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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

“It’s nothing much. I just felt rather displeased

did it?” Charles leaned closer as sparks of curiosity lit up in

Toby’s gorgeous face and sharp features surfaced in Sonia’s mind. She seemed dazed for a short while. When Charles realized how she was zoning out, he raised his

a smile. “It’s nothing.” That’s weird. Why did I just think of Toby? Sonia shook her head lightly as if to fling Toby’s image out of her mind. Then, she took a sip of water from the glass on the table in order to calm herself

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

Sonia lowered her glass as she looked

“I need you to be my partner for

surprised by his words. Charles squeezed his eyes shut as the water

pieces of tissue out of the tissue box to dry the water on his face. She only apologized once she made sure that his face

a rather helpless expression on his face, and there was a hint

giggled bashfully. “I’m sorry, Charles. I really didn’t mean to

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

me to do? I can’t do much apart from forgiving her, right? “It’s fine.

to the storeroom to retrieve a clean towel for him. “By the way, you were saying something earlier. You wanted me to be

replied as she took the towel and began to clean himself. “There will be a few famous figures coming from overseas tomorrow, and one of them is pretty close to my dad. He gave my 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

don’t want to do it.” Before he could finish, Sonia spoke up

had assumed that she would agree to his request, and he was about to celebrate it. However, he then realized that she had rejected him. The

her face, Sonia gave

He held onto her arm, but she pulled away from him. “Well, I previously agreed to go to the 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 even if I went as your partner. Do you get where

Charles’s voice turned