Chapter 1181


    Sonia intentionally emphasized the words ''childish yet direct'' and looked toward the driver''s seat.


    Tom, who was behind the wheel, felt a chill down his spine and chuckled awkwardly. "I''m sorry, Miss


    Reed. I shouldn''t have used those words. I wouldn''t have said that if I had known that you were the


    mastermind behind Connor''s beating."


    Yikes, I didn''t know that Miss Reed could be so vindictive. Yes, I did say that the method of sacking


    Connor and beating him up is childish yet flimsy, but Iplimented her for doing a good job, didn''t


    I? She did beat the cr*p out of Connor.


    To his bewilderment, Sonia selectively remembered his ridicule but not his praise. It was an


    intended retaliation, wasn''t it?


    After she had been in Toby''spany for so long, she became as petty and vindictive as him now.


    Toby was truly one of the worst!


    She covered her lips and giggled when she noticed Tom''s bitter grimace. "I''m just kidding, Tom. I''m


    sorry. Don''t mind me."


    Tom rolled his eyes speechlessly. Miss Reed, do you know that your so-called joke can put me in a


    difficult situation?


    Toby, who was sitting next to Sonia, noticed the changes in Tom''s expressions too. However, he


    wasn''t as forgiving as he snorted, "Don''t apologize to him. It serves him right for spilling the beans,


    so he should be prepared for karma to hit him."


    Tom shook his head slightly. Mr. Fuller, how can you say that? I insulted many people in the past,


    but you always enabled me. Yet, now that it is Miss Reed, you choose to take her side. What a


    hypocrite. Do you think I don''t know that you are trying to tter her?


    Sonia hurriedly changed the subject when she observed Tom''s depressed state in order to prevent


    him from getting more discouraged. "But Tom is right about one thing. Although I couldn''t help you


    out with other things, this method could inflict direct pain on Connor, so it is a good way to avenge


    you."


    At this moment, Tom''s phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and said, "Mr. Fuller, Miss Reed, it''s


    our men who I asked to keep an eye on Connor. I think they found out about Connor''s injury."


    "Answer it." Toby raised his chin.


    Sonia pricked up her ears, too, because she wanted to know how badly they had beaten Connor.


    Tom answered the call, nodded and talked to the person on the other end of the line, and ended the


    call. The whole duration was less than a minute.


    "They said that after Connor''s assistant found him, he rushed him to the nearest private hospital,


    and the diagnosis of his injury was out. He was seriously injured. Two teeth were knocked out,


    swollen left eye, one broken rib, sprained right ankle, and dislocated elbow. The doctor said that he


    would need to be hospitalized for a month," Tom reported excitedly.


    "What?" Sonia gasped in shock. "That''s quite serious."


    She only saw his bruised face from the photos and guessed that his body must be injured too, but


    the injuries might be superficial. She had underestimated her men''s strength.


    "Yes, it''s quite serious, but for a scum like Connor, we need to at least paralyze him. He''s lucky to


    escape that fate." Tom clicked his tongue.


    Sonia looked at the expressionless Toby and nodded. "You''re right."


    She did not feel a trace of guilt about Connor''s condition at all.


    Connor should have paid for what he had done with his life, so these injuries were nothing.


    "I''m sorry, but this is all I can do to Connor for your sake." Sonia held Toby''s hand regretfully.


    Toby held her hand back and smiled. "This is more than enough. I''m pleased. Thank you."


    Sonia had always been a gentle and mild-mannered woman and would never do such a thing.


    Nheless, she went against her principles and ordered someone to beat Connor up just to help


    him out. This action alone was enough to make him touched, and he was genuinely d.


    Sonia smiled with relief at his gratitude.


    At first, she wondered if she would upset Toby by doing so, but from the looks of it, she figured that


    her guess was off the mark.


    If he were truly upset, she would know by now.


    After all, she was doing this because of him. If he really thought that she was too impulsive by


    taking matters into her own hands, she would feel quite aggrieved as her efforts had gone to waste.


    Thankfully, Toby didn''t disappoint her.


    "Who did you contact to beat Connor up?" Toby hugged Sonia and asked. "Tell me honestly. Tom


    will handle the matter properly because I don''t want Connor to find out that you are the one behind


    this."


    Tom nodded too. "Mr. Fuller is right, Miss Reed. While Connor is hospitalized and has not yet


    started his investigation, I will clean up the loose ends as soon as possible."


    Sonia dismissed their worries with a wave of her hand. "No, you don''t have to. I got Charles'' friend


    to do it. I''m sure you''ve heard of his name. It''s Lance Walters."


    "Lance Walters?" Tom widened his eyes in awe. "Do you mean the Lance Walters?"


    "Yup, that''s him." Sonia nodded.


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    Toby was equally surprised, but he quickly regained hisposure and asked, "Is he Charles''


    friend?"


    "Charles was part of the mafia in high school, and Lance was hisckey. Technically speaking, the


    Lane Family supported Lance financially since he was a child, so Lance was very loyal to Charles.


    Later, Charles turned over a new leaf and became a nice person, so he handed over that small


    group to Lance. Even though Lance has gained a reputable status in the underworld, he still


    maintains a close friendship with Charles. So this time, Charles directly contacted him and


    requested to beat Connor up. Charles told me that because it was Lance''s job, Connor couldn''t do


    anything about it even if he found out the truth because the higher-ups would protect Lance. In


    other words, Connor was destined to suffer without being able to bite back. When he learns about


    Lance, he can''t proceed with his investigation, so you don''t have to worry that Connor will discover


    that I''m the mastermind and take his revenge."


    Sonia briefly conveyed Charles'' remarks to them.


    Toby nodded slightly. "Charles is right. Connor can''t do anything about it. The connection between


    Brutus and the higher-ups is so solid that Connor can''t move against him. That''s alright then."


    Lance changed his name to Brutus Walters after he became the leader of his underworld group. It


    was because he felt the name Lance wasn''t dominant and aggressive enough.


    "Wow, I didn''t know that Mr. Lane is actually Brutus'' friend." Tom was mindblown.


    Toby was equally surprised, so he looked at Sonia and said, "Thankfully, you found Brutus. I would


    have been worried if you had hired others to do it."


    Sonia chuckled. "Well, I only wanted to teach Connor a lesson, and the consequence didn''t cross


    my mind. But then, I remembered that Charles used to join the underworld, and I wondered if he


    knew anyone that could help me with this, so I contacted him. It is a pleasant surprise that he and


    Lance are good friends, not to mention how well-off Lance is now. Perhaps, even the heavens were


    irritated by Connor''s nasty actions, so they gave me a perfect man to do the deed."