Chapter 159
Boss, Your Wife's Asking For A Divorce, Again
Chapter 159,Boss, Your Wifeâs Asking for A Divorce, Again!
This wasnât the first time Toby heard Sonia saying she didnât love him. However, he had never taken it to heartâhe had always assumed that she only said those words out of anger. He knew how much she cared for him in the past few years, after all. But Toby only came to a realization when he saw Sonia talking to Rose in a calm and civil mannerâhe realized that Sonia hadnât said those words to infuriate him after all.
She told Rose that she no longer loved him because that was the truth. At that moment, Toby felt a sharp and distinct ache in his heart, followed by a hollow sensation in his chest. He felt as if someone had taken something important away from him right then. Rose caught sight of his rather pale expression from the corner of her eye, and she shook her head as she let out a sigh. âI thought that I could do something to bring you two back together if you still had feelings for Toby, but... Ah, I guess this isnât all bad.â
The married coupleâs relationship used to be distant and cold in the past because Toby didnât have feelings for Sonia back then. Now, Soniaâs the one who doesnât have feelings for Toby. History would repeat itself if they got back together now, Rose thought. âI appreciate your thoughtfulness, Grandma. But I know that things between President Fuller and me will never work out,â Sonia uttered as she held onto the old womanâs hand.
âIâm sorry for disappointing you, Grandma.â âWhat are you talking about, you silly girl? Iâd rather see you happy than force you to be together with Toby. Look at your petite little face! You look so energetic nowadays. You used to look so worn out in the pastâyou didnât even look like a young woman in your twenties back then. I think youâre doing a lot better now.â Rose cackled at the end of her sentence. Sonia laughed along with Roseâ
the tension and worry in Soniaâs heart disappeared when she saw that Rose didnât blame her for anything.
A while later, she pulled out the necklace that had been lying under her shirtâshe recalled something that she had wanted to do. âI forgot to mention that I paid a visit to the old house recently, Grandma. I found a necklace there. Lookâis this the necklace you were talking about?â A necklace?
Tobyâs eyes narrowed when he overheard their conversation from the balcony. What necklace? Rose lifted Soniaâs necklace and took a look at it. âIâm not sure if this is the right one. Your dad was in a rush back then; he didnât tell me what the necklace looked like specifically. Iâm not too sure either.â
âThis was the only necklace I found in the house. There werenât any other necklaces,â Sonia said as she lowered the pendant onto her chest.
âI guess this is the right one, then,â Rose replied with a nod. Sonia bit on her lower lip before she spoke. âThis necklace looks really similar to the one that Julia wears around her neck. I went to the store and asked about itâthey said that our necklaces were made as a pair for both mother and daughter. Juliaâs necklace is the motherâs one, while the one Iâm holding onto is the daughterâs necklace. I just donât understand why Tinaâs necklace would show up in my house.â
âDid you say that this necklace belongs to the Gray Family?â Rose was stunned upon hearing Soniaâs words. Sonia nodded. âYeah. Titus was the one who got someone to design the necklaces a little more than 20 years ago. It was made as a gift for Julia and their newborn child, Tina.â âI remember now,â Rose said with a smile. âIf the necklaces are really meant for the Grays, then the one with you isnât for Tina. It was supposed to be for Rina.â
âRina?â Sonia tilted her head puzzledly. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable sensation bubbling in her chest once she heard that name.
However, the feeling didnât last for longâit disappeared almost immediately. âThatâs right. The necklace belonged to Rina, whoâs the Graysâ eldest daughter. The whole Seafield was talking about it when Titus bought the necklacesâeveryone was envious of Julia. However, Titus didnât do anything similar when they had Tina, so this necklace must belong to the eldest daughter.â
Upon hearing Roseâs story, Sonia lowered her head to glance at the necklace. âSo the Gray Family has more than one daughter, huh. Why havenât I ever heard them talking about their eldest daughter?â âTheir eldest daughter died at a very young age,â Toby said as he pushed the door to let himself back into the room. Sonia widened her eyes in shock. âShe died?â Rose nodded. âYeah.â âWell, whatâs this necklace doing in my house then?â
Sonia couldnât understand the situation. Toby shot her a glance. âDo you want to know the answer?â he asked. âDo you know the answer?â Sonia met his gaze. He didnât give her a direct answer to that question. âI did some research on Rina when I first heard that Tina had an elder sister.
