Chapter 906


    Upon hearing the man''s words, Sonia nodded in understanding. "Good to hear that. No matter


    what, you still have us by your side. None of us will treat you as a substitute for anyone, so don''t


    think too much about it. Got it?" she said while staring at him.


    Toby felt a warm feeling in his heart at the sight of the woman''s serious expression. Caressing her


    tender cheek, he replied softly, "Yeah, I got it."


    Sonia put her hand on the back of the hand that Toby caressed her cheek with. She asked, "That''s


    good. Are you still sad and upset, then?"


    Toby shook his head. "No, I''m not sad or upset anymore, because you said you’re staying by my


    side." He was only upset, anguished, and furious when he first learned that his mother had raised


    him to be Connor''s substitute. After all, it was his own mother who had done so to him.


    However, after his anger cooled, he gradually calmed down. He began to realize that even though


    his mother had treated him as a substitute, she had passed away for nearly 20 years, and he didn''t


    have to bother about a person who had passed away for a long time.


    Still, as he was unable to vent his anger on her, he could only take all his anger and humiliation out


    on Connor. It didn''t matter whether or not Connor knew he was a substitute for the former. Even if


    Connor was aware of it, he wouldn’t let Connor off. Somebody had to bear the responsibility for the


    wrong that had beenmitted. Since his mother had passed away, it was only natural that Connor


    should be the person who bore the responsibility.


    After he figured this out, his anger subsided a lot, and the violent rage within him gradually


    disappeared. Even if he didn''t figure it out, he wouldn’t keep being angry all the time. Instead, he


    would quicklypose his emotions. He couldn''t let Sonia worry about him all the time, for his


    anger would scare her and make her feel uneasy. Moreover, she had beenforting him all this


    while, so he couldn’t let her concerns and words offorte to naught. At the thought of this,


    he caressed her cheek even gentler, and his hand lingered on her face, as if to trace its outline.


    Sonia''s cheek itched somewhat as Toby caressed her, so she grabbed his wrist and took his hand


    off her face right away. "Well, since you''re alright, let''s eat first. It''s well past noon now, and I''m


    hungry. You must be hungry as well, aren''t you?"


    Toby didn''t answer her whether he was hungry or not. Hearing that Sonia was hungry, he took her


    hand and hurried to the kitchen. "Let me fix you something to eat."


    Seeing him in such a hurry, Sonia stopped him with a look of amusement. "Wait a minute."


    Toby stopped in his tracks and looked back at her. "What''s wrong?"


    "You don''t have to cook. I’ve already made lunch." Sonia tugged at her apron.


    Only then did Toby notice that Sonia was wearing an apron. His attention had been focused on her


    face since he opened the door and saw her just now, so he really didn''t notice the apron she was


    wearing.


    Sonia put down the apron. "I made a lot of your favorite dishes, so eat moreter. I made them


    specially for you."


    Toby''s eyes lit up visibly. "You made them specially for me?"


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    "Uh-huh." Sonia nodded. "That’s of course. A certain man was angry and upset, so I had to


    appease him by making some of his favorite dishes for him, right?"


    Toby realized what Sonia meant. She made lunch for me because she wanted me to pull myself


    together; she doesn’t want me to lose my reason or even doubt myself and abandon myself to


    despair after learning of the cruel truth. At the thought of this, he swept her into his arms and held


    her tight once again.


    Sonia''s nose hurt so much when it bumped against Toby''s sturdy chest that her eyes reddened in


    an instant. Still, she smothered a cry of pain, or else the man would definitely get nervous and


    check on her from head to toe. To avoid getting into unweed situationster on, she decided to


    bear it.


    While the man wasn''t noticing, Sonia gently massaged the tip of her nose until the pain subsided;


    only then did she finally exhale and put her hand down. She knew that Toby had hugged her all of a


    sudden because he was moved by the fact that she had made lunch for him. Because of that, he


    suddenly released his emotions and embraced her to express his excitement and joy at this very


    moment. This guy is just like this. He won''t say verbally that he''s touched or happy. Instead, he''ll


    express it in a more passionate and straightforward way like hugs and kisses. In reality, such direct


    expressions can better tell whether a person is really moved or happy.


    "Alright, that''s enough." Sonia stuck out her forefinger and poked the man gently in the waist. "It''s


    just a meal, right? Do you have to be so touched? People who have no idea what happened would


    think that I''ve done something earth-shaking." Speaking of it, this guy''s appearance gives the


    impression of being cold and indifferent. Not only is he cold toward outsiders, but he always seems


    self-important and capable of everything. Even so, only I know that in private— especially when he''s


    facing me—he''ll smile at me, speak softly to me, and even flirt with me. At the same time, he''s


    easily moved. A person who is easily moved must be soft-hearted as well. However, I know very


    well that he isn''t soft with anyone else, but only with me and those whom he cares the most. How


    could such a man not be charming? Perhaps that was why I fell in love with him all over again.


    Not knowing what Sonia was thinking, Toby rubbed his chin against her head. "To me, every single


    thing you''ve done for me is even more moving than any earth-shaking thing."


    Sonia didn''t know whether tough or to frown at the man''s remark. "I''m really embarrassed to


    ept what you said. Alright, hurry up and let go of me and go to eat. Aren''t you hungry?" She


    patted Toby on the back.


    Only then did Toby reluctantly let go of Sonia. Then, she took him by the hand and went to the


    kitchen with him, serving lunch with him before having lunch together at the dining table.


    It wasn''t until the man enjoyed his meal with no sign of the terrifying chilliness that had shown in his


    eyes when he learned that he had been a substitute that Sonia finally gave an inward sigh of relief.


    In reality, she wasn''t idling outside during the time when Toby had gone to the study to calm down.


    Instead, she was reflecting upon whether it was right of her to tell him about this. After all, this


    wasn''t some good news. After that, though, she suppressed her doubts and felt that she did the


    right thing. As one of the parties involved, Toby had the right to know the truth. And besides, only by


    knowing it earlier could he take early precautions to prevent the fact from being learned by others


    and used by someone like Connor to mock him.


    If Connor really were the person who had killed Toby''s father, there would definitely be a fight


    between the two men. If Connor were to learn about Toby being his substitute and mock thetter


    for it while he was still unaware of this, it would definitely be a huge blow to him. Even if Connor


    didn''t do so, Toby still had other enemies in the business world, and they would use this to attack


    him if they learned about it. Therefore, she decided to simply let him know earlier and erase any


    traces that would lead anyone else to learn about it so that he wouldn''t hear anyone attack him


    using this. She believed she was doing this for Toby''s own good, so she didn''t think it was wrong of


    her to tell him about it.


    Seeing Sonia holding her fork and spoon in a daze with a nk look in her eyes, Toby asked with a


    slight frown, "What are you thinking?"


    Sonia''s eyes flickered. Coming to her senses, she shook her head and replied, "Nothing. I was just


    thinking about my phone conversation with Mrs. Lane just now." She had no intention of telling him


    what she had just thought about. Since he had gotten past the matter, she didn''t have to bring it up


    again.


    "What did you two talk about?" Toby picked up the ss of water beside him and took a drink from


    it.


    Sonia picked up a chunk of fish and put it on his te. "She asked what time in the evening we


    would go to her ce so that she could arrange for someone to greet us at the gate. She also


    asked what your favorite food is so that she can have the food ingredients bought in advance to


    prepare dinner. Also..."