Chapter 137


    “Of course not. It’s not like you don’t have anything to eat. Your brother prepared a table full of


    dishes for you right there, so get back to where you came from and finish your meal.” Charles


    pointed at Toby and turned Tyler away.


    Tyler red at him and said, “I’m not talking to you, so who are you to answer me?”


    “I am Sonia’s boyfriend, which is all the reason I need to answer your question.” Charles wrapped


    his arm around Sonia’s shoulders, to which thetter didn’t show any sign of resistance. When


    Sonia didn’t back away, Charles appeared to be even morecent. “So, how is it going to be?


    Do you have a problem with that now?”


    Tyler was piqued as he immediately turned his attention to Sonia and sympathetically begged her to


    let him eat. “Sonia, I’m really hungry now, so can I have some of your cooking? Pretty please.” He


    ced his palms together and put on a pitiful look on his face.


    At that moment, Tyler’s reaction reminded Sonia of a poodle she reared many years ago. Back in


    the day, the puppy would behave sympathetically by raising both of its front paws to beg for


    something to eat, just like what Tyler was doing. Therefore, Sonia’s pity eventually got the better of


    her as she pointed at the empty seat and said, “Alright, help yourself.”


    “Yeah, you’re the best, Sonia!” Tyler happily scampered to the kitchen to grab himself a fork and


    spoon.


    “Are you really going to let him eat, darling?” Charles looked at Sonia in disbelief, while Zane and


    Reba seemed to be as surprised as Toby did. After all, they all knew that she once said she


    would make the Fuller Family pay for what they did to her. Therefore, they didn’t understand why


    she’d let Tyler have her cooking.


    “Yes, of course,” Sonia answered.


    “Why?” Charles knitted his eyebrows and asked. In the meantime, Toby pricked up his ears to listen


    closely because he was also curious to know how Sonia would answer Charles’ question as well.


    “It’s nothing tooplicated. The way he looked just reminded me of Sucky." Sonia smiled while the


    memories of the past filled her with nostalgia.


    At the same time, Charles tried to recall how Sucky looked from a long time ago as he nodded in


    agreement. “Yeah, you’re right indeed.”


    “Did you guys just talk about Sucky?” Toby suddenly stood up, asking with a desperate voice while


    fixing his gaze on Sonia with a tense look on his face.


    Wondering whether Toby was referring to the same ‘Bucky’ they were talking about, Sonia and


    Charles exchanged gazes with each other in confusion because they didn’t understand why Toby


    was so agitated. Before both of them could tell him that Bucky was actually just a poodle, Tina


    suddenly bent over and buried her head under the table while coughing.


    An anxious expression appeared on Toby’s face as he patted her back and asked in a concerned


    manner, “How do you feel, Tina?”


    “Toby, I’m feeling a little dizzy now. I guess I must have caught a cold, so would you please walk me


    to my room?” Tina gazed at the man with a pale face.


    “Sure.” Toby nodded.


    Tina thanked him with a weak voice as she heaved a sigh of relief on the inside. In fact, she had


    long known that Bucky was a poodle from Toby’s letters that she read earlier. Therefore, she was


    taken aback by his reaction when he heard Sonia suddenly mention Bucky. Because of that, she


    was grateful that she was able to interrupt their conversation and prevent them from going further


    about Bucky. Otherwise, Toby would know that the ‘Bucky’ he was asking was, in fact, the same


    poodle Sonia was referring to. If that happened, he would know that Sonia was the one who had


    been corresponding with him, as well as the one he truly loved.


    “Where is my brother?” Tyler curiously asked when he returned from the kitchen with his silverware


    and saw Toby and Tina gone.


    Charles responded by pointing upstairs. They re


    back to their room, so you should go back to yours too. Forget about the meal.”


    “Why should I listen to you?!” Tyler rolled his eyes upward at Charles and proceeded to sit down,


    whereupon he started enjoying his meal.


    As soon as he put the food into his mouth, he felt so touched that tears almost rolled down his face.


    “Now, this is what I call ‘food’,” Tyler eximed happily.


    Nevertheless, his happiness didn’tst long when Sonia decided to rain on his parade after putting


    down her fork and knife. “Remember to wash the dish and clean the table when you’re done.”


    “Why?” Tyler’s eyes widened in surprise.


