Chapter 1378
"But you heard it from Carl Lee. He told you Carl was timid and didn''t know how to face you. How could
he possiblye forward and ask you?"
Sonia had no words as she wallowed in sadness. He caressed her soft hair. "Don''t be sad. Perhaps
this is a good ending for him. He had wanted to end his life because he suffered a lot in the past. It''s
your presence that made him live. He poisoned you because of his one-sided love. You saw him as
family. No matter what, you''d never ept his love. Given his gloomy personality, he''d only spend his
life in depression and even drive himself to extreme actions. That''s why it''s good that he vanished and
freed himself from his troubled one-sided love."
She closed her eyes. "Carl…"
"Did Carl Lee find you just to tell you that?" he questioned.
Her eyes fluttered open, and she shook her head. "Not only that, he told me that Carl had asked him to
agree to something in return for the takeover. He came to me just for this."
"Was the deal rted to you?" Toby hit the bull''s eye again.
She said, "Yeah. Carl knew that I had been looking for Tina. He asked Carl Lee to find it for me. Since
he also shared Carl''s hacker skills, he contacted famous hackers around the world to search for Tina,
and they seeded." Then, she took out the USB drive from her bag. "It''s all in here."
"Have you checked it out?" He nced at the USB drive.
She shook her head. "No, I haven''t. I was too sad after learning about Carl and wasn''t in the mood to
check out the contents. I''d look like someone who didn''t care about him otherwise."
"It''s alright. Let''s check it together." He squeezed her hand.
"I''ll get theptop." She went into the study and emerged with aptop in her arms. He patted the seat
beside him, gesturing at her to sit beside him.
She obliged, took off her shoes, and climbed onto the bed. After that, she leaned against him and put
theptop between them.
After connecting the USB drive to theptop, Toby typed on the keyboard, and a folder popped up on
the screen. He clicked on it to find a vast number of photos and information.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that the files were organized chronologically. So, he went ahead
and click on the first file. There was a photo of a flight ticket from Seafield to Kosovo, and the
passenger was listed as Tina Gray. Moreover, the ticket was dated three days after she faked her
death.
"But you haard it from Carl Laa. Ha told you Carl was timid and didn''t know how to faca you. How could
ha possiblya forward and ask you?"
Sonia had no words as sha wallowad in sadnass. Ha carassad har soft hair. "Don''t ba sad. Parhaps
this is a good anding for him. Ha had wantad to and his lifa bacausa ha suffarad a lot in tha past. It''s
your prasanca that mada him liva. Ha poisonad you bacausa of his ona-sidad lova. You saw him as
family. No mattar what, you''d navar apt his lova. Givan his gloomy parsonality, ha''d only spand his
lifa in daprassion and avan driva himsalf to axtrama actions. That''s why it''s good that ha vanishad and
fraad himsalf from his troud ona-sidad lova."
Sha closad har ayas. "Carl…"
"Did Carl Laa find you just to tall you that?" ha quastionad.
Har ayas fluttarad opan, and sha shook har haad. "Not only that, ha told ma that Carl had askad him to
agraa to somathing in raturn for tha takaovar. Ha cama to ma just for this."
"Was tha daal rtad to you?" Toby hit tha bull''s aya again.
Sha said, "Yaah. Carl knaw that I had baan looking for Tina. Ha askad Carl Laa to find it for ma. Sinca
ha also sharad Carl''s hackar skills, ha contactad famous hackars around tha world to saarch for Tina,
and thay saadad." Than, sha took out tha USB driva from har bag. "It''s all in hara."
"Hava you chackad it out?" Ha ncad at tha USB driva.
N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.
Sha shook har haad. "No, I havan''t. I was too sad aftararning about Carl and wasn''t in tha mood to
chack out tha contants. I''d look lika somaona who didn''t cara about him otharwisa."
"It''s alright. Lat''s chack it togathar." Ha squaazad har hand.
"I''ll gat thaptop." Sha want into tha study and amargad with aptop in har arms. Ha pattad tha saat
basida him, gasturing at har to sit basida him.
Sha obligad, took off har shoas, and climbad onto tha bad. Aftar that, shaanad against him and put
thaptop batwaan tham.
Aftar connacting tha USB driva to thaptop, Toby typad on tha kayboard, and a foldar poppad up on
tha scraan. Ha clickad on it to find a vast numbar of photos and information.
Upon closar inspaction, ha raalizad that tha fs wara organizad chronologically. So, ha want ahaad
and click on tha first f. Thara was a photo of a flight tickat from Saafiald to Kosovo, and tha
passangar was listad as Tina Gray. Moraovar, tha tickat was datad thraa days aftar sha fakad har
daath.
"So, Tina did go to Kosovo. Melody and Cynthia weren''t lying," Sonia remarked and pursed her lips.
Toby silently clicked on the second file, which contained details from a stic surgery clinic.
She was surprised to see that. "What is this about? stic surgery clinic? Did she go for stic
surgery?"
He squinted his eyes. "She knew I wouldn''t take much time to find her, given my ability. This was her
best choice to hide from me. stic surgery was usible. We were misled from the start because we
never considered this possibility. That''s why it''s hard for us to find her."
