Toby’s eyes clearly lit up after he heard the news, and his head lifted slightly in anticipation. “Really?”
“Of course.”
Tyler looked at his feet, and in his tone of voice was a trace of guilt. It was true that Sonia had visited Toby yesterday, but she showed up before Tyler forced her.
In essence, she didn’t want to go. Still, Tyler e had no plans to let Toby know of the truth to avoid disappointing him.
Thankfully, Toby was still immersed in the joy from the knowledge of Sonia’s visitation, so he was not paying close attention to his brother.
If Toby had taken a closer look, he would have seen through Tyler’s bad acting.
Toby’s lips curled up when he thought of Sonia visiting him, and all of a sudden, the wound on his back didn’t seem painful anymore.
She came to visit me. Can I assume that she is expressing concern for me ?
While musing, he heard footsteps from the outside. When he turned around, he could see the visitors through the transparent glass wall.
“Toby, Dr. Lancaster and Grandma are here,” Tyler reminded. Hiding the excitement in him, Toby looked across to the visitors.
Rose was the first to enter with a grim face. “Toby, do you hate me for beating you up?
Although he could not sit up, that didn’t mean that his brain wasn’t functioning.
Shaking his head, he replied in a low and hoarse voice, “No, I don’t. I was at fault, and I deserved the punishment.”
After all, it was his fault for divorcing Sonia before discovering his feelings for her. Not only that, he slept with her when he had another fiancee—he had crossed a line.
In other words, he had indeed sinned!
After hearing his reply, she felt less tense, evidenced in her expression that had relaxed. “That’s good. Tim, show him what you’ve got.”
“Sure, Old Mrs. Fuller.” Tim pushed his glasses up his nose bridge and took a step forward.
Ten minutes later, Tim removed the blood-stained rubber gloves and stared at Toby, who was sweating profusely with a pale face.
With a smile, he reported, “Old Mrs. Fuller, I have run a check. President Fuller has a clear sense of pain. It shows that the nerves and muscle tissues on his back are working fine. After this, he just needs to focus on recuperating. The wounds on his back will leave scars, though.”
“Scars are not a big deal for a grown man. They're not even on the face,” Rose stole a look at Toby’s back and replied calmly.
Tim smiled softly. “You’re right. Alright, I won’t take up your family time any longer. I’ll get going.”
Then, sticking his hands into his coat pockets, he strolled out of the room.
After he left, there were only Tyler, Rose, and Toby in the ICU. Rose took a seat where Tyler had sat. “Sonia came yesterday.”
“I know,” Toby replied with tenderness on his face.
Seeing how his expression had softened, she sighed. “I chatted with her for a while. Toby, I could tell that she really has no feelings for you anymore.”
Before this, Rose had asked Sonia about her feelings for Toby and the possibility of mending the relationship.
At that time, Sonia’s reply was that she had no feelings for Toby, and it was impossible for them to get back together.
Rose once thought that Sonia might have given those answers out of contempt when she secretly still had feelings for Toby. After all, Sonia had loved Toby for years. How could one’s feelings change overnight?
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