Sonia bit her lip. "Why would I ask you if I don't want to know the truth?"
Toby chuckled. "That's true. Alright, then I'll tell you my opinion."
"Sure." She nodded in agreement.
He looked up at the ceiling. "Honey, I actually think you should go see him."
Sonia's pupils contracted slightly. She never expected his honest opinion to be like that.
"Why?" She looked at him in confusion. "You know about the grievances, hatred, and the complicated relationship between me and Titus. Why do you think I should see him?"
"Because he is your biological father." Toby lowered his gaze from the ceiling back to her face. "Because he is a father who truly loves you. If he doesn't love you and minds that you have been raised by his enemy, of course, you can choose not to see him, but he is not that kind of person. On the contrary, he doesn't mind at all. He only knows that you are his daughter, and he is very happy about it. You should see him just for this reason alone. I believe that, apart from your hatred for him, your feelings for him are also complicated, right?"
He hit the nail on the head when it came to Sonia's feelings. Although she opened her lips, she didn't say anything.
Toby gently stroked her head. "So, go see him. He doesn't have much time left. Of course, I'm not saying that you should acknowledge him as your father. I just hope that you won't have any regrets and won't let yourself regret it in the future."
"Why do you think I will regret it?" Sonia squeezed her fists.
"Because I know you well. You always have a soft heart. Titus is still alive and you cannot let go of the hatred between the Reeds and the Grays. But once he dies, that hatred will naturally disappear, and the pressure on you will be gone. At that time, you may think of him, the father who loved you deeply but never raised you or even hurt you. You will also know that he did not raise but hurt you, all because of the enmity of the past twenty-some years, because you were stolen by someone. But you know full well that if you hadn't been stolen, he would've cherished you like a treasure, and his love for you would never be less than that of Henry, perhaps even more. You will think of these things and regret not seeing him for the last time."
Sonia closed her eyes and cried even harder.
Toby comforted her by patting her back. "Now, now, don't cry. I'm not telling you this to pressure you, but I just hope that you can understand and not have regrets in the future. You don't have to acknowledge him as your father, but you should see him. That way, even if you think of him in the future, you won't regret it."
"I… I'll think about it," she said with a choked voice.
Although she knew that he was right, there were too many things between her and the Grays. She couldn't just agree to see Titus immediately after hearing Toby's words.
She had to calm down and listen to the voice of her heart to figure out what she really wanted.
Toby knew what she was thinking, thus reached out and turned off the light. "Okay, that's perfectly fine. There's still time, so take your time, and don't rush. Go to sleep now."
"Okay." Sonia nodded.
The next morning, Titus woke up unusually early.
Julia was surprised to see him awake so early. "Honey, why did you wake up so early?"
Ever since his condition worsened, he had only been awake for three to four hours a day, mostly in the afternoon.
It was very rare for him to wake up so early.
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