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Chapter 1377
When Rita saw that Sonia was fine, she secretly sighed in relief. "President Reed, I shall leave now."
"Wait," Sonia called out, promptly stopping the retreating figure. She continued, "I told you before that I'd talk to
Charles about Daphne. I discussed this with him over the new year. He didn't want to let her go, but you don't have
to worry about her safety. He won't do anything to her."
Rita was exhilarated to hear that. "Oh, that's great! I always worried that President Lane might hurt her. You know
how he treated her before."
She did not need to explain Charles' behavior, for it was widely understood.
Sonia rubbed her temples. "I had a long talk with him. I believe he will eventually realize that he had been treating
Daphne wrongly. By then, she will be free. That's why I didn't force him to let her go. Even if I did, he wouldn't
accept the decision, and I might even push him to make some extreme ones. That's why I want to give him some
time to cool down and think through his actions. During this time, he will not lay a finger on Daphne."
"Anyway, as long as President Lane doesn't hurt her, I have no other worries. The rest are their privacy. I don't think
we're in a position to interfere. If we cross a line and make him feel like the entire world is against him, he might be
pushed to an extreme."
Sonia replied, "You're very right."
"Alright. I will go back to work."
"Sure." Sonia waved at her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter Rita left, Sonia was alone again in the office. She opened her palm and stared at the USB drive that was now
hot to touch because of her grip. She was drowned in bitterness once more.
This was Carl's final gift for her as an apology for what he had done to her. She knew that he meant for it to be an
apology, and that was the reason she felt upset.
She never wanted any gift or apology from him. She just wanted him back, but that was impossible now.
She clutched the item tightly but did not plan to check the contents, for she was still deep in sorrow from Carl's
disappearance. Tina was not as important to her as him.
Throughout the day, she was in no mood to work. After settling the pile of documents on her desk, she spent her
time spacing out in her office until it was time to get off work. She perked up a little and drove herself back to the
hospital.
At first, she did not plan to tell Toby about Carl's visit today. However, his first question for her was…
"Why did Carl Lee meet you?"
It hit her that any of her movements would never escape Toby's eyes. The bodyguards he arranged for her were
tailing her 24/7. Therefore, they could not miss the event that Carl had visited Paradigm Co., so they proceeded to
inform Toby about it.
"He visited me to discuss important matters." Sonia put down her bag and walked up to him. "But I'm surprised that
you didn't call me. You're being very chill today."
Carl Lee met with her in the morning, which was around the time Toby got the news, but he surprisingly did not
make a move on it. That was uncharacteristic of his jealous self.
Toby put away his book, took her wrist, and pulled her into an embrace. "I wasn't happy to learn that he met with
you, but I know he isn't the Carl who had feelings for you. That's why I could hold back even if I was upset. Plus, I
don't want to stress you out and make you think of me as a clingy man who checks in with you all day."
"Well, you still asked me about it when I came in!" She gave him a playfully accusing look.
He chuckled. "I didn't want to bring it up until I saw your swollen eyes. Did you cry?"
She pursed her flaming red lips; her silence was an admission.
"I had to ask you about the meeting because you cried. Did he upset you?" He gazed at the woman in his arms.
Sonia shook her head. "No, he didn't, but he told me a truth that I cannot accept."
"And what is that?" Toby frowned.
She wiggled out of his arms, and tears welled up in her eyes once more. "Toby, Carl's gone!"
"What?" He was taken aback. Soon, he looked shocked after digesting her words. "Do you mean that the host
personality 'Carl' was gone?"
She would address only the host personality as Carl.
Sonia answered, "Yes. Carl Lee told me that Carl was unable to face the things he had done to me. He was afraid I'd
resent him and refuse to forgive him. That's why he forced his alter to show up. He wanted to escape from the
situation and have Carl Lee face it for him."
Toby nodded. "That's not impossible. Carl had always lacked confidence and was a little cowardly. I'm not surprised
that he chose to escape."
Her throat was dry. "He even told me that Carl still felt guilty toward me after running away. Two months ago, Carl
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmcouldn't stand it anymore and had a conversation with the alter, but it was more of a deal."
He was fast to guess the deal. "Did Carl ask his alter to take over as the host?"
"Yes." She flashed a bitter smile. "Carl could not face me or himself. That's why he decided to escape by having Carl
Lee take over. There will not be a Carl in this world anymore. What's left is Carl Lee."
Toby gave her a gentle hug. He felt rather sorry to see her upset.
Honestly speaking, he was glad that his romantic rival, Carl, was gone. Now, he had one less man around Sonia to
worry about. Still, he knew that Carl's disappearance would hurt her, and he was unable to feel happy about the
situation, seeing how miserable she looked.
"Carl had always been rather lacking in confidence, and dare I say—a little extreme. I bet he'd already thought of
vanishing from the world for a long time. Why else would he come up with an alter-personality? I guess you were
the reason he had an alter but did not let the alter take over. He met you, and he suppressed the existence of his
alter. In front of you, he put up the front of an obedient sibling until he did you wrong. That's when he was scared
that you'd hate him. As he was unable to accept his wrongdoing, he decided to vanish. To be honest, his fate was
destined from the start," Toby concluded calmly while caressing her hair.
Given Carl's personality, he would drive himself to destruction one day. Hence, his disappearance was not a
surprise.
"But why didn't he ask me at all? That fool! He never asked for my forgiveness nor confirmed if I hated him. Had he
come to me, I'd tell him that I have forgiven him. I didn't blame him at all. Perhaps he wouldn't have disappeared
this way," she said, choking back tears.