This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

Chapter 681 Sonia’s Nickname

Tom had very nearly killed Rose with what he had told her the day before, but even as she pulled through and was recuperating just fine, she was still in shock.

As such, he had no excuse and he was willing to take any punishment Toby might have for him; he was the one to be blamed anyway.

Toby lowered his gaze imperiously as he stared at the man bowing before him. He had his lips pressed into a grim line as the air around him grew cold and still. He didn’t look like he was going to ask Tom to straighten his posture anytime soon because he was truly and absolutely furious.

For a moment, the tension at the doorway was suffocating and no one dared to speak a word. Aside from the sound of shallow breathing, they were engulfed in a deafening silence that became a fertile ground for fear to grow.

And Tom was a blooming example of that notion.

For each minute that Toby neither spoke nor asked him to straighten his posture and instead stared at Tom mutinously was another minute that Tom spent crippled with panic and anxiety. He would much rather have Toby kick him or verbally lash out at him—at least he wouldn’t be so terrified that beads of cold sweat would break out all over his forehead.

“Toby,” Sonia urged quietly as she sighed and tugged on Toby’s sleeve. She understood the pressure Tom must have felt at that moment and was close to speaking up for him.

As if reading her thoughts, Toby shot her a look and finally relented. He turned his frosty gaze toward Tom and demanded coldly, “What did you say to Grandma?”

Upon hearing this, Tom let out a huge sigh of relief. If President Fuller is speaking now, it means he isn’t as angry as he was minutes ago and my life will be spared! This is all thanks to Miss Reed; had she not urged President Fuller earlier, he would never let me leave unscathed.

“President Fuller, I told Old Mrs. Fuller…” He glanced over at Sonia before flashing her an apologetic smile.

Sonia knew that she was not meant to listen to the conversation and gave him an understanding look as she elaborated, “I’ll head back inside the apartment and allow you guys to have a word. I’ll be out once you’re done.”

With that, she spun and sauntered through the doorway. She wasn’t upset, for she had known since yesterday that Tom had no intention of letting her in on the details of his exchange with Rose.

Toby, on the other hand, merely stared after Sonia’s retreating figure but didn’t move to stop her.

was asking Sonia to give them some privacy, that could only mean that his exchange with Rose the

all the hardship that life had to offer and she wouldn’t have collapsed over some trivial news. Even if the Fuller Group

that had to do with their lives and safety

through the doorway, Toby turned to look at Tom with a pair of dangerously narrowed eyes. “Did

heart, so it went

his

you tell her about it? Didn’t I ask you to keep

Fuller,” Tom apologized woefully. “I was going to keep Old Mrs. Fuller in the dark about this, but she sensed that something was wrong the moment you were drunk on red wine alone. It was a fatal crack in your plans, President Fuller, and there was no way Old Mrs. Fuller couldn’t have known that there was something off about you. Besides, she questioned me incessantly and demanded an answer, which was why I… I didn’t have a choice but to tell her the truth. And even if

frigid line as he fell speechless. He was a reasonable man after all and after hearing Tom’s explanation, he realized that he couldn’t blame Tom

anyway; he had overestimated his own physical tenacity. He never thought that his current condition would make

said, “I’ll let this slide, but only because nothing serious has happened

of his salvation. He broke into a surprised smile

asked before

time for the doctor to perform the necessary treatment on her and she recovered within a considerably short period of time. That being said, she’s still in the hospital at the moment and won’t be discharged until tomorrow. The doctor said she needs to recuperate and be under observation for a

Toby hummed in acknowledgement.

recalled something. He eyed Toby evenly and added, “Miss Reed might not know about your heart condition just yet, but she’s probably already suspicious. She even asked me what was wrong with you and why it could possibly make Old Mrs. Fuller collapse upon

adding icily, “If I discover that you’ve been blabbering about my secret to someone else, I have mines in Africa

panic dawned upon him. Nodding profusely, he responded, “Don’t you worry, President Fuller. My lips are tightly sealed! I will not breathe a word

he had a feeling that he

car,” Toby ordered flatly, rubbing the space between his brows. “Drop Sonia off at Paradigm

solemnly before he

heels as well and

couch while speaking to someone on the phone. When she heard the approaching footsteps, she turned to meet his gaze and quickly chirped into the phone, “Okay, got it. I’ll be back in a jiffy. See you later!” She hung up her phone and stood

a nod. “Sorry to have kept you