Chapter 81
That was the first time Sonia called Toby after their divorce, so he wondered what she was up to.
“Tyler is at my ce. President Fuller, please take him home.” The sight of the boy on the doormat was
giving
Sonia a headache.
Toby frowned. “Tyler is at your ce again?”
“Yeah, and he’s not budging no matter what I do.”
“I get it. I’ll be there in a moment.” Toby replied.
Since Sonia had nothing else to tell him, she hung up directly after that. Toby nced at the screen that
had
already reverted to the menu page while pulling his lips into a thin line. (This novel will be daily updtaed
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Then, he stood up to head out of the office. Around an hourter, he arrived in front of Sonia’s apartment
unit.
“Toby?” Tyler shot up from where he sat, frightened by Toby’s arrival. “Why are you here?”
“I came to bring you home” Toby answered solemnly after taking a look at the door behind Tyler.
With his head hung low, Tyler dared not disobey his brother. “Toby, how did you know I’m here?”
Instead of replying to Tyler’s question, Toby stepped forward to knock on the door, which opened soon
after. Sonia leaned against the shoe cab while supporting herself with a crutch.
There was a look of concern in Toby’s eyes when he took in the state that Sonia was in; even his tone
softened when he spoke. “How’s your leg doing?”
“It’s fine. At least it’s not broken” Sonia answered nonchntly.
Meanwhile, Tyler nced at Sonia, and then at Toby. “You don’t seem all that surprised by her
injury, Toby. Did you already know that she’s injured?”
Still ignoring Tyler, Toby watched Sonia in silence. “I’ll have someone send you some nourishing food
later.”
“That won’t be necessary” Sonia declined his offer directly.
Toby kept a straight face. “Sonia, can’t you be less stubborn?”
“Am I?” Sonia huffed an exasperatedugh. “Is not epting your offer a show of obstinacy?(This novel
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What nonsense is
that?”
“Like I said, you got injured in my hotel, so I’m responsible for that,” Toby exined in all seriousness.
Sonia waved her hand, “I won’t hold you ountable. All I want is to stay away from you. Besides, isn’t
Tina
going to be displeased by the fact that you keeping after me? I don’t want her to plot against me
again and
make me end up all bruised and battered.”
“She won’t do that.” Toby frowned, feeling displeased by her usation. Tina already promised to never
repeat
those same mistakes.
get some rest. You can see yourselves out.” She gestured at the exit to indicate that it was time for them
to
leave
After staring at Sonia for a moment, Toby took Tyler with him, ready to leave. All of a sudden, Sonia
called out to them. “Hold on.”
Toby felt joy for some reason, but he contained it well when he turned around. (This novel will be daily
updtaed at .noveljar) “Is there something else?”
Sonia pointed at Tyler. “President Fuller, please watch over your brother in the future. Make sure that he
doesn’t
Discontented, Tyler shot back, “I’m not giving you trouble!”
“Oh, is that so?” Sonia tilted her head. “Do you believe that your mother will use me of seducing her
son if I
call to tell her that you’re with me?”
“I—” Tyler choked on his words while a blush crept onto his youthful and handsome face. He didn’t have
aeback for that, nor could he deny Sonia’s ims, for he knew his mother was definitely capable of
that.
“So, stoping to my ce. I’ve done all I could after helping you out twice. All I wish for by this point
is to cut all ties with your family. Got it?” Sonia swept a cold nce at Tyler before fixing her gaze on
Toby’s face. After a few seconds, she averted her gaze without hesitation before shutting the door.
While looking at the door in front of him, all Toby could imagine was Sonia’s eyes. (This novel will be
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for him, but it was all gone; all that was left was a cold stare. It meant that she already got over him.
Upon realizing that, Toby’s heart wrenched in pain. Shouldn’t I be d that Sonia finally let go of me? It
means I will be free from the burden of her feelings, but why don’t I feel happy? Instead, my heart is
aching and hollow. It’s as if I
have lost something important.
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Meanwhile, Tyler gulped when he noticed Toby clenching his fists. “What are you doing, Toby?” he
inquired
carefully. Is he feeling like punching someone to vent his anger after being treated by Sonia so harshly?
This won’t
do! The moment he thought of that, he tried to cate Toby. “Say, Toby,”
“Let’s go!” Toby cut him short before turning to walk toward the elevator.
Startled by his reaction, Tyler nced at Sonia’s door before picking up the basketball and running after
Toby. Behind the door, Sonia heaved a sigh of relief after seeing the two of them leave. Then, she
covered the screen of the surveince camera before retiring to her room.
The next day, Sonia was roused by a phone call. After taking the phone from the bedside table, she
didn’t even
check the caller ID before sticking the phone to her ear. “Hello, who is this?”
“President, Reed, it’s me!” Daphne’s bright voice came through.
Sonia opened her eyes while sitting up on her bed. “What is it?”
“I have good news. The banks called to express their consent on offering us the loans.(This novel will be
daily updtaed at .noveljar) Those that already offered a loan also agreed to stick to the
schedule we agreed on for the repayment scheme.” Daphne could
hardly contain her excitement.
Sonia smiled dly. “That’s great.”
“Yeah. The banks even offered to cut the interests by 0.5% after causing us troublest night. The
representatives are already at thepany. When will you arrive at the office, President Reed?”
“I’ll be there after getting myself ready for work. In the meantime, show them some hospitality.”
“Sure.” Daphne nodded.
With that, Sonia set her phone aside while heaving a sigh of relief. Since thepany‘s crisis is averted,
Melody
should also have paid for her actions. The thought of it prompted Sonia to search for rted news online.
Sure enough, articles of what happened to the Stryders popped up immediately. Melody’s father was
demoted,
while her uncles were removed from their respective positions. Having lost half of their power, the
Stryders were no longer the most prestigious family in Norfolk, for they had declined into one of the
weakest ones.
Such an oue was only possible because Matthew was still alive. If he were gone, even Melody’s
father
would be removed from his position as well. If that was the case, the Stryders would be kicked out of the
ranks
of the upper ss society and be a normal family. All of that happened because of Melody, who
would in
turn hold a grudge against Tina.
“Haha.” Soniaughed, apparently in a good mood.
Just as what she had expected, Melody indeed abhorred Tina. She was standing in front of Southfield
Estate.
Her face was contorted with rage as she held up her phone to give Tina a call. By that point, she was
nothing but
a shell of her former self as an arrogant youngdy. All that was left within her was vicious hatred that
made her
pretty face look terrible.
Soon, Tina picked up her call before asking in a gentle voice, “What’s the matter, Miss Stryder?”
Tina froze for a second before she forced a smile. “What happened, Miss Stryder?”
“How dare you even ask, Tina?” Melody yelled at her without a care for her image. “It’s all your fault! I
wouldn’t be
used as leverage against my family if I didn’t try to teach Sonia a lesson for your sake! Now that my
family has
fallen from grace, they’re all pointing fingers at me! Peter is demanding a divorce too! Are you happy now
that
I’ve be the target of everybody’s insults and disdain?”