Chapter 1190
Anya wouldn''t have thought how terrible my mental state would be when she stole and ruined my dress
in the first ce. Simrly, I won''t be kind-hearted and feel sympathy for her worsening mental state
now. It''s just tit for tat.
Just as she was deep in her thoughts, the voice of the police officer sounded. "The chief is waiting for
you two inside." It turned out that he had taken her and Toby to the office door. As soon as he escorted
them to the destination, he turned and left.
Once the police officer left, both Sonia and Toby didn''t enter right away. Instead, they stood outside the
door and looked at each other. Eventually, it was Toby who raised his hand and knocked on the door.
It didn''t take very long before a muffled voice rang from behind the door. "Pleasee in."
They entered the office with the man''s permission.
In the meantime, the person inside the office was sitting behind his desk and preupied with work.
He paused in his work and raised his head when he heard the sound of footsteps walking into his
office.
The moment he saw Sonia and Toby, he quickly ced the file in his hand away and stood up with a
smile. Then, he walked around his desk toward them and extended a hand in greeting. "President
Fuller. Miss Reed. You''re finally here."
Toby reached out and shook the police chief''s hand in greeting.
Shortly after, the police chief extended his hand toward Sonia, wanting to greet Sonia as well.
Unfortunately, as a possessive lover, Toby would never allow other men to touch Sonia, even if it was
just a greeting out of courtesy.
Hence, Toby once again shook hands with the police chief with a frown—a hint of utter disgust was
seen in his eyes like he was stepping on a deep pool of slush.
Meanwhile, the police chief was stupefied when he saw Toby shake hands with him again, and this led
him to instinctively think that Toby was reluctant to let go of his hand so much that he actually wanted to
shake hands with him twice. So it looks like I have won the heart of this wealthiest man in Seafield. In
that case, will he agree if I request his sponsorship?
Just when the police chief was thinking about whether to draft a sponsorship list in the hope of helping
the police station obtain sponsors, he suddenly heard bell-likeughter of amusement.
The police officer instantly returned to his senses and found that it was Sonia who wasughing while
covering her lips. Not only that, Sonia even looked at her hand that was held tightly by Toby''s when she
chuckled in amusement.
At once, a realization hit him, and the police chief finally understood the situation. Therefore, he looked
up at Toby, only to see thetter staring at him with a stern, gloomy-looking face. Moreover, the police
chief even saw the hint of disdain and a trace of warning in Toby''s eyes.
At that moment, the police chief instantly understood that Toby didn''t admire him, nor did he win his
heart. Otherwise, this wealthiest man in front of me won''t look at me with disgust. As for the warning
hint in his eyes, I know what it means. After all, I used to be a criminal police officer working in the
Criminal Investigation Department, so I know how to read people like a book. He intercepted halfway
when I reached out to shake hands with Miss Reed, and the warning look in his eyes also only
appeared right after that. In short, he''s very displeased with me wanting to shake hands with Miss
Reed. As for his reason for displeasure, it rtes to the possessiveness and desires a man has for his
woman. When a man loves a woman so dearly, he won''t allow any other men to touch her—not even a
polite handshake. That''s why he interfered halfway through my handshake with Miss Reed. He did so
to warn me not to touch his woman.
After the police chief figured things out, his cheeks flushed in embarrassment, instantly bing
awkward and abashed.
He felt ufortable because he had no other intention besides just intending to just shake Sonia''s
hands out of courtesy. Yet, Toby mistook him for having indecent thoughts about Sonia, which made
him feel deeply embarrassed.
At the same time, he was abashed from thinking Toby favored him. There I was, having the audacity to
still believe that this wealthiest man shook hands with me for the second time just now because he
acknowledged and was touched by the greatness of us civil servants. What''s more embarrassing, I
even thought of taking the opportunity to ask for his sponsorships. Fortunately, I didn''t immediately ask
him anything about support at that time. Otherwise, I''ll be humiliated when I eventually receive a
rejection.
As Sonia stood by the sidelines, she naturally saw the strained expression on the police chief''s face.
So, she had a general idea of what was wrong with him. Thus, she immediately hid her amusement
and nodded shyly. "I''m sorry, Officer Chase. My lover values me quite a lot, so sometimes, he can get a
little overboard with his protectiveness. Please forgive him."
