Chapter 611
“Knowing her, this is something that she would do.” Sonia scoffed.
Charles gave her a word of advice out of concern. “Sonny, the main reason Jessica returned is for
Paradigm Co.. Since she failed to get her hands on the firm, she won’t give up. You have to be
careful so that you don’t fall for her schemes.”
“Don’t worry, Charles. I know what to do.” Sonia epted his heartfelt concern with a smile.
He nodded. “That’s great. Give me a call if you need any help.”
“Will do.” The smile on her face widened.
“I’m hanging up, then,” he said.
“Hold on!” Sonia interrupted.
Upon hearing that, Charles brought the phone back to his ear. “Anything else?”
She bit her lip as she mumbled, “Charles, do you still hold a grudge against me?”
“Hold a grudge against you?” he asked in puzzlement. “About what?”
“Because I rejected your feelings previously.” Sonia lowered her eyes, a guilty look on her face.
Although rejecting someone’s feelings was something normal, she still felt guilty for doing so since
they were friends. She felt that she had somehow wronged or hurt him, especially when they hadn’t
met nor contacted each other for a while. This had caused the feeling of guilt to fester as the days
passed.
After all, before that incident, Charles would seek her out almost every day. Even if they hadn’t met,
they would still chat via Messenger.
However, after that incident, he had never once sought her out, so she was worried that he might
ignore her from then on and they would gradually drift apart.
Fortunately, after worrying about it for so long, Charles actually made the first move by giving her a
call.
Although all they talked about were work-rted matters, it still made Sonia happy.
He was still willing to talk to her, which showed that they wouldn’t eventually be strangers.
On the other end of the line, when Charles heard what she said, he fell into a silence before he
exined, “I’ve never med you for that. Instead, the person that I me is actually myself. I
regretted having been a coward and not being aggressive enough, but no matter how much I me
myself, I know that all the feelings are pointless because you will never feel the same way as I do."
If Sonia would have fallen in love with him, she would have done so a long time ago. She wouldn’t
have fallen in love with Toby over and over again.
“I’m sorry, Charles,” Sonia murmured as she bowed her head in guilt.
Upon hearing that, he waved his hand and chuckled. “You don’t need to apologize to me. You didn’t
do anything wrong. Feelings are something that has to be mutual and it can’t be forced. It’s your
right to choose not to love me and reject me, but if I hold a grudge against you because of your
rejection, that would make me unworthy of your love and even less of a man.”
She bit her lip. “Do you really think so, Charles?”
“Of course I do!” He nodded but the gleam in his eyes dimmed a little. “Truth was, I found it
uneptable during the first two days. I couldn’t understand why you didn’t love me when I’ve loved
you for so many years. I was confused and hurt, and even locked myself up for two whole days. It
was only after my mum talked to me that I finally understood and managed to move on from the
pain.”
“What did your mother tell you?” Sonia asked, feeling puzzled.
He smiled as he recalled, “She told me to take it easy and asked me to let go of the feelings. She
had a point, though. She said that it’s not a bad thing to fall in love with someone, but if the other
person doesn’t feel the same, the feelings one has will be a burden to the other because they
won’t be able to return it. Even if they do, it may not be out of love; it may be because they don’t
want to hurt their admirer. At that time, both parties will suffer in the end. Sonny, I have been giving
you a hard time, haven''t I?"
Sonia’s red lips parted as she wanted to deny what he said, but the words couldn’t escape her lips.
He rubbed the tip of his nose. “I’m sorry, Sonny.”
After listening to his mother’s words only did Charles know that love could be a burden to other
people.
His mother had also said that to truly love someone would be to wish for the happiness of the other
person. The most important thing was that the other party could be happy even if he couldn’t be
together with her.
Forcing the other person to be with him wasn''t a sign of love, but instead one of possessiveness.
The other person certainly wouldn’t be happy and would even lose their liveliness.
Instead of having Sonia lose her vibrance, Charles wanted her to be happy. And so, he chose to
listen to his mother''s words and let go of Sonia.
“Charles, you don’t need to apologize to me,” she muttered.
He shook his head. “No, I have to apologize because I have been troubling you in the past and
caused you to be worried for me. Rest assured, I won''t do anything reckless again. Also, I won’t
hold on to the feelings of wanting you to be with me anymore since a rtionship isn’t something
that can be forced. You won’t be happy if you are with me, and I will end up straining myself due to
the unrequited love. Therefore, let’s remain friends and go back to how we used to be, alright?”
Eyes red, Sonia nodded and her throat tightened as she replied, “Alright.”
“That’s good enough.” Charles let out a chuckle, but it was a bitter one.
After all, Sonia was still the woman he had loved for many years. It would only be natural for him to
grief over a rtionship that ended without having the chance to even begin.
However, there was nothing he could do about it. Perhaps they were destined to be friends but not
lovers.
“Speaking of which, Sonny,” he said when something seemed to cross his mind.
Upon hearing that, Sonia wiped the moisture at the corner of her eyes. “What is it?”
“What I want to say is although I''ve given up on you as well as the hope to be in a rtionship with
you, that''s not the case for Carl. That guy has some personality issues and I’m sure he won’t give
up as easily as I did. By then, he will surely go berserk, so you have to be mentally prepared,”
Charles advised, his tone serious.
Meanwhile, Sonia hummed in response. “I understand. I’ll keep that in mind.”
She probably still had a way to interact with Carl if it was his first personality that she faced.
However, if it was his second personality, which she knew nothing about at all, she really had no
idea how she should face him when they met. To make matters worse, Carl’s second personality
was way nastier than his first.
Nheless, this would be something that she would deal with when the time came. After all, Carl
was currently in Westsanshire, so there was no telling when they would meet. Besides, she didn’t
know whether it was Carl’s first personality that had managed to regain the right to control the body.
Also, she wasn’t sure whether his second personality felt that way toward her.
Hence, it was still too early to think about that.
Thereafter, Sonia and Charles chatted for a little more before they ended the call.
Looking at her phone, she revealed a sincere smile. These days, her greatest worry was Charles.
However, everything turned out well. Charles had let go of his feelings and moved on, and he was
willing to go back to how they used to be in the past.
All in all, knowing about that made Sonia’s day.
At that thought, she lifted her nket and mbered out of the bed. Even her steps toward the
bathroom were light and happy.
Thirty minutester, she exited the bathroom. Just as she was done changing into her clothes, she
heard the doorbell ring.
Feeling puzzled, she headed toward the door. “Who’s there?”
“It’s me.” A man’s pleasant, deep voice came from outside the door.
She opened the door and looked at the man outside with a baffled look on her face. “Why are you
here?”
Toby lifted the bag that contained breakfast, a slight smile by the corner of his lips. “I wanted to see
you and have breakfast together.”
Sonia blushed at that. “We just metst night, no? But doe in.”
She opened the door wide and stepped to the side, making way for him and gesturing at him to
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