Chapter 96


    Back in the venue of the press conference, Sonia continued to target Cynthia as she went on, “Miss


    Stone posted


    about me pestering my ex-husband after our divorce, being a third wheel in President Fuller and Miss


    Gray’s


    rtionship six years ago, as well as forcing President Fuller to marry me. I would hereby dere that


    except for


    the final point, everything she said is false!”


    The crowd was surprised as soon as they heard her statement. (This novel will be daily updtaed at


    .noveljar)A journalist stood up and asked, “Miss Reed,


    does this mean you really forced President Fuller to marry you?”


    “Yes.” Sonia looked at the journalist before nodding in admission.


    On the side, Charles was all jittery. “Darling, what are you talking about?” Is this something that you


    should be


    announcing in public?


    Meanwhile, Toby, who was in Fuller Group’s office, couldn’t help but frown. Even Zane couldn’t fathom


    Sonia’s


    decision. “Although it is true, isn’t she worried that the onught of public opinion might just lead to


    Paradigm


    Co.’s downfall if she admitted to it just like that? Toby, what the hell do you think she has in mind?”


    Zane raised his head to nce in Toby’s direction, only to see thetter wordlessly pulling his lips into a


    thin line.


    Meanwhile, Tina was also watching the live broadcast in Gray Residence. Seeing Sonia admit to


    threatening


    Toby brought a smile to her face, for she assumed that Sonia was digging her own grave.


    Back on the scene, Sonia remained impassive despite the fact that the press were buzzing with


    excitement. (This novel will be daily updtaed at .noveljar)She was aware of the consequences


    of bringing her past actions to light, but she had no regrets.


    The journalist followed up with another question. “Miss Reed, why did you do that?”


    “Why, you ask?” Sonia lowered her gaze before replying with a cool voice, “Because I love him.”


    Toby’s pupils shrunk, and his body straightened subconsciously. He knew he was the person whom she


    loved, for


    he had witnessed it in her gaze during the past six years. However, he didn’t expect her to actually open


    up about


    her feelings for him. While rubbing his fingers together, pleasure filled his heart.


    However, the euphoria didn’tst long, for it was dissipated by what Sonia said next. As Sonia stared at


    the camera, she dered, “But that was a long time ago, and I no longer love him now!”


    can


    Toby’s expression changed slightly, panic surging within him as if he had lost something. At the side,


    Zane whistled. “Toby, do you think what she said is true?”


    “It has nothing to do with me, be it true or false!” Toby clenched his fists, his voice cold and hard.


    Aware of Toby’s dishonesty, Zane smiled cheekily. “Is that so? From what I can see, you don’t look like


    it.”


    “Go get your eyes checked.” Toby glowered at Zane.


    Zane shrugged. “Okay, I guess I’ll shut up.” With that, he hung his head low and continued watching the


    live


    broadcast.


    Meanwhile, the journalist asked again, “Miss Reed, despite your love for President Fuller, isn’t forcing


    him to


    marry you by holding the fact that you saved Miss Gray against him crossing a line? (This novel will be


    daily updtaed at .noveljar)Besides, President Fuller was already with Miss Gray back then, so-”


    “As I said earlier, I never stepped in between them. Those are just baseless rumors.” Already knowing


    what the


    journalist was about to ask, Sonia cut her off while holding the mic up. “It’s because I had no idea back


    then that


    they were together. When I was in university, I asked Miss Gray about her rtionship with Toby. The


    reply she


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    gave was that she saw Toby as her brother, which was the reason I went after President Fuller. As for my


    request


    for him to marry me…”


    Sonia took a deep breath. “I admit that it’s not the right thing to do. Back when I saved Miss Gray after


    she got


    involved in an ident, President Fuller asked if I had any requests. When I told him to marry me, he


    agreed to


    that, so that’s what ended up happening. If…”


    “If?” The journalist pressed for answers.


    Sonia raised her voice. “If I’d known back then that they were together, I would’ve never made such a


    request. As


    someone who hails from a prestigious family, I’m not one to stoop as low as interfering with other


    people’s


    rtionships. My pride and honor would never allow me to do that.”


