Chapter 853
Chapter 853 The Gown and Suit Were Ruined
Sonia could feel the sincerity and faithfulness in Toby’s eyes when she looked at them. “I believe you.”
She nodded instinctively.
After he heard her, a broad smile appeared on his face. Then, he drew her back into his arms and
assured her, “You can trust me. Don’t worry. I won’t let you down.”
“Mm.” Sonia nodded once more, wrapping her arms around his back.
Seeming to enjoy the intimacy between them, he leaned his head forward to rub his face around her
neck. “Have you reported the incident to the police?” he asked then.
“Yes. I have,” she replied promptly. Her expression became solemn as they reverted the conversation to
the incident. “When the garment bags were snatched, I called the police straight away. They promptly
dispatched officers to arrest the robber after receiving the clues. They are supposed to update me after
they have arrested the robber, but I haven’t received any calls since then,” she added. Her expression
was dimmed and disappointed.
Toby narrowed his eyes as he scowled. “If it was just a typical robbery, the police would have arrested
him by now. It seems to be an organized robbery. That’s why they need more time to track him down.
Leave this matter to me. I will handle it.”
“How do you n to—” Sonia’s phone rang at that very time, interrupting the conversation.
At first, she furrowed her brows. Then, both of them tilted their heads and looked toward the coffee table,
where her cell phone sat. “It’s the police.” She gasped with sparkles in her eyes.
A surprised smile appeared on her face. “It’s a phone call from the police, Toby. They must have arrested
the robber and recovered the clothes,” she blurted.
Toby’s knitted brows rxed when he saw her happy little face. “That’s great. Go on and pick up the
phone, then.”
“Mm.” She nodded and grabbed her phone. “Hello,” she answered the call with a nervous tone.
“Hello, Miss Reed.” A gruff, masculine voice sounded from the other side. Sonia recognized the voice, for
it belonged to one of the police officers that she had spoken to when she made the police report.
She gripped the phone with both hands and responded promptly, “Yes, it’s me. Have you arrested the
robber? Did the police manage to recover the clothes?”
However, there was a long pause on the other end of the phone. Her heart skipped a beat when she
heard the silence because she had a bad feeling. The smile on her face stiffened and slowly
disappeared.
Seeing that, Toby squinted his eyes and asked, “What’s wrong?”
She silently shook her head at him in response because she had no idea. “Officer, can you answer my
questions? Did the robber get caught? Did you get the clothes back?” she asked again.
Just then, she heard a long sighing from the phone. The police officer finally responded, “We are
sorry, Miss Reed. We caught him, but the gown and the suit…”
Sonia bit into her lip as she was getting anxious. “What do you mean? You couldn’t find them?” she
asked.
Has the robber traded the gown and suit for cash? she thought to herself.
“Well, we did recover your clothes, but there have been someplications,” the police said. He shook
his head feebly as he nced at the gown and the suit that was in front of him.
“Anyway, Miss Reed, you have to be mentally prepared for this situation. We will exin it to you once
you get here to close the file,” the police officer added.
Her heart sank as she heard the officer, but she tried to squeeze a smile and said, “Sure. I’lle right
over.”
After the call ended, Sonia put the phone down slowly. She seemed zoned out. Her reactions concerned
Toby.
“We didn’t get the clothes back?” he asked as he nced at her.
“We got it back,” she replied as she frowned. “But the police said there were someplications.”
She first thought that the hesitation from the police was because they had lost the clothes. However, if
they have found them, then what’s the problem? I have no clue!
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She bit her lip and immersed herself in her thoughts.
Meanwhile, Toby stroked his jaw and pondered for a moment. Then, he suggested, “Maybe the gown
and suit were ruined?”
When she heard his spection, her eyes widened. “You might be right. What you’re saying makes
sense,” she concurred.
After all, the police had said that the clothes were found, but something had gone wrong. The worst that
could happen to clothes was either they were ruined, or they were soiled. So, the police must have been
hesitant for one of these two reasons. Her heart sank deeper as she reached her conclusion, and her
brows clenched together.
With a concerned look, Toby reached out his hand and gently smoothed her knitted brows with his
thumb. “Don’t frown like an olddy. If the clothes are ruined, we will get ourselves new ones,” he said.
“You’re the olddy,” Sonia replied in a slightly annoyed tone, pping the back of his hand. “I can never
know how good or bad it is until I see it for myself. I am heading to the police station now since they are
expecting me. You stay here. I will be back soon.”
“We are going together,” he said firmly, holding her hand in his. “I am right next to you. Why would you
want to go alone when you can utilize my help as your man?”
When Sonia was considering his offer, she nced at their interlocked fingers, and the corner of her lips
curved up. “Okay then. Let’s go together,” she agreed.
Just then, Sonia’s stomach suddenly rumbled twice. Toby frowned when he heard the rumbling sound.
“You haven’t had dinner yet?” he asked.
“Mm.” She nodded slightly, and she ced her palm on her stomach.
“Why didn’t you eat?” His frown deepened.
“The clothes have been robbed, but the robber hasn’t been caught yet. How can I be in the mood to
eat?” she exined sheepishly as she raised her head to meet his eyes.
Toby’s thin lips pursed into a straight line. “Nheless, you should eat something. Don’t starve yourself
to death, or I will be worried.”
She grinned. “I only skipped one meal. It’s not a big deal.”
“We’ll go to the police stationter. I need to feed you something because you can’t stay hungry like this,”
he said as he let go of her hand.
She looked at him disapprovingly and said, “If we eat before going to the police station, we will be
dyed, and the police must be waiting now.”
He paused for a few seconds. Then, as if he had an idea, he stroked her hair gently and asked, “You can
eat in the car while I drive. Is there anything in the fridge that you can take with you and have in the car?”
She thought for a moment and replied, “I have wraps with ham and egg, but we’ll need to prepare it.”
She knew that once Toby had made up his mind, it would be hard to change it. If she did not eat
something, he would rather not send her to the police station. Therefore, she answered his questions
honestly.
Toby was pleased to hear that there was food for her to eat during the car ride. Then, he nodded and
said, “Just a moment. I’ll prepare it for you.”
After saying that, he took off his coat, revealing the ck shirt and his perfect body underneath it. Then,
he casually pulled off his tie, tossed it on the couch, and moved on to unfasten the cufflinks around his
wrist.
The way Toby undid the cufflinks was slow, but the motion alone made him look ssy, and there was a
hint of erotic sensation attached to it, which Sonia couldn’t help but stare at.
When he noticed that her eyes were fixed on him, the corner of his mouth curled up, and it seemed to
take forever for him to take them off. Usually, he should have been able to undo them within a minute,
but he took three. Once he was done with the cufflinks, he rolled up the sleeves one by one, showing off
his muscr and sexy arms.
While Sonia was staring at his muscr arms, the memories of those nights shed through her mind.
On those nights, these strong arms carried her up when she was too tired to move her body. And now,
she seemed to be able to feel the strength of these arms simply by looking at them.
Ahem. What am I thinking?
I shouldn’t be thinking these dirty thoughts when we are talking about serious matters!
Oh my. Sonia Reed, you have fallen for him!
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