Chapter 160


    I see. So that’s what happened, Toby thought as he pressed his lips together. He knew that Henry


    kidnapped Rina in the past, but he had no idea that Titus was the one who forced Henry into it. It seems


    like I have to be more thorough when I’m investigating a particr matter; all these illusions might blind


    my eyes from the truth otherwise. Titus’s expression had been filled with hatred when hest spoke to


    me about Henry, but I just find that hrious right now. I


    can’t believe Ipletely fell for Titus’s narrative when he told me that Henry had wronged the Gray


    Family. At that thought, Toby shifted his gaze toward Sonia. His eyes were filled with remorse and guilt.


    He felt sorry because he concluded that Sonia’s father was a bad man after listening to one side of the


    story. Meanwhile, Sonia didn’t have the time to look at Toby’s reaction. She simply lowered her head to


    hold onto the ne. That’s why this ne was in the Reed Residence,” she muttered. She figured


    that her father must have removed this ne from Rina when he first kidnapped her. “That’s right,”


    Rose said with a nod. “How did Rina die in the end?” Sonia asked. She had a bold guess in her mind,


    but it was a guess that she didn’t wish to make. Rose studied Sonia’s expression for a while before she


    slowly parted her lips to speak.


    “Your father drowned her in the river, right in front of Titus and Julia’s eyes.” Sonia’s guess was right, but


    the revtion was still a bombshell to her. Her vision turned ck as she felt the world around her


    spinning. She felt herself falling as her stance grew unsteady. Upon seeing that, Toby held her by her


    shoulders before he pressed her close to his chest. “Are you okay?” “I’m fine.” Sonia bit her lower lip as


    she replied to him in a weak voice.


    At the same time, Rose eyed the younger woman concernedly. “You should sit down,” she suggested.


    Thus, Toby helped Sonia to the couch, where she sat with her limbs trembling. “H-How could Dad… do


    such an idiotic thing?” Sonia couldn’t believe that her father had drowned a young child. It exined why


    Titus had been so cruel to her father six years ago, for Titus was also avenging his daughter’s


    death. That’s right. Your father was silly to have done that. However, his actions were understandable—


    Titus had forced him into a corner, and it’s easier for one to do stupid things when they are feeling


    impulsive.” Rose stroked Sonia’s hair sympathetically. Sonia squeezed her eyes shut. “He was way too


    impulsive.” “Don’t you guys think that there’s something odd about this whole story?” Toby spoke up all of


    a sudden. “What is it?”


    Sonia raised her head. “If your father drowned Rina right in front of Titus and Julia’s eyes, why didn’t he


    end up in jail? Judging by how unforgiving and vindictive Titus is, he’d never let your father and Paradigm


    Co. get off so easily. Yet, that was what he did. Titus didn’t get thew involved after what your father did,


    and he even allowed your father to continue expanding Paradigm Co. Titus onlyunched his attack on


    your father and thepany six years ago,” he said.


    Sonia seemed to realize something at that point. “That’s true. Why is that so? Do you know the answer,


    Grandma?” Sonia turned to look at the old woman. Rose shook her head. “I’m not too sure about this


    either. I’m guessing that your father and Titus had some sort of agreement back then. There’s no other


    way to exin it.” “I guess so. One way or another, the hatred between the Gray and Reed Families is


    absolutely irreconcble,” Sonia muttered as she bit her bottom lip.


    Titus was the one who started the conflict between both families. Although Henry had killed Titus’s


    daughter, Titus was the one who forced Henry to his death. The resentment between both of them might


    be gone since Sonia’s father was dead, but that didn’t mean that things were settled between Paradigm


    Co. and Titus. I’m going to get even with him! Sonia thought. Toby felt the urge to get rid of the hatred


    that he saw in Sonia’s eyes.


    Her beautiful eyes shouldn’t be filled with such anger. However, I know that I no longer have the right to


    help her get rid of this hatred. Her icy voice sounded in his ears as he thought about his rtionship with


    her. “I would like to destroy both Triforce Enterprise and the Gray Family, President Fuller.” He wasn’t


    surprised by her words, for he had managed to guess her thoughts through the hostility he observed in


    her eyes. “So?”


    Toby asked as he looked at her. “So, are you going to meddle with my affairs?” Sonia met his gaze with


    an emotionless expression. He frowned upon hearing her words. What does she mean? Why is she


    looking at me like that? Is she saying that she will go against me if I decide to meddle with her affairs?


