Chapter 20
“Miss Reed, don’t go too far.” Tina was frustrated, but she had to endure it. “My father already
apologized to you about the video. Why are you still reluctant to give up? You even want to snatch
the marriage proposal ne my boyfriend gave me?”
Sonia raised an eyebrow andughed. “You got together with President Fuller a few days after I
divorced him. I wonder if you’d been coveting him because you couldn’t wait to be Mrs. Fuller!”
“What nonsense are you talking about? You’re obviously the one—”
“And Miss Gray, I have no intentions of snatching anything from you,” Sonia interrupted before Tina
could say much. “You’re the one who wants to give me a thank-you gift. I only have eyes for the
Ocean’s Heart.”
Tina was rendered speechless. Biting her lips, she stood there as her face grew increasingly pale,
like a white flower about to wither.
As he watched on, Charles felt particrly good, and he almost apuded Sonia.
“President Fuller, you have to say something. Don’t be silent,” Charles called out. “Is it possible that
you’re not a man of your word?”
Toby’s gaze darkened.
After a moment of silence, he handed the jewelry box containing the Ocean’s Heart to Sonia.
Tina panicked when she saw this, and she pulled on his sleeve. “Toby, this is the ne you
proposed to me with. Don’t—” “Your father specially organized today’s banquet to celebrate your
recovery and discharge. It won’t be good to ruin the atmosphere.” Toby calmed her down. “It’s just a
ne. After this, I’ll ask Tom to find a better one and propose to you with that.”
When the guests heard this, they all became envious. “You’re so blessed, Miss Gray. No matter
how rare the piece of jewelry is, President Fuller would have a way to buy it for you!”
Afterplimenting Tina, they satirized Sonia once more.
Tina’s expression improved when Toby said this, and she nodded obediently. “I’ll listen to you.
As Sonia listened to their conversation, all she felt was the irony of the situation.
She had been married to Tony for six years.
Forget jewelry; he had never even bought her a piece of clothing. Even their wedding ring was
bought by her.
Now, looking at how he was treating Tina, Sonia felt like her life was a joke.
Sonia suppressed the sadness in her heart and epted the jewelry box with a bright smile on her
face. “This is such a rare piece of jewelry, yet you’re giving it to me just like that. President Fuller, it
seems like you love Miss Gray so much that you can’t bear to let her suffer any grievances at all.”
The woman spoke so enigmatically that it made Toby ufortable, so he replied lightly, “I’ve given
you the Ocean’s Heart, and President Gray has apologized to you. Sonia, don’t pursue the matter of
the video anymore.” “Okay!” Sonia readily agreed.
She picked up a ss of red wine from the table, then tipped it toward Toby. “President Fuller, Miss
Gray, may you live a long and happy life together, and I hope you have plenty of babies.”
With that, she cocked her head back and drank the wine. After setting down the ss, she turned
and left.
“President Fuller, I have to thank you too.” Charles grinned. “If it weren’t for your indifference, my
baby wouldn’t havee to her senses. Thank you for being so kind as to let my baby go. She
deserves the best.”
Charles picked up the butterfly handbag on the table, which Sonia forgot to take, then said warmly,
“Let’s go.”
“Let’s go!” Charles held Carl’s shoulders and they left together, all the whileining, “The air
here is too filthy. I’d feel sick if I stayed
here for one more second!”
As Toby watched them leave, his brows furrowed, and there was an indescribable feeling of
irritability in his heart that wouldn’t go away.
Sonia was a low-key person; it was a surprise that she had such an outstanding suitor.
As soon as Sonia got into the car, she closed her eyes and rested for less than a minute before
Charles and Carl got in.
“Baby, you did a great job just now. Tsk, did you see the look on Tina’s face? She looked like she
wanted nothing more than to eat you up.” Charles got into the driver’s seat, fastened his seat belt,
and burst outughing. “It felt so good watching you that I wanted to apud you!”
