Tim left right after that. Toby straightened out his clothes and looked at the sleeping Sonia. "Mary," he said, "take care of Little Leaf."
"Are you going to work, sir?"
Toby shook his head. "Not at the moment. Tom is handling things in my absence. I'm going to see that woman." He was going to see Taylor.
A hint of disgust crept into Mary's eyes, but she nodded. "Of course, sir. I'll be keeping an eye on the madam. If anything happens, I shall call."
Toby grunted and left the ward. Taylor was locked in the ward at the end of the corridor on the very same floor.
When Toby approached the ward, the bodyguard greeted, "Sir."
Coldly, Toby asked, "How is she doing?"
"I checked on her an hour ago. She was asleep."
"Asleep?" Toby narrowed his eyes and sneered. "In this condition? Brave."
"She made a scene when you and the madam were out, but we pinned her down. Probably got tired after making that ruckus."
"What did she do?" Toby narrowed his eyes further.
The bodyguard shrugged. "She wanted to go to Trifecta and demanded to see the madam. Said there was not much time, but we ignored her. We were afraid she might harm herself to threaten us, so we tied her up, then tossed her onto the bed. She fell asleep not too long later."
"She doesn't know when to quit." Toby's face fell. "Open the door."
"Yes." The bodyguard pressed his finger against the lock and unlocked the door.
Toby stepped into the ward, which was a lot smaller than Sonia's. The first thing he saw was Taylor lying on the bed, all tied up and still sleeping. He raised his chin at her, and the bodyguard went ahead to shove Taylor awake.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but no matter how much love they have for my wife, as long as they never raised her, she does not need to do her duty as a daughter. Even if she would do it, I wouldn't let her. Give. Up." Toby's cold words were the last straw that broke Taylor.
Toby was a terrifyingly powerful man. Even if Sonia wanted to save Titus, she couldn't do anything if Toby forbade it. No. No, I can't let this happen. I need her to save Dad. She glared at Toby with anger, fury, and a plea in her eyes. "You can't do this. He's Miss Reed's father. He's your wife's father and your father-in-law. You can't do that to him! Don't you have a heart?"
"I can ask your father the same question," Toby interjected with a frown. "Titus and Henry used to be the best of friends. I bet you didn't know that."
Taylor froze. "What?" They used to be the best of friends? Impossible.
She didn't believe it. If they were friends, then what happened to them? What turned them into enemies? What is the truth behind this?
Taylor had no idea about the whole story and her mind was in turmoil.
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