Sonia intentionally emphasized the words 'childish yet direct' and looked toward the driver's seat.
Tom, who was behind the wheel, felt a chill down his spine and chuckled awkwardly. "I'm sorry, Miss Reed. I shouldn't have used those words. I wouldn't have said that if I had known that you were the mastermind behind Connor's beating."
Yikes, I didn't know that Miss Reed could be so vindictive. Yes, I did say that the method of sacking Connor and beating him up is childish yet flimsy, but I complimented her for doing a good job, didn't I? She did beat the cr*p out of Connor.
To his bewilderment, Sonia selectively remembered his ridicule but not his praise. It was an intended retaliation, wasn't it?
After she had been in Toby's company for so long, she became as petty and vindictive as him now. Toby was truly one of the worst!
She covered her lips and giggled when she noticed Tom's bitter grimace. "I'm just kidding, Tom. I'm sorry. Don't mind me."
Tom rolled his eyes speechlessly. Miss Reed, do you know that your so-called joke can put me in a difficult situation?
Toby, who was sitting next to Sonia, noticed the changes in Tom's expressions too. However, he wasn't as forgiving as he snorted, "Don't apologize to him. It serves him right for spilling the beans, so he should be prepared for karma to hit him."
Tom shook his head slightly. Mr. Fuller, how can you say that? I insulted many people in the past, but you always enabled me. Yet, now that it is Miss Reed, you choose to take her side. What a hypocrite. Do you think I don't know that you are trying to flatter her?
Sonia hurriedly changed the subject when she observed Tom's depressed state in order to prevent him from getting more discouraged. "But Tom is right about one thing. Although I couldn't help you out with other things, this method could inflict direct pain on Connor, so it is a good way to avenge you."
At this moment, Tom's phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and said, "Mr. Fuller, Miss Reed, it's our men who I asked to keep an eye on Connor. I think they found out about Connor's injury."
"Answer it." Toby raised his chin.
Sonia pricked up her ears, too, because she wanted to know how badly they had beaten Connor.
Tom answered the call, nodded and talked to the person on the other end of the line, and ended the call. The whole duration was less than a minute.
"They said that after Connor's assistant found him, he rushed him to the nearest private hospital, and the diagnosis of his injury was out. He was seriously injured. Two teeth were knocked out, swollen left eye, one broken rib, sprained right ankle, and dislocated elbow. The doctor said that he would need to be hospitalized for a month," Tom reported excitedly.
"What?" Sonia gasped in shock. "That's quite serious."
She only saw his bruised face from the photos and guessed that his body must be injured too, but the injuries might be superficial. She had underestimated her men's strength.
"Yes, it's quite serious, but for a scum like Connor, we need to at least paralyze him. He's lucky to escape that fate." Tom clicked his tongue.
Sonia looked at the expressionless Toby and nodded. "You're right."
She did not feel a trace of guilt about Connor's condition at all.
Connor should have paid for what he had done with his life, so these injuries were nothing.
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