As she spoke, Sonia hugged Toby''s arm and pulled it slightly, motioning him to quickly let go of
Freddie''s hand.
Toby obeyed Sonia''s silent cue and finally let go of Freddie''s hand after giving him a hard look.
Meanwhile, Freddie stared at his hand, which had reddened in pain due to Toby''s forceful grip.
Although he gave a wry smile in his heart, outwardly, he still had to act as if nothing had happened. He
maintained his calmposure as he withdrew his hand and ced it into his pants pockets. Then, he
forced a smile and replied politely, "I''m fine, Miss Reed. On the contrary, I actually thought President
Fuller was a very good man when I saw he cared so much about you. Miss Reed, I''m happy that you
have found yourself such a good man."
I don''t need you to tell Sonia that I''m a good man. Toby nced up at Freddie contemptuously, and the
gaze in his eyes seemed to be rying the thought he had in mind.
Freddie noticed this, and he could feel the corners of his mouth twitch in uneasiness. I really didn''t
expect that the legendary cold-faced tyrant in the business world, as rumored by the outside world,
actually has such a character.
Of course, Sonia, too, saw the derisive look Toby had shot at Freddie. She immediately felt a migraine
building as she regarded the scene before her.
"That''s enough. What are you doing?!" Sonia red at Toby angrily. Then, she grabbed his man and
pulled him to stand behind her, allowing herself the chance to face Freddie in a much more civilized
conversation. Otherwise, I don''t know what other rude actions he will do to Officer Chaseter if I let
him face the poor chief.
Honestly speaking, Freddie actually felt relieved after he saw Sonia pull Toby to stand behind her.
Finally! I don''t have to face an unpredictable person like President Fuller.
As he thought of this, Freddie breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he resumed his serious demeanor as
the chief of the police station. He turned his attention to Sonia as he asked, "Miss Reed, since you two
are here, let''s not waste any more time and get straight into the matter, shall we?"
"Sure." Sonia nodded lightly.
Afterward, Freddie motioned for them to follow him as he brought them to take a seat on the couch on
the side.
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Once Sonia and Toby were seated, Freddie poured them each a cup of tea before continuing. "Miss
Reed, it''s been several days since the incident regarding the ruining of your dress. How''s your
discussion with the suspect''s familying along? What is your course of action?"
Before Sonia could speak, Toby, who was sitting next to her, spoke first. His tone of voice was chilly
with a hint of mockery as he refuted, "Do you think we will choose to forgive her?"
Sure enough, Freddie understood what Toby meant. He took off his police cap and set it aside with a
smile. "I''m also undoubtedly aware that the two of you won''t choose to forgive the suspect, but please
understand that I need to ask you these questions due to procedure. Although I am a police chief, I still
need to abide by protocol while making a real-time recording of your statements."
As soon as he said that, he pointed at the recorder pinned on the left side chest area''s pocket of his
police uniform.
Just like what he said, Freddie figured that these two wouldn''t choose to forgive Anya. First, if they
wanted to pardon her, they wouldn''t have waited until now and would''ve done so as early as the first
day when the suspect''s family came here. Secondly, they are both highly influential. Their influences
and wealth are far beyond the suspect''s family, so they don''t need an apology in the form of
compensation. Besides, there''s also no reason for them to fear that the suspect''s family will seek
revenge on them. So naturally, they don''t need to pardon the suspect.
"We understand." Sonia gave an understanding smile as she looked at the recorder pinned in Freddie''s
pocket. "Still, for the sake of rification, my thoughts are the same as my lover''s. We are in
agreement on not forgiving her actions."
Freddie flipped his notebook open as he pulled out a pen and started jotting down every valuable detail
for the entire duration of their conversation. This was also a protocol for taking down the victims''
statements. So not only did he need to record the conversation with a police-issued recorder, but he
also had to make notes of the conversation in case anything relevant popped up further down the line
of investigation.
As he wrote, he added, "I understand what the two of you mean, but I still have to ask on behalf of the
suspect. Is there no room for negotiation?"
Sonia and Toby remained silent in the face of that question, and their silence was their abject refusal to
show any pity toward Anya.