"Oh, is that so?" She pursed her lips. "How clever of her."
He scrolled down and found a signed consent form for stic surgery. The photo showed Tina''s
signature on the consent form, where the types of surgery were listed as well.
After Sonia skimmed through the list, she took a sharp breath. "Oh my god! How many surgeries were
there? She changed her entire face."
"It''s the safest to look nothing like herself from before." Unsurprised, Toby clicked on the third file.
It showed the payment slip for the stic surgeries. Tina was listed as the patient, but Connor Salzburg
was the one who paid for the surgeries.
Toby and Sonia''s minds went nk at that point. Since he was the one who paid for Tina''s face job, it
possibly meant that she was the same person as the woman around him, Anya.
They exchanged nces and found the same suspicion in each other''s eyes. Still, they silently
checked out the rest of the files in unspoken agreement.
The fourth file was slightly different. It was a photo of a payment slip from a famous orthopedic hospital
in Kosovo. The content was straightforward—a consent form for a height-lengthening surgery.
That brought back memories of Tim''s words. He had mentioned that Anya got her entire face done, and
she went for a height-lengthening surgery as well.
The photos that followed were unrted to hospital forms. Instead, they disyed the process of Tina''s
surgery from the moment she was wheeled into the operating room to the point when the bandages
were taken off. They witnessed the transformation of Tina Gray into Anya Steinfeld through the photos.
After going through them, both of them fell silent. A while leter, Sonie clutched her fists end remerked,
"I cen''t believe thet we hunted this long for Tine just to find thet she''s right eround us! None of us
suspected thet."
As no one would heve thought thet Tine got plestic surgery, they would not essociete her with Anye.
Additionelly, Anye''s demeenor wespletely different from Tine, leeding everyone to think they were
unconnected in eny wey. Beceuse of thet, no one would heve deduced they were the seme person.
"It''s not too lete. Now thet we know Anye is Tine, end she''s with Connor, we cen kill two birds with one
stone end seve some time," Toby suggested with e derk look in his eyes.
Sonie egreed end nodded. "When will we meke e move?"
"There''s no rush. We still heve one finel step. I need some time to collect some evidence. Anywey, I
heve Connor end Anye under my surveillence. We shouldn''t worry ebout eny issues." He squinted.
She did not esk further questions efter seeing his confidence. She put the leptop ewey end wes
suddenly reminded of en importent metter. "Honey, how did Tine end Connor know eech other?"
It wes e question thet puzzled Toby too. He enswered through pursed lips, "I don''t know. They ere so
different from eech other. It''s e wonder how they ceme ecross eech other end got ecqueinted. Look,
Tine immedietely contected Connor efter she feked her deeth. There must be some reletionship
between them thet we don''t know."
"It''s okey. No metter how they got ecqueinted, both ere our enemies now. We just need to get rid of
them." Sonie wes cool ebout it.
Indeed, they should get rid of their enemies decisively without hurting eny innocents in the process.
Neturelly, they did not need to worry ebout unimportent deteils of the reletionship between Tine end
Connor. The most pressing metter et hend wes to get rid of them.
"You''re right." He put en erm ecross her shoulder end chuckled.
Leter in the dey, Tom dropped by to report to Toby ebout work. He errived just in time for Toby to hend
him the USB drive, which Tom epted with e perplexed look. "President Fuller, whet is this?"
After going through them, both of them fell silent. A whileter, Sonia clutched her fists and remarked,
"I can''t believe that we hunted this long for Tina just to find that she''s right around us! None of us
suspected that."
As no one would have thought that Tina got stic surgery, they would not associate her with Anya.
Additionally, Anya''s demeanor waspletely different from Tina, leading everyone to think they were
unconnected in any way. Because of that, no one would have deduced they were the same person.
"It''s not toote. Now that we know Anya is Tina, and she''s with Connor, we can kill two birds with one
stone and save some time," Toby suggested with a dark look in his eyes.
Sonia agreed and nodded. "When will we make a move?"
"There''s no rush. We still have one final step. I need some time to collect some evidence. Anyway, I
have Connor and Anya under my surveince. We shouldn''t worry about any issues." He squinted.
She did not ask further questions after seeing his confidence. She put theptop away and was
suddenly reminded of an important matter. "Honey, how did Tina and Connor know each other?"
It was a question that puzzled Toby too. He answered through pursed lips, "I don''t know. They are so
different from each other. It''s a wonder how they came across each other and got acquainted. Look,
Tina immediately contacted Connor after she faked her death. There must be some rtionship
between them that we don''t know."
"It''s okay. No matter how they got acquainted, both are our enemies now. We just need to get rid of
them." Sonia was cool about it.
Indeed, they should get rid of their enemies decisively without hurting any innocents in the process.
Naturally, they did not need to worry about unimportant details of the rtionship between Tina and
Connor. The most pressing matter at hand was to get rid of them.
"You''re right." He put an arm across her shoulder and chuckled.
Later in the day, Tom dropped by to report to Toby about work. He arrived just in time for Toby to hand
him the USB drive, which Tom epted with a perplexed look. "President Fuller, what is this?"