All these were witnessed by Tina, who gritted her teeth silently, so furious that she wanted to throw away the lunchbox in her hands. Despite that, she knew that if she really did it, these people would start to vilify her again. With that thought in mind, she shut her eyes and took in a deep breath, reluctantly forcing down the rage burning within her.

After that, everyone started eating, and Toby, too, opened the lunchbox. Immediately, the delicious aroma drifted out and he took a bite. It’s delicious, he thought. But the noodles last night tasted better.

He didn’t understand why he would feel this way when it was obvious that a chef’s cooking would be better than Sonia’s.

Even so, when he was tasting the food, it tasted a little lacking and something seemed to be missing, but he couldn’t exactly tell what it was.

“Why aren’t you eating, Tina?” he couldn’t help but ask when he lifted his eyes and saw that Tina wasn’t eating next to him. Not only that, she didn’t even open the lunchbox.

Tina’s eyes flashed, and she smiled. “I’m still not hungry and don’t feel like eating now.”

“I don’t think you’re not hungry, but rather, you don’t dare to eat it,” Charles said, his voice laced with sarcasm.

Tina’s expression turned solemn. “Mr. Lane, what are you trying to say?”

Charles puckered his lips and said, “I’m just saying that, you’re probably too ashamed to eat this meal because it was heated by Sonia and you’ve tried to harm her so many times. Moreover, you’re also afraid that she poisoned the food, aren’t you?”

As though he had read her mind, Tina’s eyes shuddered, and she quickly looked downward. Forcing out a chuckle, she said, “You must be joking, Mr. Lane. That’s not true. I’m not eating because I’m really not hungry. I’m going over there to get some fresh air.”

With that, she placed the lunchbox aside and walked toward the cliff nearby. Toby pursed his lips together, placed the lid over his meal, and followed after her because he was worried.

As he watched both of them leaving the scene, Charles snorted and remarked, “She’s really good at quibbling.”

“That’s enough. Not even food can keep your mouth shut,” Sonia said, rolling her eyes at him and stuffing a piece of meat into his mouth.

The food was so hot that it scalded him, and he jumped. “Darling, are you trying to kill me?”

Giggling, Sonia said, “Well, you’re the one who had your mouth opened so wide.”

Close to them, Toby watched how happily they were getting along

unknown reason, he and Tina were unable to mingle with them. Even Tyler and Zane had drifted away from him and Tina. It wasn’t like this before, and things seemed to have turned out this way

voice echoed into his ears. “What are you thinking

his thoughts, Toby turned to her.

nodded, as though she was taken in by his answer, and looked at the mountainous range ahead. “Actually, Mr. Lane is right. I didn’t eat because I’m ashamed. Even though it wasn’t my intention to hurt Miss Reed, I still harmed her in the end. So

that I’m not considerate enough. I should have brought some

“I’ll just bear with it a little. It’ll be fine once we return down the mountain and

hungry?” Toby asked, tilting his head to

hungry, then you can go back there to eat.” As she spoke, she lifted her head and released her grip

to the spot without moving. “Never mind, I’m

such an amazing person, Toby,” Tina exclaimed, leaning her head

some water, couldn’t help but roll her eyes. After she returned to the group, she detailed

all the way

only say that her affection for him is far from the affection she has for herself. Otherwise, she wouldn’t keep doing things to harm others and letting Toby

she really regarded Toby as important as herself, she would only think of ways to

doesn’t love President Fuller enough, right?”

someday when something terrible happens, like an earthquake or a flood, she wouldn’t hesitate to leave Toby behind and

to be together with

thing this whole time, grinned. “If something like that really happened, I think President Fuller would be willing. After all, he loves her so

“You’re right.”

chuckled, except for Tyler who

Even after Tina had done so many bad things to Sonia, Toby still didn’t break up with her despite knowing about it. This was enough to show how important Tina was in his heart—so important that he didn’t care whether her personality was

Tina willingly, he thought, and turned to look at Tina again, finding her an eyesore more than

pebble from the ground and threw it at

out loudly when the pebble hit her. She held her shoulder on the spot where

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