Toby was still wondering if he was hearing voices when Tina cried out for him again, “Open up, Toby. Please…” Toby focused once he heard her cries, and he knew it wasn’t a dream.

He got out of bed and turned on the lights before he went to the door. What greeted him was a woman with disheveled hair and torn clothes. He froze up for a moment, frowning. “Tina?”

“Toby…” Tina looked up at him tearfully.

When Toby saw the state she was in, his face fell. “What happened?”

Tina puckered her lips sadly, and she cried even louder. She was about to hug Toby, but he took a step back reactively. When Tina realized what had happened, she stopped crying and stared at him angrily. “Did you just avoid me, Toby?”

Toby knew he must have hurt her pride, so he coughed and explained, “Sorry, Tina. You know I’m a germaphobe.”

“Yes, but—”

“Alright, Tina. Tell me what happened,” Toby interrupted.

Tina bit her lip. “Someone took me away in a sack and beat me up.”

Toby felt like laughing the moment he heard that, and he did. Well, it was just a smile, but Tina caught it anyway.

“Toby!” Tina stomped her foot angrily. “How could you laugh after someone did this to me?”

“Sorry.” Toby coughed again and stopped smiling. “Who did this?” he asked calmly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t too mad that Tina was beaten up.

“It’s Miss Reed. They asked Tyler to lure me out, then they knocked me out and put me in a sack. After that, they took me to the turf club and beat me up. Just look at me, Toby, I’m injured all over.” Tina rolled her sleeves up to reveal the bruises on her arms. “This is what they did to me. And they even drenched me with water. You have to tell them off, Toby, This is too much.”

Even though Tina was bruised, Toby still wasn’t too angry, though he said coldly, “I understand. Why don’t you go take a shower for now? I’ll talk to Tyler.”

nodded and shuffled back to

up at the stairs before going upstairs. “Get out, Tyler!” He knocked

saw Toby standing before him, his heart skipped a beat. He was scared, but he yawned to cover his fear. “What is

Did you play a part in it?” Toby gazed at his

Toby glared at him,

can’t believe you actually

She tried to

frown creased Toby’s forehead. “So you guys did

So what?” Tyler muttered under

him coldly. “You’re not getting any allowance for three months. Think about what you did.” Tyler protested, but Toby ignored it and went

was here. Tina must

the doorframe. “Why’d you wake us up, Toby? It’s the dead of the night, and we need to sleep,” he

the matter with you?” Charles

was also leaning against the door. Her eyes were closed, looking like she

dream he had earlier, but he stared down and looked away

moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed. “Great job. Any idea who did it? I

she didn’t open

furious. “Playing dumb,

What are you talking about?” Charles shrugged. “Wait, you can’t

it though, judging from

Toby. We’ve been in our rooms all this time. There’s no way we could have done

annoyed that everyone was denying it. “Tyler told me everything, so

apologize for something we didn’t do?” At the same

tell the truth, but he couldn’t lie, and he was afraid of Toby. The moment Toby glared at

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