Carl entered the back seat and handed the butterfly handbag to Sonia. "You left it on the table and
forgot to take it."
"I left in a rush and didn''t notice." Sonia spoke as she retrieved her handbag.
Carl nced at the jewelry box ced next to the seat, then asked Sonia, "Sonia, do you... still care
about Toby? Did you want the Ocean’s Heart because you didn’t want to see him and Tina
together?"
Charles was driving as he looked at Sonia in the rearview mirror, waiting for her answer.
"We’ve gotten a divorce, so why should I still care about him?" Sonia smiled. "I didn''t expect that
Tina''s mind would work so fast. She diverted everyone''s attention from the video by trying to give
me a thank-you gift."
As she spoke, she opened the jewelry box and showed it to Carl. "I''ve checked, and the jewelry
industry''s famous ''k'' is the one who designed the Ocean’s Heart. The value is estimated to exceed
100 million. How can I not want such easy money? Don''t you agree?"
Charles snorted. "A ne worth 100 million? Baby, you''re awesome. You took a huge chunk out
of Toby!"
"Of course I know that I''m awesome," Sonia hummed, then covered the jewelry box and threw it to
him. "Find a good channel and sell it for me. 100 million. Keep the extra money as my payment to
you for your hard work."
“Okay!”
When Carl saw Sonia’s capricious expression, his brows eased, because it didn''t seem like she was
lying. "Sonia, seeing you like this, I''m relieved."
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"Baby, why don''t I find you another boyfriend?" Charles smiled, then he nced at Sonia in the
rearview mirror. "Tell me about your requests, or you and I can get together too. After all, my mom
quite likes you—"
"No way!" Before he could continue, he was interrupted by Carl.
"Why not?" Charles rolled his eyes, then bragged, "Not only am I handsome, I''m also multitalented.
I grew up with Sonia, so I''m the best candidate to be her husband!"
Carl pursed his lips together, and the aura he exuded was a little cold. "You don''t care about family."
"Huh? How would you know if I care about family? You’ve never lived with me!" Charles looked at
Carl''s expression in the rearview mirror, then suddenly smiled. "Hey, do you fancy Sonia
too?"
Sonia was taken aback. When she recovered, she immediately reached out and punched Charles.
"Shut up. He''s only twenty-two! He''s a child!"
"He’s a twenty-two-year-old man. He has nothing to do with the word ''child'' anymore." Charles
proceeded with a smirk. "Carl, tell me: Are you a virgin?"
No matter how gentle Carl was, he was still a little embarrassed by Charles'' question. He coughed.
"Yes..."
"Do you have any intentions toward Tina?"
Seeing as Charles was getting bolder with his questions with no sign of shutting up, Sonia caught
sight of the chocte bar in the middle row''s armrestpartment, then she immediately tore it
open and stuffed it into his
mouth.
Charles ate therge piece of chocte and whimpered, almost choking to death.
"That''s how he is. He speaks without a filter," Sonia said to Carl. "Don''t mind him. Don''t let his
questions get to you."
Carl hummed an answer but kept his gaze on Sonia''s face.
After hesitating for a moment, he was about to say something to Sonia when the phone in his
pocket suddenly vibrated.
Carl nced at his phone after taking it out, and his expression changed slightly. Then, he moved to
the other side of the car and lowered his voice. "What''s the matter?"
After the phone call ended, Carl told Charles, "I have something to deal with. Just drop me at the
intersection up ahead."
"Was it your agent?" Sonia asked. "How about you let Charles take you there?"
Carl gave a faint smile, then in a warm and soft voice, he said, "That''s okay. My car is on the way.
Charles should send you home early so that you can have a good rest."
Upon hearing the young man''s statement, Sonia nodded reluctantly.
Soon, Carl was out of the car.
When the car drove away, Sonia poked her head out slightly and saw Carl standing tall and straight
by the roadside with a well-defined profile...
As she studied him, the person in her eyes seemed to turn into Toby from eight years ago.