    “Does this mean that she never knew about your rtionship with Tina?” Zane looked toward Toby in


    surprise.


    Simrly, Toby was in shock, as what Sonia told the public affected him greatly. He knew Sonia was


    Tina’s roommate when they were in uni, so he had assumed that she was aware of Tina’s rtionship


    with him. Therefore, the fact that she insisted on marrying him was the reason he hated her so much.


    However, he never thought of the possibility that Sonia never knew he was Tina’s boyfriend. (This novel


    will be daily updtaed at .noveljar)By that point, Toby


    pulled his lips into a cold, thin line. Why did Tina not admit that I was her boyfriend, and opted to tell


    Sonia that she


    saw me as a brother?


    At the same time, Tyler was also watching the livestream after training with the national team ended.


    When he


    heard what Sonia said, a look of shock was written all over his young face.


    “What? Sonia didn’t know about Tina and Toby’s rtionship?” Tyler yelped in surprise. “If that’s the


    case, it means I misunderstood Sonia!” He gripped on his phone tightly while watching Sonia on the


    screen with a look of guilt in his eyes. It was because he assumed that Sonia was a third wheel in Toby


    and Tina’s rtionship that Tyler despised her, but it turned out that everything was a misunderstanding.


    “Besides.” Sonia rubbed a finger in between her brows before continuing, “I was merely proposing the


    idea of marriage to President Fuller, and wasn’t expecting an affirmative response from him. After all,


    we were strangers back then. Hypothetically speaking, nobody would agree to marrying a stranger just


    like that.”


    “Yeah!” The journalists present in the venue and the audience watching the livestream nodded


    subconsciously. If


    a stranger were to propose to any of them, they would never agree to it. In fact, they would consider the


    one who proposed a nutjob.


    “But didn’t President Fuller agree to it in the end?” the journalist said.


    Sonia pursed her lips. “Yes, he did. I was stunned yet ted then. Despite knowing that he didn’t love


    me, I


    married him happily, because I thought he woulde to love me. However, I was dead wrong. I was


    married to


    him for six years, only to fail miserably at touching his heart.”


    “Aren’t things bound to turn out like that since President Fuller had always been in love with Miss Gray?”


    the journalist questioned.


    Sonia nodded. “Yeah, he loves Tina, but my past self had no idea. Therefore, I led a harsh life during the


    past six years.(This novel will be daily updtaed at .noveljar) I even wondered why he didn’t turn


    me down directly if he didn’t like me. I would’ve never forced him into a marriage.” Sonia wasn’t an


    overbearing person, so she wouldn’t insist on marrying Toby if he’d turned her down


    then.


    Upon hearing that, the crowd finally understood the situation. Yeah, since President Fuller didn’t love


    Miss Reed, he could have turned down her request. Miss Reed wasn’t holding him at gunpoint. Why did


    he not turn her down?


    Zane was curious as well. With his chin resting on his hand, he observed Toby. “She’s right. Why didn’t


    you turn her down?”


    Toby lowered his gaze to hide the emotions it contained. Back then, I was indeed going to turn her down,


    but I


    somehow agreed to her proposal when I met her gaze. When I snapped back to my senses, it was


    already toote.


    “By the way, I bet all of you must be interested in learning more about my married life.” Sonia swept a


    nce at


    the crowd. Upon noticing the nods in the crowd, Sonia smirked. “Let me tell you all about my blissful


    marriage. I


    had to endure my husband’s silent treatment, my mother-inw’s pedantic nitpicking, and my brother-in-


    law’s incessant fault-finding with me. How does that sound? Wonderful, isn’t it?”


    In the ensuing silence, people were seen wearing an awkward expression on their faces. Blissful? That


    sounds


    more like hell.


    There were evenments in the livestream. ‘So Miss Reed had been enduring the silent treatment.


    (This novel will be daily updtaed at .noveljar)It seems that President Fuller isn’t that nice of a


    man either. To treat Miss Reed like that despite the fact that he married her, he sounds like a typical


    scum!