Chapter 704
Toby wasn’t an idiot. Sonia pointed out that Henry had no intention of remarrying, yet Henry got
married again in the end—there had to be a reason why. Judging by the look on Sonia’s face, Toby
could tell that something bad must have happened in between.
Indeed, Sonia lowered her head as she revealed the truth. “Yeah. My dad was tricked into this. Back
then, he went out to meet a client for business, and Sandra happened to be a waitress at the hotel
he was at. She was attracted to my dad, so she drugged my dad’s drink and lured my dad into her
trap. The next day, Sandra sneaked off before my father woke up, and she only reappeared in front
of him when she was pregnant with Jessica. My dad is an extremely responsible man—he had to
take responsibility for Sandra since she was pregnant with his baby. That was why he decided to
marry her,” Sonia exined.
“I see!” Toby was surprised by Sonia’s story.
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Sonia bit her lip before she continued, “I recall my dad drinking a lot of alcohol the night he decided
to marry Sandra. He hugged me and sobbed for a long while, and he kept apologizing to my mom
and me.
Jessica was right about one thing—my dad was never very nice to Jessica and her mother.”
“How could he forgive Sandra after she tricked him into such a huge thing?” Toby parted his lips to
speak calmly.
To this, Sonia nodded in agreement. “You’re right. My dad hated Sandra for what she did. Although
he despised her, the most he did was to keep his distance away from her. He was never violent to
her, and he always made sure to take care of her. My dad might not be as loving and gentle with
Jessica, but Jessica’s still his child, and it’s clear that he cares for her. That was why Dad was so
strict with her. However, Jessica perceived Dad’s strictness as hisck of love for her, and she
even...” Sonia clenched her fists as the muscles in her face trembled. Hatred and anger were
written all over her face.
Right then, Toby gave her hand a gentle squeeze to make her calm down. “Sandra cheated on your
father because he wasn’t intimate with her at all, right?”
“Yeah. My dad never treated her like a wife; he only treated her like a colleague. Sandra eventually
felt lonely, so she cheated on him with another man. Although my dad didn’t love her, he couldn’t
stand the idea of being cheated on. l ie got furious and gave Sandra a huge scolding. After that,
Sandra no longer dared to cheat on my dad, but she started acting oddly around him. He never
loved her, so he never bothered to fault her for her odd demeanor. I didn’t think much about it in the
past, but now... Now that I know Sandra drugged my father, it seems like that incident was when
Sandra really started hating him. Both she and Jessica only decided to drug Dad after that incident!”
At this point, Sonia’s gaze was filled with a mixture of fury and agony. Toby slowly pulled the woman
into his arms as heforted her. “Don’t worry. You’re going to avenge your father’s death.”
“Yeah,” Sonia muttered as she leaned against Toby’s shoulder. He caressed her smooth hair as he
continued speaking. “Jessica’s acts of revealing your identity online and starting rumors about you
seem to be done with the intention of getting the public to side with her so that she can force you to
hand your shares over. What are you going to do about this?” Toby was nning to step in if Sonia
didn’t know what to do, but he believed that she would rather deal with this matter on her own.
His assumptions were right—Sonia narrowed her eyes for a while before she replied, “Jessica
thinks that I’ll copse under the pressure ifizens bad-mouth me for being an illegitimate
daughter, but I''m not going to let her get her way. She’s trying to use the power ofizens, but she
didn’t think this through. Doesn’t she realize that theizens will turn against her once I step
forward to expose her lies? Theizens would realize that she was just using them, and she’d
receive double the criticism that I received on the Inte. Jessica only dares to make such
statements online because she thinks that I don’t have the evidence to show that I’m not an
illegitimate daughter.”
“Are you saying that you have evidence?” Toby lowered his gaze to look at Sonia.
She nodded. “Of course. My parents adopted me, so there has to be a letter of adoption. Once I
provide them with this document, I’ll be able to show that I wasn’t a product of an extramarital affair.
That way, Jessica’s first lie would be exposed. Also, do you remember what I said about Jessica
and her mother bullying me? My dad had ced CCTV cameras in the house for the sake of me; do
you still remember that I told you about it?”
“Of course!” Toby smirked. “I’d never forget anything about you.”
Sonia rolled her eyes. How is he flirting with me during such a serious conversation? Well... I guess
it’s pretty sweet of him. She chuckled. “The CCTV cameras recorded some footage of Sandra and
Jessica bullying me, and the videos have been stored in the bank’s safety deposit box, along with
the Reed Residence’s property ownership documents. Both Jessica and Sandra don’t know about
this. My dad had intended to get a divorce with Sandra once Jessica turned legal, so he kept those
videos to use during the court case. But before Jessica turned legal, my dad...” Sonia’s voice
trembled as she felt a lump in her throat.
Toby nted a kiss on her forehead. “Don’t worry. I''m here with you from now on."
She smiled at him before she continued, “With these video recordings, Jessica’s lie about me
bullying her will be disproved. When that happens, all of the lies she told will be used against her.”
You reap what you sow, Jessica.
Toby tidied Sonia’s hair as he spoke. “Are you going to host a press conference to present all of
your evidence?”
“It’s the fastest and most direct way,” she replied with a nod.
“Have you decided when you’re going to do it?” he asked again.
“Tomorrow morning, I guess. The faster, the better.” Upon finishing her words, Sonia shifted her
gaze to stare at the man as she seemed to recall something. “By the way, I realized there weren’t a
lot ofments when I was looking at the posts earlier. Did you get someone to contain the
situation?”
“Yeah.” Toby nodded in full honesty. “I just can’t bear watching you being criticized by those
netizens,” he mumbled with a stern look on his face.
She felt a surge of warmth in her chest. “Thank you.”
“Don’t worry about it. It’s something I should do,” he replied gently.
She beamed. “After this, I’ll post my press conference on my social media ount, and things will
get heated once more. When that happens, I don’t want you to limit the audience’s engagement
anymore—myeback for Jessica’s attack will be stronger if theizens turn this into a hot
topic.”
Toby frowned as he didn’t seem to agree with her. No man would enjoy watching his woman getting
cyberbullied by others, after all. Sonia could tell what was going on in his mind just by the look on
his face, so she raised her hands and caressed his cheeks. “Don’t worry, I know what I''m doing. I
feel bad when I see criticalments about me, but I can always choose not to read them, right?
Also, theizens who cursed me will probably feel bad after tomorrow’s press conference. While
they may release their anger on Jessica, they may also purchase Paradigm Co.’s products to
reduce their feelings of guilt toward me. Aren’t we killing two birds with one stone? We’re even
promoting the business!”
He burst intoughter upon hearing her. “You’re starting to sound more and more like a true
businesswoman. You’re getting so good at seizing opportunities, huh.”
“I’m taking that as apliment,” she replied. With that said, Sonia lowered her hands and pulled
her phone out to draft an announcement for her press conference. However, when she unlocked
her phone, she saw a bunch of messages from different people.
There were messages from Charles, Grace, Rose, and Daphne—all of them texted to ask her about
the trending news on the Inte. Sonia texted them back and reassured them that she had a n
to deal with this before she went back to drafting her announcement.