Chapter 569
Nancy smiled in response. “Anyway, for whatever reason it might have been, you surely did me a
favor, Mr. Fuller, and I’m grateful for what you both have done for me. However, as I came in a
hurry, I didn’t manage to prepare a gift for both you and Sonia. I’ll be sure to have it ready when I
come again tomorrow. See you!”
“Sure,” Toby replied.
As soon as she bowed again and thereafter left, he immediately closed the door and kept hisptop
away before heading upstairs. When he passed by Sonia’s bedroom, he slowed down and peeked
at her door. The moment that he noticed the faint light from the bottom gap of the door, he stopped
and wondered whether Sonia was still awake. The lights are still on. Is she still up?
At that thought, he knocked on the door with the n of giving her a heads-up about Nancy’s visit.
"Are you there, Sonia?” he asked while knocking on the door.
Nheless, even after he knocked for a few more minutes, nobody came to answer the door. Is
she really asleep?
Toby knitted his eyebrows, but he quickly dismissed that thought because he knew how Sonia hated
to leave the lights on when she wanted to sleep. So, it meant that she was still awake, but it still
didn’t answer his question as to why Sonia didn’t answer the door. Why didn’t she open the door?
Don''t tell me she’s not in her room now?
At the thought of that, he immediately became anxious as he paused and immediately shifted his
hand to the door knob. Then, he gently twisted it to open the door, thereby stepping inside and
setting his eyes on the bed. When he saw that the bed was empty, his eyes dted in horror. She’s
not in her bed! Where is she? His heart skipped a beat as he clenched his fists. At the same time,
he began to frantically scan his surroundings for any indication that would reveal how Sonia had left
the room when he never noticed her heading downstairs.
Nevertheless, as Toby looked around the room, he spotted what resembled strands of long hair on
the floor not far away from the bathroom, but since the couch had blocked his vision, he wasn’t sure
what he had seen. Even so, he decided to circle around the couch to investigate what was behind it,
only to discover a motionless Sonia on the ground like she was dead.
“Sonia!” Toby’s expression changed as he quickly stepped forward to check on Sonia. He then
carried her in his arms and felt her forehead, but it didn’t feel feverish. After that, he proceeded to
check on her breathing and detected nothing unusual either. She’s not showing any symptoms that
will indicate she is sick, such as agonal breathing.
In that instant, he suddenly became amused with what had happened as he slowly calmed down
after realizing Sonia was merely asleep, and not under the weather. Well, what can I say? She has
managed to fall asleep on the floor. Wasn''t she afraid of catching a cold? As Toby didn’t intend to
wake her up, he ced Sonia’s arms around his neck and carried her with one of his hands slightly
below her buttocks. Then, he headed for the bed and ced her on it, whereupon he fixed her hair
and tucked her in. He nted a kiss on her forehead and switched off the lights before leaving the
room.
It was already 11:00AM the next day when Sonia woke up. When she opened her eyes, the first
thing that came into her line of vision was the ceiling. Then, she looked at the bed on which shey
and paused in a trance. Wait a minute. How did I get here? Didn''t I copse on the ground and drift
off because I was too drunk after my showerst night? Or, did Toby enter my roomst night? As
Sonia moved to a sitting posture, she pursed her lips and rubbed her temples.
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As soon as she straightened her posture, she was suddenly overwhelmed by a strong nausea and
headache that was apanied by dizziness. It was something that left her with a terrible feeling.
However, she endured her nausea and removed the nket before she proceeded to wear her flip-
flops. Then, she staggered toward the bathroom, where she rested her knees and vomited into the
toilet bowl. She felt much more relieved when she was done and her nausea disappeared despite
still feeling dizzy.
Sonia reached out to flush the contents of her vomit away before she stood up to get ready with her
morning ablutions. By the time she was done with getting herself refreshed, an hour had already
passed by.
Then, she proceeded downstairs and heard Toby’s voice from the living room. “The Lazuli Family
seems to be doing rather well.” Right after he finished his sentence, ady’s voice was heard, but
instead of saying something, she chuckled with a soothing voice that sounded like a ringing bell.
Meanwhile, when Sonia heard that female voice, she stopped in her tracks and held the staircase
railing while unknowingly tightening her grip on it with a sour look. Toby is quite thedies’ man, isn’t
he? After running into Jessica yesterday, he is now talking to anotherdy. Is he going to meet with
someone else tomorrow?
The more Sonia dwelled on it, the more ufortable she felt and she couldn’t help but express
her dissatisfaction with a cold grunt.
Despite her soft grunt, Toby managed to hear her, thanks to his keen hearing. So, he looked up and
saw Sonia standing on the stairs,
whereupon his cial look was reced by an amiable one and apanied by a gentle voice.
“You’re awake.”
However, as she didn’t want to bother him, she ignored him and coldly looked away. Why do you
even bother looking at me? Go ahead and talk to thatdy! Laugh all you want! I’m sure you don’t
want to leave her in the cold.
On the other hand, Toby’s head was filled with question marks when he saw Sonia’s unhappiness.
What’s wrong with her?
Nancy was seated with her back facing the stairs and hence unable to see what was behind her.
However, when she saw that Toby was looking at the staircase, she figured that Sonia was awake.
She stood up in happiness and circled around the couch to approach the stairs. Then, she stopped
in her tracks and waved at Sonia to greet her. “Hi, Sonia.”
Sonia could tell that it was Nancy’s voice, which left her stunned like she was in a trance. Then, she
shifted her gaze to Nancy and responded in shock, “It’s you?” So, it was Nancy whom Toby was
talking to all along.
“What’s wrong? Thest time we met was a day ago, so don’t tell me you have forgotten who I am,”
Nancy joked when she noticed Sonia’s bewilderment.
“Nothing’s wrong; it’s just that I’m surprised to see you here.” Sonia shook her head, wondering
what it was that Nancy was happily discussing with Toby.
“I came to thank you and Mr. Fuller,” Nancy replied. “Since you weren’t up when I arrived, I decided
to have a little chat with Mr. Fuller while waiting for you.”
“Really? So... What were you guys chatting about?” Sonia shot a gaze at Toby shortly before
turning her attention to Nancy and asking in a jealous tone.
Toby raised his eyebrow and chuckled, now knowing why Sonia was behaving in an unhappy
manner. She is probably jealous that I''m talking with anotherdy.
“We were talking about Will.” Nancy didn’t seem to sense that Sonia was jealous as she smiled and
borated, “Mr. Fuller had a word with my dad about Will’s affair yesterday. Thanks to him, Will’s
family forced him to apologize to me and break up with his mistress.”
“Oh, I see.” Sonia nodded upon realizing what was going on. So, that was what Toby meant by
saying the Lazali Family was doing fine. In that instant, she instantly eased her mind and felt less
anxious while descending the stairs with her hand still on the railing.
At the same time, Toby noticed that her legs were trembling and immediately understood what she
needed. Thus, he ced the finance magazine that he held aside and headed toward the kitchen to
grab a bowl of hangover soup that he asked someone to deliver earlier that morning. He then
handed it over to Sonia. “Drink it.” “What’s this?” Sonia stared at the liquid that resembled some
soup, but she scrunched up her nose in disgust when she detected a strange scent from the bowl.