As such, Lynette could only take the subtlest action to test Sonia's response. This was also a way for her to figure out Sonia's defense system and understand her better. As such, this would make things much easier for Lynette in the future to go after Sonia.
With the original assumption that her plan was flawless, Lynette did not expect Toby to take action. Not only did he come forward to clarify that the rumors were untrue, but he also mentioned that he had full confidence that Sonia would never betray him.
This isn't something that Toby would do! He would never be bothered about the rumors on the internet. However, this time, he actually did something, so there clearly is a problem here. It must be Sonia who forced him by coercion. She even forced him to cut off ties with my family and go after our family. She's despicable! That Reed woman is much more complicated to deal with than I thought! As Lynette thought about this, she could not help her discontentment and her adorable face was distorted quite hideously.
Subsequently, Lynette shut her eyes and took a deep breath before finally calming down temporarily. Next, she got up from the couch and walked over to the phone that had been smashed to pieces. She picked up the phone and removed the sim card before turning around to walk off to her room. She took out a spare phone from the bedside table in her room and placed the sim card inside, then made a phone call. "How's everything? Have you sorted out the necessary procedures to enter the country?"
The person on the other end immediately replied, "Yes, everything's sorted, Miss."
"Alright. I'll leave for the airport right away." Lynette narrowed her eyes and responded to the person on the other end with a sinister-sounding voice.
Finally, I'll be able to head back! There was an unmistakable crazed and excited look in Lynette's eyes. Wait and see because this time, once I'm back, I'll definitely help Toby escape Sonia's evil clutches! I'll definitely succeed!
Meanwhile, Sonia was not aware that trouble was about to befall as she was standing in front of the freezer with a pint of ice cream in her hands. She was currently in a tug-of-war with Toby.
In fact, three minutes ago, this was what happened. They were grocery shopping and had already selected some vegetables and meat, so they were about to push their filled cart to the next aisle as they walked past a large freezer stored with an assortment of ice cream. Sonia was attracted by mango-flavored ice cream and she stopped in her tracks to grab a pint of it. Then, she happily placed the ice cream into the cart. As soon as she did that, Toby stretched out his huge hand and removed the ice cream from the cart, then back into the freezer.
Instantly, Sonia felt as if her world had come to a standstill and the elated expression on her face froze too. She glanced at Toby for some time and she was stunned in place.
Finally, she came to her senses just as he reached out to drag her away from the ice cream section. She immediately retrieved her hands from his and pursed her lips tightly as she stared at him with red eyes. "Toby, how dare you remove my ice cream!"
Though he saw her reddened eyes due to the anger, he was exceptionally calm. "You're not allowed to have this."
"Why not?" Sonia's eyes widened and she found his words rather amusing. "If you can't come up with a reasonable excuse for me, then you can just take the couch tonight."
As soon as he heard the word 'couch', his eyes widened slightly and his expression turned solemn almost instantaneously. "You're not allowed this for your own good. Have you forgotten that the last time you had something icy, you experienced stomach cramps for the entire night?"
Back then, he had her in his arms and was just about to enjoy a pleasurable night with her when her expression suddenly turned and her countenance became as pale as a sheet. There was a sheen of cold sweat on her forehead and she clutched at her stomach while complaining of pain. Startled by that, Toby found his urges dissipated as he took her into his arms and rushed out of the doors toward the medical center nearby. He was very worried that something bad was about to happen.
Finally, the doctor gave him the diagnosis and her stomach pain was due to the icy stuff that she consumed. In other words, she would be fine after some pain relief and plenty of rest. As soon as he found out the outcome, he heaved a strong relief and could finally feel at ease. From then on, he started to keep close control of her intake of cold stuff.
Fortunately, she was not one who enjoyed icy food, so he did not have to keep tabs on her all the time. However, she suddenly placed a huge pint of ice cream into their shopping cart today right in front of his eyes. As soon as he recalled the torment she experienced during the previous episode of stomach ache, he naturally stepped forward to stop her from eating any ice cream. As such, he removed the ice cream she had added into the trolley without any hesitation and placed it back.
However, he did not expect her to react so badly. Her eyes had turned red instantly and her rage was unmistakable. He started to doubt his actions and wondered whether he had gone too far. Of course, though, the self-doubt that he felt merely lasted for several minutes before he suppressed it. After all, he was doing all this for her own good, so he was fine even if his actions were deemed excessive.
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