Rinaâs death is related to your father.â âMy father?â Sonia leaped to her feet as she was too surprised. Rose shook her head slowly. âAll of this is due to the grudges held across the generations,â she muttered. Soniaâs lips trembled when she next spoke. âThe incident that happened between the Grays and the Reeds all those years ago... Does that have something to do with Rinaâs death?â âHm?â Toby looked at her.
Sonia merely ignored him as she grabbed Roseâs arm and continued to speak. âApart from paying you a visit, Iâm also here to ask if something had happened between the Grays and the Reeds in the past. Thatâs the only explanation for how the necklace showed up at the Reedsâ place.â Sonia made her guess according to the information she had so far. âJudging by what you said earlier, it seems like you might know something about this, Grandma.
Please tell me about it. What happened between the two families? How is Rinaâs death related to my father? My father talked about a secret underlying the necklaces; was this what he was referring to?â Sonia eyed Rose with a pleading look in her eyes. Rose reached a hand out to stroke Soniaâs head. âFine, Iâll tell you about it. I know that youâd find other ways to get to the bottom of the story, even if I refuse to tell you right now.
Iâd rather be the one to tell you about it. But I have to say, I hadnât expected the necklace that your father was talking about to belong to the Grays.â
âThank you, Grandma.â Tears of joy welled up in Soniaâs eyes. She had been worried that the old lady would refuse to tell her about it. Toby felt his insides twisting when he saw Soniaâs tears, and he immediately reached into his coat pocket to pull out a handkerchief for her.
âHere, wipe your tears off.â Sonia looked dumbfounded for a moment before she shook her head. âItâs fine. I have my own.â She proceeded to pull out a packet of tissue from her bag without looking at his handkerchief at all. Toby shifted his gaze downward as his expression darkened. He tightened Boss, Your Wife's Asking For A Divorce, Again ï¤Chapter 158 There He Is Again, My Ex-Husband (Julian and Amelia)
ï¤Chapter 1211 Ending his fingers around his handkerchief before he kept it away. Serves him right, Rose thought when she saw the look on his face.
âOkay, Grandma. You can start telling me now.â Sonia tugged her lips into a smile once she dried her tears. After Rose cleared her throat, she began with her story. âMore than 20 years ago, Paradigm Co. invented a brand-new machine that had the ability to increase the quality of production. Your father was elated when he found out about it as he knew that Paradigm Co. finally had a chance to launch this product.
But one day before that happened...â âWhat happened one day before that?â Sonia clasped her palms together as she looked at the old woman anxiously. Rose patted Soniaâs hands sympathetically. âTitus somehow found out about the existence of this machine, and he ordered someone to steal the data away. Needless to say, Paradigm Co. failed to launch the product, and the main researcher committed suicide as he was too disappointed.â
âWhat?â Soniaâs pupils shrank. âDid something like that happen?â Even Toby furrowed his browsâhe clearly hadnât heard this part of the story. Toby knew that Titus used unethical tactics in his business, but Toby had never thought much about it. The enterprising field was a harsh place, after allâit was normal for people to employ some immoral tactics. The government wouldnât interfere as long as these entrepreneurs didnât go out of line with their actions.
However, no one had expected Titus to commit such an evil deed. He stole another companyâs confidential information, and he even indirectly murdered someone! âYour father became a public target after this incident.
After the loss of the machineâs data and the suicide of his main researcher, your father didnât just need to comfort the people in Paradigm Co.; he also had to handle the huge compensation amounts. Your father lost his temper when he couldnât fork out the money for compensation, so he decided to kidnap Titusâs eldest daughter,â Rose uttered before heaving a sigh.
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