Charles couldn't calm down. The news was too much of a shock for him.
He couldn't come to terms with it right away.
Toby didn't say anything either. He simply stood there and watched as Charles grappled with the knowledge.
They'd been standing around for about ten minutes when Charles fell to his knees all of a sudden and roared, "Tell me the truth, Toby. When did you find out about this? When did my mother find out?"
"I found out a few months ago, and I'm the one who told Mrs. Lane about this," Toby replied evenly as he looked at Charles.
Charles raised his head. "You knew all this time and you didn't tell Sonny?"
"How do you expect me to tell her about this?" Toby retorted. "You're no fool. I'm sure you have enough brains to figure out why I didn't tell her!"
Charles opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out.
He's right. How is anyone supposed to tell her something like this?
"It's the same reason why Mrs. Lane didn't tell Little Leaf about this. All of us who knew about her real identity had tried our best to keep this a secret. That's why I helped Taylor when she wanted to become Rina. If she's Rina, then it's very unlikely that people will find out about Little Leaf's real identity." Toby rubbed his forehead. "I didn't think that she'd find out in just a few months."
"Who told her?" Charles looked up with his bloodshot eyes.
If Toby didn't plan on telling Sonny about this, then she wouldn't have found out from him.
Someone else must've told Sonny about this on purpose.
"Taylor did." At the mention of Taylor, Toby's expression became murderous once more. "She wants to save Titus by convincing Little Leaf to donate one of her kidneys to him, so she found a way to disguise herself as a nurse to get into the ward. She told Little Leaf everything, and that's why Little Leaf got so agitated that she fainted and her pregnancy was jeopardized."
"It was her?" Charles balled his fists and glared at Toby. "Don't tell me you haven't caught that woman yet or that she has escaped."
Toby stared back at Charles as if he was surveying a fool. "Do you think I won't go after the person who did this to my wife?"
Even if Rina managed to escape at first, he could easily send his men to capture her.
Taylor didn't have help the way Tina did.
Charles exhaled when he heard that Taylor had been captured, but his gaze was still dark and menacing. "Where is she right now? I'm going to thrash her."
He wouldn't be able to vent his anger if he didn't.
"There's no rush," Toby said. "Little Leaf is most important right now. She would've been psychologically and emotionally scarred by the knowledge that she's Titus' daughter. I'm afraid that she might even think about taking her own life. After all, she's caught between her burden of avenging the Reeds and the lives of her biological parents. She might choose to run away from this by harming herself instead. That's why I called Mrs. Lane. I want Mrs. Lane to talk to her and comfort her so that she can overcome this hurdle."
"We do need my mother. She trusts my mother a lot and treats my mother like her own. It would be good if my mother came to talk to her. Don't worry. I'll tell my mother about this and get her to come as soon as possible. I'll talk to Sonny too." At a time like this, Charles finally stopped being at odds with Toby.
Why would he be in the mood to play contrarian with Toby when Sonia's life was at stake?
Sonia was the most important.
"Thank you," Toby said.
Charles waved it off. "You don't need to thank me. I'm doing this for Sonny. Can you tell me where that woman is now? Since Sonny hasn't woken up yet, I'll go and teach that woman a lesson."
"I'll have someone take you over, but remember, she needs to remain alive. I still have use of her," Toby warned.
"I don't need you to tell me that," Charles scoffed.
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