Chapter 979
When Titus'' kidneys failed, he thought that it was just pure misfortune that he was struck with the
illness and did not even think that it might have been due to his gics.
It was really close now that they thought about it; still, they should be able to make it in time.
Rubbing his forehead, Toby replied, ''Okay. Do you have any news on Titus'' kidney recement?'' he
asked Tim.
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Even though Tim was not treating Titus, it was child''s y for an executive like him in the hospital to
get a hold of a patient''s condition.
Looking at Toby''s question, he simply typed on the keyboard a few times before the answer popped up.
''Nope!'' he replied.
The answer did not surprise him too much as Toby''s expression maintained. This was because he
already had the answer as he merely wanted Tim''s confirmation.
Toby then nced at the woman who was busy eating. Seeing that she was not paying any attention to
him, he typed, ''You mentioned that this is hereditary to each third generation. Does this mean that after
every third generation, there will be a descendant with this illness?"
If that was the case, then he could rx a little. After all, if Titus had contracted the illness, that meant
that Sonia should be safe.
Yet, Tim, who saw Toby''s question,ughed as he rolled his eyes and used the voice message
function. "What makes you think so? There''s no set rule for hereditary diseases. If it really were to
befall someone every three generations, that patient''s family can rx, but things like this can happen
to anyone at any time. Some hereditary diseases have patients in every generation while some might
have it after countless generations. All in all, this isn''t something that can be pre-determined with time."
Converting the voice message into words, Toby felt his heart sink upon seeing Tim''s exnation. So, it
doesn''t religiously happen every three generations. Titus just happens to be the unlucky one who
contracted this gic illness after three generations. This means that there is still a high possibility
that Sonia might contract it.
Toby clenched his fist and stopped asking.
Yet, it was Tim who became curious and asked, "Why are you suddenly so concerned about the
hereditary condition of the Grays?"
His question made Toby pursed his lips. "Have you forgotten that Little Leaf is Titus'' daughter?"
In fact, he did mention this to Tim in the past.
The reply had dted Tim''s pupils as he suddenly became stern. He was originally lying on the chair
lazily before springing up into an upright position; it was obvious how shocking Toby''s words were.
Right. I already knew that Titus is Sonia''s biological father. I actually did not consider that she might
inherit this kidney failure disease... and I call myself a doctor.
Adjusting his sses, Tim replied, ''Bring Sonia to the hospital if you have time. I''ll do a full-body
checkup for her personally."
His words made Toby''s tightly clenched forehead slightly rx as he typed, ''That''s what I was thinking
too; I''ll bring her in tomorrow. Since she still doesn''t know her rtionship with Titus, I''ll just lie to her
and say that I want her to do a full-body checkup to ensure that she won''t just copse suddenly. Make
sure to keep this a secret.''
Tim sneered. ''I don''t need you to remind me of that. Okay, let''s end the conversation here. I''m going to
the nephrology department to take a look at Titus'' medical records, to be on the safe side.''
Replying with a simple ''Okay'', Toby kept his cell phone aside, yet he could not seem to settle his
nervous heart as he felt stuffy inside.
His action made Sonia turn to look at him. "Are you done talking with Tom?"
"Yup," he lied without batting an eye.
Since she did not suspect him at all from the start, she naturally could not detect that the man was
lying. Hearing that both men were finished with the conversation, she nodded and did not ask anything
else as she only ced some food onto his te. "Alright. Since you''re finished, it''s time to eat. You
didn''t really touch your food earlier."
The woman''s concern made Toby smile and reply gently, "Sure."
After dinner, Sonia went to the toilet again before preparing to return with Toby.
It was about 9.00PM when they finished eating, so she estimated that it would be almost 11.00PM by
the time they arrived home. After a day''s work, she was feeling a bit tired.
Standing outside the entrance of the restaurant, Sonia was looking at the busy road while waiting for
Toby to pay. A few minutes had passed before he came out with a slip of paper and a somewhat weird
expression. Hmm, he actually looks a bit dazed. That''s new.
Since this was the first time she ever saw such an expression from the man, she thought that
something had transpired, so she quickly asked, "What''s wrong, Toby?"
Reaching out, he gave her the colorful paper. "I won the grand prize."
"Wait, what?" Sonia was surprised.
Toby repeated, "I said that I won the grand prize."
The corners of her mouth twitched. "Grand prize?!"
"Yup." He nodded and motioned her to look at the item in her hand.
It was then she lowered her head to look at the paper. After reading it, she discovered that it was a
voucher for a couple''s suite!
This...
Sonia was dumbfounded as she looked at the voucher, then at the somewhat baffled man before
epting the fact.
"You... How did you get it? Where did you get it?" she asked.
Blinking, Toby then regained his usualposure as he stopped looking stunned and coughed lightly.
"In the restaurant. When I was paying, the owner said I could enter in the raffle, so I shook it and—"
"You won the prize?" She raised her eyebrows.
He nodded. "I never thought that I would get it too. I had never won a raffle before, so this is frankly my
first time."
So, this is why he looked a little shocked and baffled earlier. For his whole life, he had never won
anything before, so this sudden dawn of luck rendered him unable to respond to the situation.
Gazing at the unconvinced Toby, Sonia smirked, thinking that he looked somewhat adorable. She could
understand his feelings, though. After all, if one was to win something out of the blue after twenty or
thirty years of living, they would experience a torrent of emotions too.
"How does it feel to win a raffle?" She made a fist and pointed it at Toby''s chin, pretending as if a
microphone was in her hand.
Toby then looked down and smiled before acting how he usually did in front of the media and replied
seriously, "It''s quite nice. It''s a feeling that I''ve never had before."
Finding the situation amusing, Sonia continued her line of question. "Then, President Fuller, can you
describe what this nice feeling is?"
Toby had a doting gaze when looking at the beaming woman. "I can''t, but if I really have to, I would say
that it''s quite alien and strange."
"Anything else besides that?"
Pretending to be deep in thought, he replied, "And also joy. Of course, if you are to spend the night with
me at this hotel, I would feel even happier."
He then gazed at her upon saying this. With a piercing gaze, he had a charming smile that would make
any woman fall for him.