    “I’d like to know your answer, President Fuller. Will you step in and support the Gray family?!” Sonia


    repeated her question when Toby didn’t respond to her the first time. Rose hastily replied on behalf of


    him. “Of course not. I’d never support it if Toby were to stand on the Gray Family’s side.” “I’d like to hear


    him say it himself, Grandma,” Sonia uttered. If it weren’t for Rose, Sonia wouldn’t care whether Toby


    wished to help the Grays. It’d be great if he didn’t support them, but Sonia knew that she would attack


    them all at once if Toby were to support the Grays.


    She would give everything up just to fight them until the very end. However, she posed Toby the question


    to Toby because she cared for Rose. Toby was Rose’s grandson, and Rose had to be mentally prepared


    just in case Toby were to support the Grays. If Sonia went against Toby in the end, she knew that Rose


    would be disheartened. “I won’t support them,” Toby said with his gaze lowered. It was Titus’s fault to


    begin with, so the Grays had to pay for what they had done. Toby knew that he wouldn’t let Tina suffer


    even if she had lost the Gray Family.


    “That’s good. I hope you stick to your promise. If you go against your own words the way you did thest


    time, I’ll risk my life just to make sure that you suffer forever,” Sonia threatened in a firm tone. Toby’s


    pupils shrank as he clenched his fists tightly. “I won’t.” She’s serious this time. She’s surely going to


    make me suffer if I go against my words. For example, she might kill Tina, or she might even kill


    herself… he thought.


    “What did you do in the past? Why did you break your promise to Sonia?” Rose turned to look at Toby.


    He was distracted by the old woman’s sudden question. “It’s nothing much.” Toby’s gaze dimmed as he


    tried to avoid the question. Then, he nced at Sonia in hopes that Sonia would y along with him.


    Rose would definitely be shocked if she found out that Tina had shoved Sonia down the stairs. Sonia


    was well-aware of this, so she dly yed along with Toby.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    “Alright, Grandma. Everything’s over now, so you don’t have to know about it. I don’t want to talk about it


    either. Right now, I have something that I’m more concerned about. Since I know the secret behind this


    ne, I only have onest question regarding this matter. Why did my father want me to find this


    ne?” He wouldn’t need me to find this ne if he just wanted me to get revenge for him.


    He should know that I’d avenge his death as long as I know that Titus was the reason for it. There has to


    be more to this story—this ne must be useful in some other way. “I don’t know either. Your father


    mentioned that it was rted to a huge secret, and this secret should be the incident from 20 years ago


    —the one that I just told you. I’m not sure if there’s anything else to this story.” Rose shook her head.


    Upon hearing that, Sonia let out a long sigh. Rose smiled as sheforted the younger woman.


    “Don’t worry. You should just keep the ne for now. You might find the answer to your question


    someday.” “I guess so.” Sonia beamed in response. “It’ste. I should leave now, Grandma. The skies


    are turning dark.” “Okay. I’ll get Toby to send you back.” Rose turned to Toby as she spoke. “Send her


    home,” she said to Toby. “Okay.” He quicklyplied with Rose’s words, and he retrieved his car keys to


    send Sonia home, but Sonia rejected their offer in a t tone.


    “It’s fine, Grandma. I’ll just hail a cab outside the hospital. I wouldn’t want to trouble President Fuller.


    Goodbye.” With that, Sonia smiled at Rose and picked her bag up before leaving the room. She didn’t


    even throw as much as a nce in Toby’s direction before she left. Toby pressed his thin lips together.


    His legs instinctively began moving to go after Sonia. “Stand right there!” Rose stopped him with a stern


    tone. “Yes, Grandma?”


    Toby’s footsteps came to a halt. “What are you doing? Didn’t Sonia just say that she doesn’t need you to


    send her home?” Rose red at him. Sheesh. You had a chance to send her home in the past, but you


    didn’t cherish it. Now, you’re insisting on sending her back when she doesn’t want you to do it. You need


    to consider her opinion as well!


    Toby’s thin lips twitched, looking as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out of his mouth in


    the end. Rose let out a sigh. “Do you regret your actions now?” Toby’s eyes glistened, but he still retorted


    indignantly, “What?” The old woman gave him a cold scoff. “You can continue faking it if you wish to.


    I was asking if you regret getting a divorce with Sonia.” At that moment, Toby felt as if someone had


    grabbed his heart and twisted it around. He could feel a sore ache in his chest. He had to lower his


    eyelids to conceal the emotions he felt. “No,” he replied.