Chapter 856


    Though it was already midnight, the lights were still on in the police station.


    Sonia and Toby went into the police station with their hands held together. The officer, who had


    talked to her on the phone, came to usher them to a room as soon as he saw them.


    "Miss Reed, your clothes are on the table. Please be mentally prepared before checking it." The


    officer sighed as he pointed at the table in the room.


    After all, what if she fainted after seeing that the few million worth of clothes had turned into


    something like that? If the officer was in her shoes, he wouldn''t be able to take it and would fall into


    a swoon.


    The officer''s reminder made her calm heart race in agitation again. Then, she let go of Toby''s hand;


    she scampered toward the table while Toby followed her at her heels. Meanwhile, the officer


    followed them behind instead of standing by the door.


    Sonia arrived in front of the table and saw the two boxes that contained the clothes. The exquisite


    box was undamaged. But the things in it might be...


    She dared not to think further about it. She pursed her lips and reached out her hand to open one of


    the boxes.


    Her hands were trembling while opening the box as she felt uneasy. Toby noticed it and ced his


    hands atop hers before giving it a slight squeeze. He reassured her gently, soothingly, "Don''t be


    afraid. I''m always behind you no matter what happens. Just do whatever you want. I got your back."


    Sonia focused her gaze on him while looking at that faint smile on his face. Though it was a light


    smile, it instantly soothed her anxious heart with sce.


    She told herself, He''s right. No matter what''s in the box, I still have to face it.


    Since it was inevitable, there was no need for any hesitation. Things had already happened; she


    couldn''t change the conditions of the items in the box.


    Thus, facing it with equanimity would be better. Besides, regardless of what was in that box, she


    wasn''t alone as Toby was by her side.


    Her tense face finally let out a smile as she thought of him apanying her. "You''re right. I feel


    better now." With that being said, she took a deep breath and regained herposure. Even her


    hands weren''t shaking anymore. Despite that, Toby didn''t move his hand away, and they opened


    the box together.


    The moment the box contents were revealed, Sonia''s pupils contracted as her expression fell. Even


    Toby''s eyes widened in surprise. His face darkened immediately, and he exuded an intimidating


    aura around him, sending shudders to the officer who was standing right behind him. The petrified


    officer timidly looked at Toby as it was the officer''s first time encountering someone with such a


    domineering disposition.


    Oh lord, this must be a top dog that manages over a hundred thousand employees. The air around


    him is indeed different.


    Meanwhile, the man in question had no idea that his outpouring aura had terrified the poor officer.


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    His eyes zeroed in on the blue dress in the box. It had be pieces of cruddy cloth after being


    cut when he had previously assumed that it would be either ripped or stained with dirty smudges at


    most. Therefore, he was pretty shocked to see itpletely ruined like that.


    Of course, other than surprise, the wrath in him was zing fiercely. It was the same case for Sonia


    as well.


    She had expected the gown to be damaged, but the truth was way more appalling than she had


    imagined.


    She stretched out her arm to hold the dress high to take a closer look at it. However, the moment


    she grabbed it, it was all pieces of cloth where none of them was wider than her palm. So, she was


    merely holding pieces of fabric, not a dress.


    In short, no one could tell that these fabrics were, in fact, still a gorgeous gown a few hours ago.


    Sonia''s eyes reddened with rage. "Toby, it’s..."


    Toby patted her shoulder lightly, signaling her to keep her cool. Then, he opened the other box


    himself.


    Needless to say, his suit was cut into pieces too. It was no longer the chic suit from before but


    pieces of rags.


    His eyes narrowed at the rags, and it took him long before he could suppress the surging bloodlust


    in him. Then, he picked up one of them to inspect it.


    He grazed the frayed edge before he deduced, "It''s scissors. Judging from the finely cut fabric, she


    must be holding a grudge."


    "Grudge?" Sonia was baffled.


    He threw the cloth back into the box.


    "At first, I thought he was just a mercenary person who wanted to get some money by selling them


    off. But looking at these, it''s not as simple as I thought. It wasn''t for money. He was ordered to turn


    up right there and snatched your gown for the culprit, who is holding a grudge against you. So, the


    culprit ruined your gown to let off steam.”


    "That''s right." The officer who had been silent the whole time suddenly piped up, "We were equally


    shocked to see your clothes in this state. That''s when we realized that it wasn''t a simple case of


    robbery. As President Fuller has assumed, if it were really for money, the robber wouldn''t have


    ruined them even if the clothes weren''t sold yet. They are worth a lot of money, after all. Now that


    the clothes have been cut into such fine pieces, there''s only one exnation for that—your enemy


    is taking revenge on you, Miss Reed."


    "Enemy, revenge..." Sonia''s face became solemn as she dropped her gaze onto the ground, racking


    her brain to think who could be the possible suspect.


    Toby didn''t disturb her when he saw her deep in thought. Instead, he averted his gaze onto the


    officer next to him. "Where was the robber arrested?"


    "At a waste disposal area," replied the officer.


    Toby''s brows creased tightly. "He wanted to get rid of the clothes?"


    "Yeah." The officer nodded. "When we caught him, he was about to dump the clothes into an


    incinerator. We managed to stop him, but the clothes were already ruined." "Was there anyone


    else?" questioned


    Toby seriously.


    The officer shook his head. "Nope. He was alone. But we arrested him two hours ago, and Miss


    Reed made a report to us six hours ago. That means we''re not sure of his whereabouts during


    those four hours, let alone the people he had met. The only thing we''re certain of is that he must


    have met the culprit who had ordered him to do so. Then, the culprit gave him the already ruined


    clothes so he could incinerate the evidence."


    When he listened to the officer''s words, Toby''s face was full of disapproval. "It''s been two hours.


    Haven’t you got the culprit''s identity from that robber yet?"


    The officer''s face broke into a bitter smile. "He''s a recidivist, President Fuller. He frequents our


    ce because of theft and robbery, and he''s tight-lipped. He''s currently in the interrogation room.


    We''re using light exposure to distress him. Once he puts his guard down a little, we''ll be able to get


    whatever information we need."


    Toby pursed his lips into a thin line. Before he could say anything, Sonia''s eyes suddenly widened


    as color drained from her face. "I know who did this."


    Toby and the officer instantly turned to look at her.