Chapter 416 Rina’s Fear
“Sonia, I have some matters to attend to later, so I won’t be able to see you off,” Toby said as he looked at Sonia.
She parted her red lips before calmly replying, “It’s fine. Let’s go, Wanda.”
Wanda nodded and followed Sonia as she wheeled herself toward the elevator.
He stood where he was and watched the two of them. As the two women were about to enter the elevator, he suddenly spoke up. “Sonia, have you heard of this saying?”
“Huh?” A puzzled Sonia turned around. “What?”
“Opportunities are earned since they are not given.” Toby wore a faint smile.
She frowned. “What do you mean by that?”
“If you’re not willing to give me a chance, then I’ll have to fight for it. I’m sure that I’ll touch your heart someday.” As he spoke, his expression was the most serious it had ever been. He could fall in love with her twice, after all. So, he believed that if he tried hard enough, she could also do it.
Sonia snorted. “Oh, really? All the best to you then. Let’s see whether I’ll be moved in the end. Let’s go, Wanda.” She lightly patted the armrests of the wheelchair.
Wanda gestured toward Toby to show her support before entering the elevator with Sonia.
Toby turned and walked in the opposite direction only after he heard the elevator bell ring to indicate that the doors were closing.
The meeting room was ahead of him. As he approached the door to the meeting room, he saw two policemen stationed there. He walked over to them and gave them a slight nod. “Good work.”
“No problem, President Fuller. However, there’s only half an hour left. When the time is up, we’ll have to take her back to the detention center. Please wrap this up as soon as possible.”
Toby gave a slight nod. Then, he pushed open the door to the meeting room and walked in.
Upon hearing the sound of the door opening, the occupant in the meeting room immediately rose from the chair and looked toward the entrance.
When she saw him entering, Rina subconsciously tensed up. Her hands were balled into fists as she greeted in a nervous voice, “President Fuller.”
Toby stode over with his long legs, his clear footsteps ringing straight into her heart. She couldn’t help but become even more tense, which caused her nervousness to increase further. He stopped two steps away from her and asked in a cold voice, “Aren’t Titus and his wife here with you?”
“Yes.” Rina nodded hastily. “My parents wanted to see me off to the detention center, but I managed to find an excuse to decline. After all, I can’t let them know about this meeting.”
Toby snorted. “‘Parents’? Feeling right at home, aren’t you?”
She could certainly hear the sarcasm in his voice, which served as a reminder that Titus and Julia weren’t her biological parents. Although she felt terrible, she did not dare to retort.
She had only been in the upper class society for one month, but she had already known everything there was to know. This was especially for the people of high status and power, which Julia had told her and everything else that she needed to know on her second day in the Gray Residence. It was so that she could be cautious around those people and never ever be on their wrong side.
Due to the cancellation of their arranged marriage with the Fuller Family, the Gray Family’s status in the society had suffered a huge beating. Many people who had previously flattered the Gray Family were now the very same people whom the Gray Family must never mess with. The single person whom they must absolutely never offend was none other than Toby Fuller.
It wasn’t solely because of the Fuller Family who were backing Toby; it was also because of his capabilities and tactics, which earned him the title ‘Demon of the Business World’.
Rina only heard of this man’s tactics, which she had yet to fully witness. She didn’t know how terrible it was, but she now had a vague grasp of its horror. It was because the mere sight of this man caused fear in her heart. He never intentionally displayed any mighty auras, yet she was already feeling the pressure. If he chose to ever emphasize his status and power, she was worried that she would just pass out on the spot.
However, regardless of Toby’s terror, he was actually a man with unmistakable charm and talent. His looks and background alone would surpass that of many men in the world. She thought that if she hadn’t encountered Zane before, she could have developed feelings for Toby.
Toby didn’t know what Rina was thinking, of course. He narrowed his eyes as he said, “Listen here, Taylor Carey. I helped you into Rina’s position, so the least you can do is be obedient and pretend to be the good daughter of Titus and his wife. Don’t even think about doing anything, especially to Sonia. She’s not someone whom you can mess with or I’ll deal with you personally. Is that clear?”
“Yes, sir.” Rina nodded. She wasn’t a fool. She would never dream of going against him, for he was the only person who knew that Sonia was the real Rina.
Before this, she had dared to mess with Sonia and Zane only because she knew that they were in the dark about this fact. However, since Toby knew the fact, he would take Rina’s life first the moment she tried anything silly.
“Good.” He pursed his lips.
She took a deep breath and looked at him. “President Fuller, may I know why you decided to help me? You love Miss Reed, so logically speaking, you should be helping her, right?”
Upon hearing that, he gave her a dark look. “This isn’t a question for you to ask.”
Now that she was faced with his cold and expressionless eyes, Rina felt like a hand had gripped her heart. She could barely breathe and it took her a while to find her voice. “I… I’m sorry.” So, this is the Demon my father told me about.
As expected, once he adopted an imposing attitude, she could barely withstand it. Just a glare from him was enough to kill her. This man really wasn’t someone whom she could treat lightly.
Upon seeing the fear in Rina’s eyes, Toby calmly withdrew his glare. “All right, time’s almost up. You can return to the detention center now.”
“Understood,” she answered in a small voice while lowering her head. Then, she passed by him as she walked toward the door. If she was being honest, she didn’t want to return to the detention center at all. However, she couldn’t wait to return now to create as much distance as possible between her and this terrible man.
Toby narrowed his eyes as he coldly stared at Rina taking her leave. Why won’t I help Sonia? That’s because I have no way to do so!
If only the hatred between Sonia and the Gray Family were slightly alleviated, he would stand on Sonia’s side and reveal her real identity to her. However, now that she and the Gray Family were literally at each other’s throats, he could see nothing good coming out from telling her the truth.
Also, he also thought that if Sonia’s identity had been mistaken from the start, why shouldn’t she continue living with this inaccuracy for the rest of her life? If she didn’t know the truth, she wouldn’t suffer. Apart from that, she wouldn’t be forced to make foolish decisions due to her being stuck between the Reeds and the Gray Family.
As for the hatred between Sonia and the Gray Family, as long as she didn’t kill Titus and Julia, it wouldn’t be much of an issue even if she destroyed the family. After all, he had indirectly murdered Henry 6 years ago, which forced the Reeds to their ruin. The Gray Family would have deserved whatever Sonia did to them.
So, Toby would only act in the shadows to protect Titus and Julia from harm. As for other matters, he wouldn’t stop Sonia from doing whatever she wanted. To him, it was the best way to deal with the relationship and resentment that Sonia and the Gray Family had with each other.
Meanwhile, in the First World Hospital, Sonia was sitting in Tim’s office, where he was checking on her eyes. After a while, she heard him switching the torchlight off. Then, she asked eagerly while tightly holding her hands together. “How is it? When will I recover my sight?”
