This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

Chapter 681 Sonia’s Nickname

Tom had very nearly killed Rose with what he had told her the day before, but even as she pulled through and was recuperating just fine, she was still in shock.

As such, he had no excuse and he was willing to take any punishment Toby might have for him; he was the one to be blamed anyway.

Toby lowered his gaze imperiously as he stared at the man bowing before him. He had his lips pressed into a grim line as the air around him grew cold and still. He didn’t look like he was going to ask Tom to straighten his posture anytime soon because he was truly and absolutely furious.

For a moment, the tension at the doorway was suffocating and no one dared to speak a word. Aside from the sound of shallow breathing, they were engulfed in a deafening silence that became a fertile ground for fear to grow.

And Tom was a blooming example of that notion.

For each minute that Toby neither spoke nor asked him to straighten his posture and instead stared at Tom mutinously was another minute that Tom spent crippled with panic and anxiety. He would much rather have Toby kick him or verbally lash out at him—at least he wouldn’t be so terrified that beads of cold sweat would break out all over his forehead.

“Toby,” Sonia urged quietly as she sighed and tugged on Toby’s sleeve. She understood the pressure Tom must have felt at that moment and was close to speaking up for him.

As if reading her thoughts, Toby shot her a look and finally relented. He turned his frosty gaze toward Tom and demanded coldly, “What did you say to Grandma?”

Upon hearing this, Tom let out a huge sigh of relief. If President Fuller is speaking now, it means he isn’t as angry as he was minutes ago and my life will be spared! This is all thanks to Miss Reed; had she not urged President Fuller earlier, he would never let me leave unscathed.

“President Fuller, I told Old Mrs. Fuller…” He glanced over at Sonia before flashing her an apologetic smile.

Sonia knew that she was not meant to listen to the conversation and gave him an understanding look as she elaborated, “I’ll head back inside the apartment and allow you guys to have a word. I’ll be out once you’re done.”

With that, she spun and sauntered through the doorway. She wasn’t upset, for she had known since yesterday that Tom had no intention of letting her in on the details of his exchange with Rose.

Toby, on the other hand, merely stared after Sonia’s retreating figure but didn’t move to stop her.

and if he was asking Sonia to give them some privacy, that could only mean that his

offer and she wouldn’t have collapsed over some trivial news. Even if the Fuller Group was to be liquidated, she

so anything that had to do with their lives and safety would inevitably cause her

Tom with a pair of dangerously narrowed eyes. “Did you tell Grandma about

his failing heart, so it went without saying that Rose

Tom bowed his head and

her about it? Didn’t I ask you to keep it a secret from Grandma, Sonia and the others? How is it that you’ve forgotten

Old Mrs. Fuller in the dark about this, but she sensed that something was wrong the moment you were drunk on red wine alone. It was a fatal crack in your plans, President Fuller, and there was no way Old Mrs. Fuller couldn’t have known that there was something off about you. Besides, she questioned me incessantly and demanded an answer, which was why I… I didn’t have a choice but to tell her the truth. And even if I didn’t, she would have looked into this

was a reasonable man after all and after hearing Tom’s explanation, he realized that

physical tenacity. He never thought that his

said, “I’ll let this slide, but

He broke into a surprised smile as he frantically replied, “Thank you, President

Toby asked before he tightly

the necessary treatment on her and she recovered within a considerably short period

this, Toby hummed in acknowledgement. “Got

might not know about your heart condition just yet, but she’s probably already suspicious. She even asked me what was wrong with you and why it could possibly make Old Mrs. Fuller collapse upon learning of it. I managed to suppress her curiosity, but I don’t think that will remain the case for long; knowing her, she’d start asking for an explanation on your part

looked up and appraised Tom before adding icily, “If I discover that you’ve been blabbering about my secret to someone else, I have mines in Africa that still

responded, “Don’t you worry, President Fuller. My lips are tightly

Africa; it was havoc there and he had a feeling that he might not recognize himself if he ever

flatly, rubbing the space between his brows. “Drop Sonia off at Paradigm Co. before we head over to

answered solemnly before

heels as well

to meet his gaze and quickly chirped into the phone, “Okay, got it. I’ll be back in a

nod. “Sorry to have kept

don’t be.” She shook her head. “I was just talking