"So what?" Sonia looked at him. "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because…" Carl dragged his voice as he twirled the pen between his fingers. "I wanna tell you that I'm not weak. The fact that he's able to hold me back for ten years means he's stronger than me. He has the whip hand to take back the body whenever he likes, but he didn't. It's because he didn't want to. He's a coward that doesn't have the guts to face you and the things he had done to you."
Is that so? Sonia lowered her gaze. She did not want to believe Evil Carl's words, but a part of her was aware that it was not a lie—Carl was unwilling to return.
"So, is he gone?" A lump stuck in her throat, and her eyes reddened.
"He's not sure how to face you and is afraid you won't forgive him, so he initiated a conversation with me through memos. He was willing to merge with me, allowing me to dominate the body. So, yeah, he's gone. There's only one personality left in this body. I am Carl Lee from now on." He did not deny her question.
"That fool! Why did he think that way?!" She felt dizzy as she almost collapsed upon knowing the truth. Tears trickled down her cheeks.
She had always perceived Carl as her younger brother, and she loved him dearly. It was indeed infuriating when she found out that he was the one feeding her poison, but she never blamed him, not even once! Why didn't he have more faith in himself? How could he just give up?
"Don't be like this, Sonny." Carl propped his head languidly while comforting her. "I have his memories, so I am him. You can see me as the same old Carl. I don't mind."
"But it bothers me." Sonia's eyes were furious with red. "Even if you were born in Carl's body and have his memories, you're not my Carl. I will never see you the same way."
"There's nothing I can do about it, then." He shrugged his shoulders. "But he requested something before I took over. I accepted it since I figure he'd be gone for good. It's about you, Sonny."
"What is it?" She raised her head instantly.
"That fool knew you were looking for a woman named Tina Gray, so he asked me to find her before he was gone. I accepted his request. During the last two months, I outsourced hackers around the globe to hunt her down with a reward. It didn't take up a lot of time. Her whereabouts as well as everything she did in the past six months are stored in here." He placed the pen down to take a USB drive out of his pocket.
Sonia grabbed it with trembling hands. "This will enable me to know where she is now, right?"
"Yup." He nodded. "I gave him my word. From this day forth, this body belongs to me."
Hearing his declaration, she broke down and wailed while clasping onto the USB drive tightly.
Carl Lee was now a different person. Even if he prioritized her and called her Sonny with that same voice, he would never be the Carl who used to love her.
Their thoughts stood independently; he might not enjoy whatever the host liked. For instance, he did not love Sonia.
His willingness to learn the way Carl treated and addressed her was solely rooted in Evil Carl's relinquishment. Her tears did not waver him one bit, hence the apathy to comfort her. He merely sat right there, watching her cry.
Once all the crying exhausted her and her wailing trailed into a soft voice, he piped up, "I've achieved my objective of coming here. I should get going. I know you don't like me, so I won't reach out to you anymore. Leave everything in the past. I'm no longer your dear Carl, so there's no point in keeping in touch."
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