Chapter 1409


    No, she''s even worse than the devil. When a devil falls in love with a person, they will act selflessly for


    them. However, that''s impossible for someone like Tina.


    "What exactly is going on? Tell me." Sonia tugged on his arm, urging him to hurry up and give her the


    details of his investigation.


    Toby did not disappoint her and lightly parted his thin lips to say slowly, "Back then, Tina dated Quentin


    because he was handsome enough to make her look good."


    "That''s true. With Miles looking like that, I can tell that Quentin''s looks weren''t far from Miles'' based on


    his looks, although I never saw what he looks like. With a boyfriend like that, it would make her look


    much better when she took him out." Sonia nodded and continued, "Besides, I just remembered


    something. When I was in college, I heard people talking about Tina''s boyfriend who looked like an


    angel. That probably was Quentin."


    He hummed in agreement. "It is him. During their three years of being together, Quentin had feelings


    for Tina. I''m not sure how she felt about him though. But she probably didn''t like him back, or she


    wouldn''t have been so cruel."


    "You have a point."


    "The first time I met with Tina was at a charity banquet. Back then, my heart condition was so severe


    that I couldn''t stand up and could only stay in a wheelchair, and Tina came to talk to me then."


    "What did she say to you?" Sonia asked, sending him a furtive look.


    As he sensed her jealousy, Toby felt ted. After all, that meant that she cared about him.


    "She didn''t say much except for a few questions about my pen name," he replied.


    Sonia froze for a moment before her face twisted into a frown. "I used to be dormmates with Tina in


    college, and when I exchanged letters with you, she mocked me by saying that I was old-fashioned for


    having a pen pal in this day and age. At that time, she obviously looked down on me for exchanging


    letters with you. Until one day, she stopped and was very concerned about whether I had written to you


    or not, and whether I had received your letters. Later, I realized that she had peeked at our letters and


    somehow realized that you were the one writing those letters to me, which was why she decided to


    sound you out at the party you mentioned. She was probably trying to confirm if you were the one who


    sent the letters to me."


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    "I think so too. However, I didn''t think much of it at first and just had a casual conversation with her


    before dismissing her. Then, the second time we met, it was when my heart hadpletely failed, and


    I hade to terms with my death in the hospital. That time was a week before my heart transnt


    surgery. She came to the hospital and told me that she was Maple and mentioned some of the contents


    of our letters, so I believed her."


    At this point, Toby turned to look at Sonia, his eyes full of guilt. "I''m sorry for not realizing that she


    wasn''t you from the start. By the time I noticed that something was wrong, it was toote, and I had


    already been hypnotized."


    It was true that he had not suspected Tina was not Maple before he went for surgery. After all, with his


    sickness, he was barely awake for most of the day and didn''t have the energy to realize that something


    was off.


    It was only after his surgery had ended and his body had recovered a little that he had the time and


    energy to talk to Tina, and only then did he notice several questionable things from their conversation.


    However, before he could solve his doubts, Tina had Miles hypnotize him and convince him that she


    was Maple.


    Sonia shook her head. "It''s fine. Before I knew the truth, I did hate you, but now that I know what


    happened, I understand that you were a victim as well. You don''t have to feel guilty."


    She shed him a reassuring smile, indicating that he shouldn''t overthink things.


    He was still driving, and after seeing her smile, he felt as if a burden was lifted off his heart. He turned


    his eyes back on the road and continued to drive. "Tina came to my ward a week before I agreed to


    meet with you and told me she was Maple. I thought that it was a blessing from God that I could see


    you before I died, so I subconsciously overlooked that she knew that I was John, and which ward I was


    staying in. After all, I''d never mentioned these things in my letters as I intended to tell you in person


    when we met. I thought my body would be able to hold up for a little longer, but I ended up copsing


    before the date we agreed to meet. If not, Tina wouldn''t have had the chance to impersonate you."


    "Although we''ve been through a lot, we finally met each other, didn''t we?" Sonia smiled. "All right, let''s


    stop talking about this. Every time we have this conversation, you''ll feel guilty. Let''s go back to the


    matter of Quentin instead. How did Tina know that Quentin''s heart waspatible with yours?"


    "After Tina came to see me in the hospital, she began to stay in the hospital to take care of me. Hence,


    she''d seen all my treatment ns, my condition, and so on. Besides, my blood type is the same as


    Quentin''s. Tina is a vain person, and at that time, even though she was the daughter of the wealthy


    Gray Family, she valued the Fuller Family more and did not take her family''s money seriously at all.


    Now that I think about it, I suspect that Tina probably knew from the beginning that she was not the


    Gray Family''s biological daughter and that it was uncertain if she could seed her family in the


    future."


    "She''s trying to leave a way out for herself." Sonia was taken aback by the realization.


    Toby nodded. "That should be the case. Back then, the Fuller Family and Fuller Group were not as


    huge as they are today, but we were still considered a leadingpany in Seafield. Tina wanted to


    ensure a lifetime of glory and wealth, and she had a greedy nature on top of that. Hence, after learning


    that the person you were talking to was me, she came up with a way to be with me in your ce.


    Otherwise, she would''ve had no chance to get close to me at all. In order to be Mrs. Fuller, she


    could only find a way to save my life, and it just so happened that Quentin''s blood type was the same


    as mine. She then took the risk and tricked Quentin into getting a medical checkup at the hospital."


    "Then, the results showed that his heart waspatible with yours." Sonia sighed.


    Ultimately, Quentin got caught up in the mess and indirectly lost his life at the hands of Toby. It was all


    because Tina set her eyes on Toby, who happened to have a heart condition and needed a new heart,


    while Quentin, who was Tina''s boyfriend at the time, happened to have a heart that waspatible


    with Toby. Thus, she ended up taking his life.


    "Quentin became my scapegoat. I should''ve died back then instead of him, but he passed away on my


    behalf, so I owe him my life. Now that Quentin is dead, my debt to him can never be repaid, so I can


    only make up for my debt to Miles. That''s why I won''t retaliate for what he did to me. This time, I called


    him over not only to ask for his help but also to tell him about the investigation results on Quentin. I


    suppose as a closure for him."


    "It really is ironic that Quentin probably didn''t know until his death that his car ident was carefully


    nned by his own girlfriend. He must''ve thought his ident waspletely unintentional. However,


    little did he know that his ident had been premeditated since he had his medical checkup. I wonder


    whether he was touched by how much his girlfriend cared about him when he was undergoing his


    checkup, though." At those words, Sonia''s expression turned sentimental. She felt pained for Quentin


    from the bottom of her heart.


    In the midst of everything, only this young boy was the most innocent and guileless person.


    "Miles told me that Quentin was still alive when he was sent to the hospital. He had already found out


    that Tina did not love him anymore and wanted me instead. He also knew that I needed a heart and


    that my heart just happened to match his, so he asked Tina to give me his heart. Back then, Tina lied


    and deceived him by telling him that I loved her too, so that''s why Quentin gave me his heart so


    willingly. He thought that I could bring Tina happiness." Toby pursed his lips, his tone solemn.