the sofa

highly entertained by how Toby dared not utter a word of complaint even though he was anal about someone touching his foot, all

at, and he narrowed his eyes at the latter as though saying icily, I can’t believe you have the nerve to laugh

Toby’s mind, Tom felt the grin slide off his face. His lips gave a final twitch before he put on a straight face again, though his pride was definitely hurt. He’s right. I probably shouldn’t make fun of him when I’ve been a bachelor all my thirty years of life. I really ought to

the wordless exchange between Toby and Tom, Sonia kneeled down before Toby’s injured foot and asked the doctor worriedly, “How’s his

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 nozzle at Toby’s swollen ankle and sprayed it. “It’s nothing serious. He put a strain on his ligament, which is just another way of saying he sprained his ankle.

she let out a sigh of relief and said, “Oh, thank goodness.” Then, she looked at Toby and flashed him a bright smile. “Did you hear that? The doctor said you’ll

with endearment

for what you did earlier.” They had been downstairs, and she was just about to get into the car when she heard the sound of an approaching vehicle, but she did not turn to see where that

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

back to the pavement, Tina would have knocked her off her

me. Anyone would have done the same thing in my position, let alone someone who loves you as much as I do. I couldn’t just

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 back onto

the situation could have been had he not been there to save her. Just focus on the

heart begin to race, and she parted her lips to say, “Even then,

Toby said, cutting her off. At any given moment, he would have prioritized her life over his

had somehow escaped. She wasn’t sure why she was crying, but she tried to keep her voice steady as she choked

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