Boss, Your Wife’s Asking for A Divorce, Again novel Chapter 299

In the clinic, the doctor was treating the burns on the back of Toby’s hand.

With a stiffened expression on the face, Sonia watched from the side with her hands balled up into fists. “Doctor, will this leave any long-term side effects?”

She heard that there are many nerves on the hand, so she feared that if this affected the nerves in his hand, he wouldn’t be able to carry out basic tasks in the future.

If that were the case, she wouldn’t be able to compensate him because he had suffered those injuries for her sake.

Toby noticed the frown on Sonia’s face coupled with the anxiety in her eyes, so he said softly, “Don’t worry, my hand will be fine.”

Sonia knew that he was saying this to make her feel better, so she disregarded him. She simply stared at the doctor expectantly, waiting for his answer.

The doctor discarded the bloodied cotton swab, then replied, “His hand should be fine. The area of contact with sulfuric acid wasn’t very large, so it only eroded the surface. You just have to wait until the skin grows back, and it’ll be fine. Some scars might remain, however.”

Hearing the doctor’s words, Sonia finally relaxed. “That’s good to hear.”

Toby’s expression grew gentle. “See, didn’t I say so?”

Sonia rolled her eyes at him.

Just then, her phone rang, so she took it out to see that it was a call from Charles. She didn’t even hesitate as she walked out of the clinic with her phone.

Toby managed to catch a glimpse of the incoming call notification on Sonia’s phone, and seeing how she excused herself to answer the call, he couldn’t help but feel upset about it. His emotions showed in his downcast expression, and he clenched his hand on the table.

The doctor pushed his glasses awkwardly at the sight. “Um, sir, please relax your hand. It’s difficult for me to apply ointment when you’re clenching it so tightly like that.”

Toby’s eyebrows scrunched up, but in the end, he did as he was told and released the fist.

Still, his gaze was indefinitely locked on the door leading to the clinic.

Outside the clinic, Sonia answered the call and put her phone to her ear. “Charles.”

“Darling, are you all right?” On the other end of the line, Charles had just ended a meeting when his assistant told him that some extremists had splashed sulfuric acid at Sonia. Charles was so shocked by the news that he immediately rang her up.

“James told me that someone splashed sulfuric acid on you; is it true?” Charles gripped his phone tightly, his tone anxious and worried.

Sonia nodded. “It’s true.”

“Then are you hurt? Where are you hurt? Is it serious?” Hearing Sonia’s reply, Charles was so frightened that his heart almost leaped out of his mouth. He wanted to know if she was hurt. No, he needed to know.

Noticing Charles’ unreserved concern for her, Sonia felt a certain warmth in her heart. She smiled as she answered, “Charles, calm down. Don’t worry. I’m all right. I wasn’t hurt either because someone saved me. How else would I be able to talk to you like this?”

Hearing that, Charles immediately let out a relieved sigh. “Thank goodness! I was so scared!”

He patted his chest. “Right, Baby, you just said that someone saved you? Who was it? I have to thank them properly, for they saved you and the whole world.”

“The whole world?” Sonia shook her head, dumbfounded. “What are you talking about?”

Charles wiped away the sweat that broke out on his forehead. “I mean it. Saving you is the equivalent of saving the whole world.”

That Carl guy is out of his mind.

If I received news that my darling was injured by the acid, I really would do something on a scale that would destroy the whole world, so I wasn’t wrong to say that.

Sonia didn’t know what Charles was thinking, so she simply thought he was joking to lighten her mood.

“All right, Charles, be serious.” Sonia tucked her hair behind her ear. “You asked me just now who it was that saved me, right? It was Toby.”

“What?” Charles was stunned, then asked for confirmation two seconds later. “That Toby? Toby Fuller?”

“Yes, it’s him.” Sonia nodded.

Charles frowned. “Why was he with you?”