    “Why?” Sonia ambiguously gazed at him and answered his question, saying, “Because each of us


    contributed to making this meal. I cooked the dishes while Reba rinsed the vegetables; Charles


    took care of the seasoning while Zane scraped away the fish scale for cooking. Therefore, you’re


    going to have to pull your weight around in exchange for this meal.”


    “I...” Tyler looked down and said, “Alright, I get it.”


    Sonia looked at the few strands of hair on Tyler’s head and rubbed it with her hand. “Good boy.”


    Tyler’s face blushed. “Are you treating me as a kid?”


    “Whatever you say.” Sonia stood up from her seat and headed upstairs to her room.


    At the same time, Charles and the rest began to leave the table when they were done with their


    meals. By the time they were gone, Tyler was left alone at the table as he poured all the dishes onto


    his te and indulged himself in the delicious meal.


    In the middle of the night, Sonia suddenly felt thirsty, so she got off her bed and headed to the kettle


    on the table to pour herself a ss of water, only to realize it was empty. Helpless, she reluctantly


    decided to step out of the room and head downstairs to quench her thirst. At that moment, there


    was no longer thunder, although it continued to rain. As the howling wind blew, it sent chills down


    Sonia’s spine and made her hair stand on end so much that she kept rubbing her arms with her


    palms.


    In that instant, the lights above Sonia’s head suddenly went out just when the entire mansion was


    engulfed by darkness. Wondering what was wrong, Sonia subconsciously held onto the railing


    beside her as she didn’t dare to move a muscle. After all, she couldn’t see anything in the dark,


    which would probably expose her to risks of getting hurt as she might fall down from the stairs or


    bump herself into something. “Charles. Charles?” Sonia called out with a trembling voice, hoping


    Charles could hear her ande to her aid.


    At that moment, she regretted not bringing her phone along with her when she left her room,


    otherwise she wouldn’t have been stranded in the dark with her phone’s shlight. Soon, the door


    was open, whereupon footsteps were heard and apanied by a ray of light that seemed to be


    coming from a cell phone.


    At the sight of the light, Sonia felt much more relieved, her body feeling less tense. She then looked


    at the person who was approaching her and asked, “Is that you, Charles?” While the person was


    shining on the floor with the shlight, the poor lighting made it even harder for her to make out their


    appearance. Thus, she wasn’t sure whether it was Charles who came for her.


    When Toby heard how Sonia mistook him for Charles, his face darkened. How on earth do I look


    like Charles?


    “It’s me,” Toby puckered his lips and said.


    “President Fuller? Why are you here?” Sonia sounded surprised.


    “What’s wrong? Are you disappointed?” Toby pursed his lips unhappily.


    Sonia shook her head and replied, “Not really-Just a little surprised.”


    Amidst the terrifying darkness, Sonia was grateful that someone came to her aid, no matter who it


    was. Nheless, she was surprised that her voice woke Toby instead of Charles up.


    “I heard your voice, so I came out to check on you,” Toby answered. In fact, he wasn’t in a deep


    sleep because of his hunger, so he woke up to her voice with expected ease. Even though she had


    called out to Charles to help, he would alsoe out to investigate what was wrong a nyway.


    “I see.” Sonia nodded to show acknowledgement.


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    “What are you doing here in the middle of the night?” Toby looked at her.


    “I wanted to grab myself a ss of water, but the power went out downstairs before I could do so,”


    Sonia bitterly answered.


    Toby responded with an affirmative hum and said, “In that case, I’ll go after you and shine through


    the way ahead.”


    “You’re going to shine through the way ahead for me?” Sonia raised her eyebrows and looked at


    him, but due to the bright light, she could only make out the silhouette of his face.


    “Yeah, do you have a problem with that?” Toby jutted his chin and asked.


    “Oh, of course not. Thanks.” Sonia slightly nodded at him while expressing her gratitude. Although


    she was stunned by his kindness, she didn’t see a reason to turn down his help. Thus, she held


    onto the railing next to her and slowly descended the stairs while Toby walked behind her and held


    the shlight high up in the air.


    Soon, both of them arrived at the living room, whereupon Sonia stood in front of the desk and shook


    the kettle to hear whether there was water inside. After making sure there was water in the kettle,


    she smiled as Toby stood beside her and looked at her with a darkened gaze.


    “By the way, do you need a ss of water too?” Sonia turned around and looked at Toby, nearly


    forgetting about him when she was pouring herself a ss of water.