Chapter 340 Carl’s Disappearance

Upon closer look, the fitted white sheet was really made out of layers of bandage that covered nearly the entire surface area of Toby’s wounded back. It wasn’t hard to see how badly hurt he was.

“Come on, Sonia, let’s go in!” Tyler urged, placing a hand on the doorknob.

Sonia shook her head vehemently in refusal. “No, let’s not. I’ve already seen him, haven’t I? It’s time for me to go!”

“But—” Tyler began to argue.

However, he was cut off brusquely when Sonia pressed her lips into a grim line and snapped impatiently, “Tyler, I never wanted to come here in the first place, but you didn’t leave me a choice when you dragged me down the hallway. Now that I’ve seen Toby, what more are you asking of me?”

Tyler flushed. “I’m not asking for more. I just want you to stay with Toby for a bit.”

“And why should I? What am I to him?” she retorted witheringly, meeting Tyler’s flustered gaze.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something along the lines of ‘you’re his wife, of course!’ before remembering that she and Toby were already divorced.

As such, he closed his mouth again, feeling stupid as the words died on his tongue.

At the sight of this, Sonia shook her head slightly and turned to head for the elevators. This time, Tyler did not stop her. Perhaps it was because he knew he had no right or power to hold her back.

Sonia stopped in front of an elevator and pressed the button. The elevator arrived not long after, and when the doors opened, a figure clad in a white coat walked out—it was none other than Tim.

He was a little startled to see Sonia on the other side of the doors, and he adjusted his glasses as he asked, “I thought you were discharged. What are you still doing here?”

“I got held back,” Sonia explained nebulously with a mild smile.

Tim peered behind her shoulder and instantly understood what was going on. He narrowed his eyes slightly and inquired, “Your ward isn’t in this direction, so why would you be leaving through the elevators here unless you’ve dropped by to visit Toby?”

While he clearly guessed it right, Sonia did not become flustered but shrugged instead, showing a trace of frustration as she replied, “You caught me. I ran into Tyler on my way out of the hospital, and when I found out Grandma was hospitalized, I decided to visit her. After that, Tyler dragged me all the way here to see Toby.”

plainly. “And now

“That’s right. I should go now

“What do you think of his

think?” She looked at him suspiciously. “Why would

that his injuries had something to do with you,” he explained

honesty, he brought the injuries upon himself,

he became interested. “I take it that you know why he was caned in the first

I’d rather not talk about it with you.” Sonia nodded in apology, then added, “Right, I should get going

brushed past him

until the doors fully closed before he turned

a nearby bench in the gardens outside the inpatient ward, and he was speaking on his

over. He spoke into the line for a few seconds more, then hung up. “Are you done?” he asked Sonia, keeping his phone in his

“Yeah, I

you a while,” he accused jokingly, then tapped his watch in mock exasperation to show that he had been waiting

an embarrassed smile. “I guess I lost track of time while I was talking to

Besides, it’s not like you could stomach rich food right now, and I’d hate to

remembered something.

asked, shaking her head to show that she was not up for guessing games now; she probably would have made all the wrong guesses

her either. Instead, he narrowed his eyes as

“Tina’s here

nurses and did some sleuthing; as it turns out, the police took Tina into custody while she was still in recovery, so she came back to follow up on her treatment

over Sonia’s face as

I think about it, there’s something strange about you, Toby, and Tina,” Charles pointed

gave him an assessing

answered jauntily. “Haven’t you realized? The three of you have made countless trips to the hospital in these three short months. It was

he said because it was the truth. “That’s enough now. Let’s not

was in the army and quipped,

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