Brother? Frowning, Sonia glanced at the caller ID and said, “Sonia Reed speaking, but I don’t have a brother. You must be mistaken.”
“There’s no mistake. He says he’s your brother. His name is Tyler Fuller.”
The moment she heard the name, Sonia was reminded of the terrible things Tyler had done before this, and she freaked out. “I’m sorry but I don’t know him.” With that, she hung up immediately.
Charles asked in curiosity, “Brother? Is it Carl?”
“No. She called the wrong number.”
Then, Sonia walked out of the office with Charles. They planned to discuss Paradigm Co.’s future plans over some Japanese food. However, as soon as she entered the lift, her phone started ringing again.
Sonia kept her shirt on as she answered the call. However, instead of the female police, the person at the other end of the line was Tyler.
“Hey Sonia, come pick me up from the police station.”
During the six years of marriage between her and Toby, his brother—Tyler, had either addressed her by her full name or did not address her at all. This was actually the first time he had called her ‘Sonia’.
Nonetheless, this fellow sounded very reluctant. It was as if he was forcing himself to address Sonia as such.
“Your brother and I have already divorced.”
Sonia reminded Tyler, and herself at the same time. “You should call your brother and ask him to bail you out.”
Tyler scowled. “Is it so hard for you to come to the police station?!”
“Go ask your brother.”
Seeing how Tyler changed his attitude within a second, Sonia frowned and remained silent. Just as she was about to hang up, Tyler hung up before her.
“Toby’s brother is looking for you?” Charles asked as he caught quite a number of keywords from the conversation.
“I heard Toby has made reservations at the Sheraton Hotel. He even invited Tina’s family to have dinner with his parents to plan the day of their engagement again. Shouldn’t his brother be together with them at the hotel? Why is he at the police station?” “He probably committed some crime and got detained.” With a calm look, Sonia pursed her lips. “He wants me to bail him out.”
Charles sneered, “Does he think you and Toby are still married? How could he still order you around like this? His character is exactly the same as his mother’s!”
When they arrived at the car park and were about to get into the car, Sonia suddenly asked, “How long will one be detained in the police station normally?”
“Depends on what crime they committed. If it’s causing an affray, they will be detained for around 15 days if no one bails them out,” Charles answered and looked at Sonia in resignation. “Are you thinking of going to get him?”
“He doesn’t dare to call Toby, which shows that he must have committed something serious.” Sonia got into the car. “I’ll go take a look.”
Charles bent down and knocked on the car’s window with a sulky look. “Are you abandoning me for the sake of your ex-husband’s brother?”
However, Sonia ignored him and drove out of the basement car park.
While on the way to the police station, Sonia recalled the conversation with Charles at the car park just now, and she hated herself for being soft-hearted at that moment. She had decided to let things go, yet here she was on the way to help when his brother was in trouble.
After arriving at the police station, Sonia mentioned Tyler’s name, and the policewoman led her in. Soon, she saw a row of youngsters in school uniforms standing by the wall. Everyone looked disheveled with serious injuries on their faces.
“Tyler Fuller.” The policewoman called upon Tyler, who was standing among the youngsters. “Your sister-in-law is here to pick you up.”
Tyler immediately lifted his head. His eyes lit up for a second when he saw Sonia, but he soon pouted and snorted. “You b*tch, I knew you would come.”
Sonia looked at him calmly and said, “What did you just call me?”
With her hair tied up into a ponytail, she looked gentle and elegant in her black coat, but her tranquil gaze actually sent a chill down Tyler’s spine.
The two of them looked into each other’s eyes for a moment before Tyler spat through gritted
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