Chapter 384


    Toby grunted and hung up.


    Two hours went by after that. By then, Sonia hadnded in Norfolk. Reba pushed her out and


    hailed a ride to go to their hotel.


    Daphne had gotten them a business suite with two rooms. The smaller room came with a bed too,


    and now Reba was staying in it. Sonia couldn’t see the room, but since it was a smaller one, it


    must be cramped, so she smiled sheepishly at Reba. “Sorry for having you stay in that room,


    Reba.”


    “It’s fine.” Reba sat on her bed, swinging her legs. “It’s still fine. I like it, actually. I’m just staying


    for a night or two, so it’s no big deal. I’ve stayed in smaller rooms. Heck, I’ve slept in the wilds


    before, so it’s nothing.”


    Sonia was relieved to hear that.


    Reba looked at the time. “It’s still early. The show’s starting at night, so do you want to get some


    rest?”


    “Sure. I’m getting dizzy anyway.” Sonia massaged her temples.


    “I’ll help you to your bed.” Reba stood up and went toward her.


    After Sonia had fallen asleep, Reba tiptoed out of the room and called Carl.


    Carl picked up a momentter. “What is it?” He sounded hoarse.


    “Miss Reed’s here in Norfolk.” Reba stopped before the elevator.


    Carl had just finished his rehearsal and was taking a break in the spectator seat. When he heard


    that, he stopped wiping his sweat off. “She’s here?”


    “Yes. She’s here for your show. You invited her, didn’t you? She would never go back on her word,


    so here she is. But why didn’t you take her call?” Reba pressed the elevator’s button.


    Carl stared down at the floor. “No reason.”


    Reba snorted. “As if. I know you’re afraid. You don’t know how to face her, do you? You’re a


    twisted man who wants her all for yourself, but on the other hand, you’re holding that urge down.


    That’s why you’re acting like a child and running away from her. Isn’t that exhausting?”


    Carl’s face fell, for Reba hit the bullseye. “Enough. What are you getting at?”


    Reba pursed her lips. “Miss Reed doesn’t me you for what happened back then, so stop


    hiding. She’s worried for you. And she’s the victim here, not you. How could you let her worry about


    you? Grow up, Master Carl.”


    Carl was visibly upset at that point. “You’re in no position to lecture me, Reba.”


    Reba rolled her eyes. “I am not lecturing you. This is just a reminder. See a therapist, will you?


    At this rate, you’ll end up going out of control and hurting Miss Reed. And here’s another thing.


    When you see her tonight, you have to stay calm no matter what, get it?”


    “What? Why? What happened to her?” Carl gripped his phone tightly, noticing that something was


    wrong.


    Reba sighed. “I can’t tell you yet because I don’t want to ruin your show. You’ll find out after your


    show’s done. The elevator’s here, so talkter.” She hung up without saying another word, as if Carl


    wasn’t the boss she needed to respect. Well, he wasn’t her boss in public. He was only her boss if


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    Carl looked at his phone’s home screen and squinted. He was just about to hack into the system


    and find out what happened to Sonia when his manager came over. “The second rehearsal’s


    starting, Carl. You need to get into position.”


    The manager took his phone and pushed him toward the runway’s entrance.


    When night came, Reba took Sonia to the fashion runway.


    The runway was packed with a lot of people, including the leaders of the fashion world, celebrities,


    renowned fashion critics, and also lots of reporters.


    Reba took Sonia to her seat in the second row. It was a nice one, since it was right in front of the


    runway where one could see the models clearly, but it was a pity Sonia couldn’t see at the moment.


    However, that didn’t discourage Sonia. She handed her phone to Reba. “Reba, take Carl’s


    photos. I’ll take a look once I can see again.”


    “Sure.” Reba took Sonia’s phone and did as she asked.


    “How much longer until it starts?” Sonia leaned back.


    Reba looked at the time. “Ten more minutes.”


    Sonia grunted.


    Toby leaned against the guardrail on the second floor, staring at Sonia. She couldn’t see anything,


    but even so, Sonia looked excited, and that made him jealous.


    Tom was right behind him, so he noticed his boss getting jealous. “Sir, why don’t you just go down


    there?” He adjusted his sses.


    “No. Reba’s gonna notice me. She’ll think I followed her here, and that’s going to make her


    dislike me more.” Toby pursed his lips.


    Tom rolled his eyes. But you did follow her here. Of course, he didn’t say that out loud, or Toby


    would kill him. Tom coughed. “Sir, Dr. Lancaster has news. Mr. Lane’s artist hase up with the


    culprit’s portrait.”


    Toby swiveled. “What did you say? They know who’s the culprit?”


    “Yes.” Tom nodded. “Dr. Lancaster called me half an hour ago.”


    “Who is it?” Toby tightened his grip on the guardrail.


    Tom looked weird for a moment. “We all know her. It’s the fake Rina.”


    “Impossible.” Toby was shocked. “I thought you sent someone to keep an eye on her. They should


    have told me if anything happened. What are they doing?”


    Tom looked down in shame. “This is all our fault. My men did follow her 24/7, but she switched out


    with Alice on the day Miss Reed was hurt, and they didn’t notice it. They thought they still had Alice


    under watch, so that’s why Miss Reed was hurt.”


    The men weren’t to me. Nobody knew Taylor wanted to hurt Sonia, and they never expected a


    switcheroo. Even if they did, they wouldn’t have known that Taylor had switched out with Alice in the


    bathroom.


    Toby closed his eyes for a moment.


    When he opened them again, there was nothing but murder in them. “I knew it. The moment I saw


    Taylor, I knew she was evil. She has a lot to hide, and I told Sonia to keep an eye out, but she didn’t


    listen. Now she got hurt because of that.”


    “What should we do now, sir? Should we capture Taylor first?” Tom looked at him.


    Toby squinted. “Not for now. Since I know Taylor’s the culprit, Sonia should know it soon enough.


    Let’s see what she’ll do.”


    Taylor was the spy Sonia and Zane hired, but now the spy was nning on killing her employer, so


    Toby would leave her to Sonia and Zane. But if they refused to finish her off, Toby would be more


    than happy to take the job. He looked at Sonia and saw Reba handing her a phone. Charles


    probably found out about it too and is calling her to tell her.