Sonia quickly pulled down the sleeves of her sweater to cover the wordings of her tattoo before she opened the door. She was surprised when she saw Toby and Tina standing right outside the door because she never expected them to come.
Toby wore a black suit while next to him was Tina, who wore a champagne-colored evening gown that made her look fair and beautiful. Both of them looked compatible with each other when they stood together.
When he saw Sonia’s messy hair and pink cheeks, he immediately became colder and asked her in a low voice, “Where’s Tyler?”
“How did you know he’s at my place?” she asked him as a reply. “You even know where I live. Have you been following me?”
Tina took a step forward and answered in a gentle voice, “Miss Reed, you’ve gotten the wrong idea. Toby and his parents were having dinner with my family tonight. When he saw that Tyler was not at the hotel and he couldn’t be contacted by phone, he checked Tyler’s phone location. Then, we asked the security for your door number.”
Sonia gave a lazy yet attractive smile. “I see. And here I thought President Fuller is unable to forget about me after the divorce and keeps following me around.”
Tina’s smile froze, but she quickly responded in a gentle manner, “We are here to pick Tyler up. Can you ask him to come out quickly?”
Sonia turned around to yell into the house, “Tyler, your brother and your sister-in-law are here. I’m not the one who told them about your location. Your brother is the one who installed location services on your phone and found you from there.”
When Tyler saw his brother, his shoulders slumped in a slightly lazy manner as he slowly walked out of the house with his bag.
When the three of them were about to leave, she called after them, “President Fuller, your brother used my medicine and ate two bowls of beef noodles at my place. Aren’t you planning to pay for it?”
Tyler replied angrily, “How much does two bowls of beef noodles cost? Since when have you been so stingy?”
“Well, beef is quite expensive now. Apart from that, we are not related to each other anymore. So why would I allow you to eat for free here?”
He was speechless upon hearing that.
Meanwhile, Toby took out five pieces of cash and passed them to Sonia with an indifferent expression on his face. “Is this enough?”
“Yes. Thank you, President Fuller. Have a nice journey back home.” After receiving the money, she closed the door immediately without a second glance at them.
The three of them then took the elevator down. After they entered the car, Toby finally asked Tyler, “Why didn’t you head to the hotel and instead come to Sonia’s place? What’s going on with the injuries on your face?”
Tyler was feeling rather defeated in front of his brother. Upon hearing Toby’s questions, he immediately and truthfully replied, “I had a fight with my classmates. I know that you were having dinner with Tina’s family and I thought that it’s not a good idea to go to dinner while looking like this. So, I asked sis—I mean, Sonia—to bail
me out and had dinner at her place instead.”
When Tina heard that Tyler still referred to Sonia as his sister-in-law, her fingers clenched.
Tina took the medical kit in her car to gently deal with the injuries on his arms while speaking in a soothing tone, “Tyler, if you get into trouble in the future, just call me or Toby. We are a family now, so don’t worry about troubling us. Apart from that, Miss Reed already has a boyfriend. It’s not appropriate for you to continue troubling her like this. I’m sure her boyfriend would mind.”
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