Chapter 267

Clang!

Now that the office door was closed, the room instantly fell silent. Sonia then gazed at her hands that Toby had grabbed before she coldly said, “President Fuller, Charles has been taken out. Can you let me go now?”

He released his grip on her with a nod. Since her hands were freed, she immediately took two steps back to distance herself from him. “President Fuller, what exactly do you want to say to me?”

As he looked at her in all seriousness, he replied, “I wasn’t fooling you when I told you about all those things the last time at Bayside Residence. It’s all true; the person whom I love is not Tina but you!”

Sonia was silent for a few seconds before she gave a mock laugh. “President Fuller, what do I have that is worthy of your heart? Not only do you still want to lie to me, but you even joined forces with your grandmother to lie to me?”

Upon seeing that she was still unwilling to believe his own sincerity, Toby sighed. “Do

 

you still remember John?”

When she heard the name, Sonia’s expression changed slightly. “How do you know John?”

She really is the real Maple! Then, Toby’s eyebrows softened as he lightly opened his thin lips and replied, “John Johann is my other name. Many years ago, I took my mother’s last name Johann and she used to call me John!”

“Y-You…” Upon hearing his words, she pointed at him as her eyes widened in disbelief. She finally came to the realization that he was her long-time pen pal, John!

he gently put her hand down. “I’m

deny that he was not her pen pal. She merely found it

her lip, feeling that everything

you

letters whenever she was bullied by her stepmother and when she

it be me?” Toby frowned slightly and asked, “Or, are you disappointed that John

could tell that she looked disappointed when she confirmed

want him to be

heart was slightly constricted with pain. He initially came to her with the excitement to tell her that they were pen pals; he even thought that she would be happy to know that he was John since they were once so

to accept

about that, he couldn’t help but clench his fists as the

emanated from him.

took a deep breath and looked at him. “I’m sorry, President Fuller. I am indeed a little disappointed that you are John because you aren’t even the slightest similar to the

resemblance to John. Instead, the Toby of 6 years ago was at

only 12 years old and had just started middle school. There was once when her stepmother’s daughter broke a vase, but she accused Sonia of the action. Then, seeing that Sonia’s father was not at home, her stepmother slapped her across her face. She locked herself in her room as she was upset and typed a letter before she sealed it in a virtual bottle on the

a message alerted her that someone had replied to her letter and that person was John. From that moment on, she and John became pen

of questions for her while also being patient whenever Sonia was frustrated. Moreover, he even suggested a number of ways to deal with her evil stepmother, so it could be said that he bore the credit for Sonia

Toby at first sight and began to find out about him. The more she talked to him, the more she realized that Toby and John were similar in character with the same kind of gentleness. At that time, she couldn’t help but wonder whether Toby would treat like John since both men were so

senior who had graduated a long time ago and she wanted John to give her a definite answer. If his answer was what she expected,

after she asked

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