Chapter 471

“No.” Sonia shook her head lightly. “Do you think I’d get picked on so easily? The only reason Rina got
me previously was because of luck, as I wasn’t prepared. Now that I’m aware, there’s no way that she
can pull another dirty trick on me anymore.”

Upon knowing that Rina didn’t get physical with Sonia, Toby felt relieved. “That’s good to know.”

“President Fuller, did you contact me just to ask me about this?” Sonia blinked before asking, while
Toby nodded. “I was worried that you might get taken advantage of.”

Somehow, Sonia felt happy about it as the corner of her red lips lifted unconsciously while her tone
softened. “Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.”

“Yeah,” Toby replied, after which was followed by silence, as none of them spoke.

Sonia realized it had been extremely awkward for the two of them ever since they fell from a cliff. She
didn’t know how to put the present situation in words. Currently, she wasn’t as cold toward Toby as she
was in the past, which changed the way they communicated. Perhaps this is why everything seems
odd. Like, right now, I don’t know how to continue this conversation with him. What should I say? I can’t
keep quiet like this forever.

In the past, Sonia would have already hung up without even saying anything, and she wouldn’t hesitate
when throwing offensive comments at him, but it was different now. Sonia couldn’t do so any longer,
seeing as he saved her and she owed it to him. She at least needed to say goodbye before hanging
up.

At the thought of that, Sonia took a deep breath, tightened her grip on her phone, and said to the man,
“President Fuller, I’m reaching soon, so I’ll hang up now.”



She didn’t know what to say to Toby, but she knew she couldn’t keep quiet forever, and the best way to
resolve their awkwardness was to say goodbye and hang up.

Knowing that, Toby pursed his lips a little before he answered with a hoarse voice, “Alright.”

After the call ended, Sonia put her phone down and started zoning out as she looked outside of the
window.

In no time, Sonia reached Bayside Residence. She took her luggage and entered her house after
paying the cab fare. I should take a shower and rest…

However, the doorbell rang after she placed her luggage down.

“Who is it?” Sonia frowned before using the couch’s armrest as leverage to get up and headed toward
the entrance to get the door.

In front of the door stood Zane, who had both his hands on his knees, as he gasped for air and looked
as if he was completely exhausted.

Right then, Sonia stared at him in disbelief. “Did… Did you run up using the stairs?”

Zane’s mouth opened a little as he had his hand on his back and shook his head. It seemed like he
wanted to say something, but nothing came out because he was too tired to speak. He was so anxious
he even stomped his feet.

At this moment, Sonia felt like laughing before she patted him a little. “Alright, alright. You need to rest
a little. Speak when you’ve calmed down.”

Staring at her, Zane nodded before he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. A while later, he finally
calmed down, and his breath became less ragged. Standing up straight, Zane asked anxiously, “Sonia,
are you alright?!”



“Huh?” Sonia tilted her head. “What do you mean? Why are you asking me this?”

“Well, I heard you fell down a cliff with Toby,” Zane said while scanning her up and down to see if she
was injured.

Finally realizing what Zane was talking about, Sonia shook her head softly. “I’m fine, but how did you
find out that I fell down a cliff with Toby?”

Charles and Tom had covered the incident about our fall so that gossip won’t spiral on the internet. I
wonder how Zane found out?

“I just got back from Westsanshire, and I had planned to meet Toby. I found out about this after
contacting Toby, so I rushed over to check up on you,” Zane explained while wiping his sweat off.

A look of realization flashed across Sonia’s face. “So he’s the one who told you about it.”

Zane nodded. “Sonia, what happened exactly? How did you and Toby fall off a cliff?”

A few days back, Zane had gone to Westsanshire to run some errands and hadn’t returned since, but
he didn’t expect such a disaster to happen during his absence. Since Toby refused to tell him the
details, he had no choice but to ask Sonia.

“Carl’s nemesis kidnapped me, but amidst the chaos, I fell off a cliff. Toby leaped off the cliff to save
me, so well, both of us ended up falling.” Sonia moved to the side to let Zane enter the house while
narrating the incident. “Carl’s nemesis? Who?”

“Just a small fry. You probably don’t know him anyway.” Sonia shook her head, showing reluctance to
discuss this further.

Zane shrugged. “Alright. Are you really alright?” If Toby was admitted to the hospital because of the
injuries that he sustained after jumping off the cliff, Sonia must have gotten injured as well.



However, Sonia nodded in affirmation. “I’m really alright. Toby protected me the entire time, so I’ve only
gotten light scratches, and I’ve recovered. Toby is the one who sustained all the injuries.”

“That’s good to know.” Zane sighed in relief after making sure that Sonia was fine, picking up the glass
of water she brought before taking a big gulp. “As for Toby, I’ve already asked Tim about it, and he said
the injuries aren’t severe. The most serious injury that he sustained was on his arm, and he’ll be fine
after a few months.”

“I know.” Sonia sat in front of him before sighing. “Still, I feel bad that he got injured just because he
tried to save me.”

Zane stared at her. “What’s wrong with that? Just repay him for saving your life. As for how you can
repay him, just discuss it in the future. After all, it was his choice to save you.”

Sonia smiled. “You’re right.” Toby was her lifesaver, and she couldn’t just repay him by taking care of
him until he was completely recovered. This won’t be enough.

Sonia needed to find a way to repay Toby for saving her life. However, she had no idea what to do for
now and could only wait for an opportunity to repay Toby when he needed her help.

“Alright. Let’s drop this topic. Why did you come over?” Sonia lifted her glass to take a sip, while Zane
leaned back on the couch. “I just wanted to check up on you and make sure that you’re alright after I
found out that you fell off a cliff.”

Although Toby told him that Sonia was fine, he was still worried because he hadn’t seen her, so he
hung up after talking to Toby, who sounded gloomy, and came over to look for Sonia.

“I see.” Sonia nodded before she smiled softly. “Thanks for checking up on me. I’m doing fine.”



“Why would you even thank me for that?” Zane waved her off. Then, he thought of something and
leaned forward before grinning mysteriously. “By the way, I have good news.”

“What kind of good news?” Sonia got interested and raised her eyebrows.

Narrowing his eyes a little, Zane said, “I’m heading over to Westsanshire for a meeting this time, and I
heard that they’re preparing to investigate ten random companies in the nation.”

“What do you mean?” Sonia looked confused.

Inching forward to reduce the distance between them, Zane explained, “It means that the officials are
preparing to investigate ten companies with poor reputations within the country. They want to use this
as a warning for others and eliminate those shady enterprises.”

“I see.” Sonia had a look of realization on her face as she bit her lip.

Zane held two fingers up. “Well, there are two companies in Seafield that are targeted.”

Upon hearing that, Sonia felt her heart skip a beat. “Which two companies?” Paradigm Co. wouldn’t be
one of them, right?

In the past months, Paradigm Co. had been under fire online because of the Gray Family feud, so their
reputation was definitely bad.


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