Tina felt like time froze at that moment. The entire world fell silent, and the silence made her insides shiver. She felt like there was something stuck in her throat, and the immense hatred she felt made it hard for her to breathe. Sonia! It’s Sonia again! Am I going to live under Sonia’s shadow for the rest of my life? Toby’s pen-pal is Sonia, and now, Tim’s savior is also Sonia! Furthermore, I ended up pretending to be Sonia twice—what are the chances of that happening? How could this be? Does God think that my life is a joke?!
“Ahhhh!” Tina let out an agonized howl as she experienced a complete mental breakdown. Tim simply stared at her without the slightest emotion in his eyes. “You understand why I changed my attitude toward you now, huh?”
Tina felt her insides trembling as she spoke. “W-When did you find out that I wasn’t the one who saved you?”
“When you told me to help Sonia with her abortion surgery.” Tim gave her an honest answer without bothering to conceal the truth.
Tina laughed and cried at the same time. “I see. That explains why Sonia and that creature inside her managed to survive in your hands. You said that you didn’t perform the surgery on Sonia because Toby was right outside, but all of those were just excuses you came up with to deal with me!”
Tim gave her a shrug, and she took it as confirmation for her guesses. She laughed even harder after that. I was wrong all along! I should have realized that there was something odd about his narrative back then. After all, how could he have been afraid of Toby if he truly wanted to kill someone? He isn’t scared of Toby at all! It’s a shame that I didn’t realize this then. I might not have ended up in this situation otherwise.
“You should be glad that I took so long to find out the truth about my savior. I didn’t keep any evidence of all the bad things you did to Sonia. Otherwise, you’d definitely be in jail by now.” His voice was sharp and arrogant as he tilted his head up to gaze down at Tina.
Tina stared at him in a vigilant manner. “So? Are you going to get your revenge now?”
Tim smirked. Although he didn’t say anything, his intentions were clear. Tina’s pupils had shrunk to the size of needles, and her entire body was curled up into a ball as she began to shout in a fearful tone. “No. You can’t do that, Tim. You can’t put all of the blame on me. I admit that I did pretend to be Sonia, but that wasn’t intentional. You were the one who mistook me for her! You don’t have the right to take revenge on me!”
“You’re right. I did mistake you for someone else. However, you knew that you weren’t my savior, yet you didn’t admit it when I got the wrong person. You didn’t just agree to it; you even prepared yourself to enjoy all the benefits you’d get from a man that you hadn’t saved. How do you expect me to not get revenge for that?”
Tina was at a loss for words upon hearing Tim’s question. He’s right. He might have mistaken me for someone else, but I didn’t come clean immediately. If someone had told me the same lie, I would’ve felt mad, and I would’ve felt the urge to get revenge too.
At that thought, Tina felt a huge layer of fear blanketing her, and she immediately hugged her knees close to her. If she had to pick the people she feared most, it’d definitely be Miles and Tim. If anything, she felt like she was more afraid of Tim right then.
In the past, she had never been afraid of Tim. She had even used a stern and demanding tone when speaking to him. That was because Tim wasn’t aware of the truth about his savior back then. However, now that he knew the truth, Tina naturally felt more apprehension toward the man in front of her. This man is a complete psycho. I can’t imagine what will happen to me if I fall into his hands!
It was almost like Tim could read Tina’s mind, for he suddenly smacked her on the shoulder. Her entire body trembled and she nearly yelped out loud. Tim narrowed his eyes as he spoke in an icy voice. “Don’t worry. You’re under the police’s close surveillance now, so I won’t do anything to do. I’ll only do something once the police loosen their control over you. So, you should enjoy your calm and peaceful days for now, because it’s going to come to an end soon.”
Once he finished speaking, he strolled out of the room with Tina’s terrified gaze trailing him as he walked out.
Julia and Rina were talking and laughing over something when Tim stepped out of the ward. Julia hurried over when she saw Tim walking out. “How is Tina, Dr. Lancaster?”
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