Chapter 249
it was at that precise moment that Toby became sure of the truth: Tina was not Maple.
After all, if she indeed was Maple, then why would she burn the letters which had brought them together instead of keeping them and reminiscing over them? Because she was afraid that keeping those letters would one day bring her lies crumbling down.
Jean saw that Toby was trembling slightly, like he was suppressing insurmountable rage. A chill ran down her spine as she swallowed and asked hesitantly, “T-Toby, what’s the matter with you?”
Toby ignored her and took out his phone to make a call.
Before long, Tom’s groggy voice sounded from the other line as he yawned and asked, “President Fuller, is there something wrong?”
“Come by the Fuller Residence now. I need to ask you something.” Having said that brusquely, Toby hung up the call without another word.
Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, Tom sat up in bed with a spaced-out look on his face. Did he just ask me to drop by the Fuller Residence?
As his mind cleared up, he detached the phone from his ear and stared at the screen. When he saw that it was close to midnight, he let out a
frustrated groan. For heaven’s sake, it‘s late at night, and it’s nearly midnight! He must be insane to have asked me to go by the Fullers‘ Residence! Whatever this is about, why couldn’t he have told me over the phone and insisted that I go over to his place?
Despite Tom’s resentment, he got out of bed anyway and begrudgingly began to get ready, then headed over to the Fuller Residence as ordered.
At around 1.00AM, he found himself standing in Toby’s study. “What is it that you needed to ask me, President Fuller?” he asked with a polite smile, though he was cursing Toby over and over in his heart.
As though sensing the man’s annoyance, Toby shot him a pointed look and tapped his fingers against his ice-cold desk. “Do you think Tina is Maple?”
quickly regained his composure. “President Fuller, are
Toby nodded in affirmation.
the man was not joking, he said after a long pause, “To tell you the truth, President Fuller, I don’t think Tina and Maple are the same person at all. I’ve been
Maple. From what I’ve gathered about her,
up at Toby apprehensively, worried that he might
appear furious at all
breath of relief. Thank goodness President Fuller isn‘t mad at me for making those disparaging comments about Miss Gray, but I wonder
and Toby finally said in a cold voice, “You’re right. She has
something click in his mind. He pushed his glasses up his nose bridge and asked, “Have
Gray
he believed she was Maple. If the opposite were true, then he would
the one who collected Maple’s letters on my behalf when I
Do you want me to drop by
“Yes” Toby replied.
said dutifully. “I’ll head over to Marina City
QORON
and his eyes widened as the sudden realization that something was off dawned upon
at this.
lives all the way in Marina City, but the Gray Residence is in Eastbourne. Both these cities are practically sixty kilometers away, and the Gray Family has been in Eastbourne for the
when he heard Tom’s deduction, and his eyes widened by a fraction as he pondered on this new revelation. That’s right. If Tina really was Maple, then the postal address would have
deep in thought, Tom spoke up again from across the desk, “I remember you mentioned that Maple used to have a pet dog,
chin jerked slightly.
the one. However, the Gray Family has never had any pet dogs. You also mentioned that Maple has a stepmother and a sister, but Mrs. Gray has always been the first wife. All these aside, I caught a glimpse of Tina’s handwriting last month when she got bored in your office and scribbled a
him come to
who
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