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Chapter 491 Charles’s Invitation

“Why don’t we get someone to run an investigation?” Charles suggested.

Sonia nodded in response. “Of course. We have to look into this. I won’t be able to sleep well if we don’t dig deep to find out all that we can about them.” Jessica and her mother were in hiding, while Sonia was out in the public’s eye, after all. Sonia wouldn’t even have found out about Jessica’s return to Seafield if Charles hadn’t found out about Jessica. If I didn’t know that they were back, I wouldn’t even have the chance to react in time if Jessica and her mother were to do something to me. Now that I’m aware of their return, I have to investigate their whereabouts, so that I can be prepared if they try to do anything to me.

“Who’s going to do the investigation? Should we hire a detective, or…” Charles’s voice faded off. “Let’s get a detective,” Sonia replied after thinking for a moment. “Jessica showed up near Paradigm Co.—I believe she was trying to gain information about us. If we send our own people over, she might recognize one of them, so I think it’s better if we hire a detective.”

“That’s true. There’s a private detective office that I’ll pass by on the way back later, and I’ve heard good things about the place. I’ll go ahead and arrange things since it’s more convenient for me,” Charles offered as he poured himself a glass of water.

“Okay. Sorry for the trouble. By the way, what brings you here?” Sonia asked.

“Daphne,” Charles replied as he pulled a chair over to sit down. “She told me that you seemed troubled by something and she was a little worried, so she told me to come over and take a look,” he explained.

Sonia wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry after hearing him. “I was just feeling rather moody. I didn’t expect her to think that something was up with me.”

“She cares about you a lot,” Charles commented.

“I know. I’m really touched by her actions,” Sonia said with a firm nod.

“Are you really okay, darling?” Although Sonia claimed that she was just a little moody, Charles still checked on her as he was worried.

This time, Sonia gave him a slight nod. “I’m really okay.”

bad mood, then?” he asked once

just felt rather displeased because

closer as sparks of curiosity

surfaced in Sonia’s mind. She seemed dazed for a short while. When Charles realized how she was zoning out, he raised his hand

low, she forced a smile. “It’s nothing.” That’s weird. Why did I just think of Toby? Sonia shook

look flickered in his eyes, but he quickly pretended as if nothing had happened. “Oh! By the way, I need your help, darling,”

lowered her glass as she

to her. “I need you to be my

spat out the water that she was drinking as she was too surprised by his words. Charles squeezed his eyes shut as the water struck his face. His entire face was covered in

to dry the water on his face. She only

Charles had a rather helpless expression on his face, and there was a hint of resentment in his eyes as he

Charles. I really didn’t mean to

hair. His hair had been combed backward, and he had used wax to make it stay in position. This hairstyle made him look especially cool, like one of the gangsters in old movies. But after Sonia spat water in his face, his hair had gotten wet

it. She’s so cute; what else does she expect me to do? I can’t

to the storeroom to retrieve a clean towel for him. “By the way,

dad an invitation but my dad has no plans to go, so he suggested that I go in his place. He wanted me to get some exposure to the scene. I agreed to it, but I then found out that those foreigners are known for being playboys that like to enjoy their nights out. They requested each guest to bring a female partner, and you’re practically the only female friend I have—” Charles gave her

want to do it.” Before he could finish, Sonia

glad that you agreed… Wait, what?” Charles widened his eyes and stared at her in surprise. “What did you say, darling? Did you say no?” He had assumed that she would agree to his request, and he was about to celebrate it. However, he then realized that

stern expression on her face, Sonia gave him a nod. “Yeah.

same event with Toby. Now that he says that I don’t have to go with him anymore, things would be really awkward if I went to the event. It’d still be weird

Toby’s partner previously?” Charles’s voice turned louder as he was