This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

The doctor pressed down on Toby’s ankle, which made Toby frown. Seeing this, the doctor understood

the extent of Toby’s pain and turned to grab a bottle of cooling spray from his medical kit. Shaking the

aluminum bottle twice, he aimed the nozzle at Toby’s swollen ankle and sprayed it. “It’s nothing serious.

He put a strain on his ligament, which is just another way of saying he sprained his ankle. He’ll be fine in

a couple of days.”

When Sonia heard this, she let out a sigh of relief and said, “Oh, thank goodness.” Then, she looked at

Toby and flashed him a bright smile. “Did you hear that? The doctor said you’ll be fine in a couple of

days!”

Toby nodded, eyeing her with endearment as he answered, “I heard him.”

She stood up. “Thank you for what you did earlier.” They had been downstairs, and she was just about to

get into the car when she heard the sound of an approaching vehicle, but she did not turn to see where

that vehicle was going.

Sonia had thought that it would only pass her by, but to her surprise, the car had intended to run her

down and kill her.

If Toby hadn’t reacted in time and dragged her back to the pavement, Tina would have knocked her off

her feet and sent her flying down the street.

“You don’t have to thank me. Anyone would have done the same thing in my position, let alone someone

who loves you as much as I do. I couldn’t just do nothing and watch you get hurt before my very eyes,”

Toby pointed out gravely, keeping his gaze on Sonia.

If she had gotten hurt while he was there, he might never be able to forgive himself. He would spend the

rest of his days in self-loathe, haunted by the fact that he had failed to save her. With that in mind, he

thanked the heavens that he had been there to drag her back onto the safety of the pavement. If she had

been alone, then she would be…

His fists clenched, and he stopped himself from thinking about what might have happened. He couldn’t

bring himself to accept how dire the situation could have been had he not been there to save her. Just

focus on the present, he told himself firmly. This is the best I could ask for.

Having heard the man’s subtle confession, Sonia felt her heart begin to race, and she parted her lips to

say, “Even then, you shouldn’t have risked your life like that to save me. You could have—”

“I was more terrified about you getting hurt than anything else,” Toby said, cutting her off. At any given

moment, he would have prioritized her life over his own safety.

Sonia’s eyes widened, and she turned around to dab at the tears that had somehow escaped. She

wasn’t sure why she was crying, but she tried to keep her voice steady as she choked out, “Toby, don’t

you know how stupid it is for you to risk your life to save mine? Have you ever stopped to wonder if it’s

worth it?”

“I can’t speak for others, but I know it’s worth it to me,” he answered solemnly.

She bit down on her lip and muttered in resignation, “You’re a lovesick fool! That’s what you are.”

He chuckled. “Well, I can’t help it now. I’ve already put the rest of my life in your hands. It’s too late for

me to play it safe.”

Sonia looked up slightly and drew in a breath, pushing down the exasperation that was welling up in her

as she turned to meet his gaze. “Please don’t act so impulsively if something like this ever happens

again. Do you really think I’d sleep at night if you gave up your life to save mine? For your sake, and

mine, could you please just put yourself first, Toby? I don’t want to see you get hurt because of me ever

again!”

She paused at this, then added, “Someone should go after Tina before she gets away. If she does, who

knows when she’ll pop out of nowhere and run some crazy scheme to hurt me? When that comes to

pass, you’re going to risk your own safety again just to help me, so I’m asking you to butt out of this,

Toby. This is a grudge between Tina and myself, and I don’t want to drag you into it.”

Next to them, Tom nodded earnestly to show that he agreed with her. He was Toby’s assistant and

friend, and he didn’t want to see Toby get hurt. He’d be better off not taking part in all this drama between

Miss Reed and Tina.

However, he also understood that Toby could not keep himself from intervening. Because if he doesn’t,

then who’s going to take his place to step in and protect Miss Reed?

Sure enough, Toby gave a firm shake of his head. “I’m afraid I can’t do that. I’ll put my foot in even where

it’s not wanted. Haven’t you realized that this grudge ties not just you and Tina together, but all three of

us?”

“What?” Sonia gaped at him, a little startled by this revelation.

The air around Toby grew colder as he thought about what had happened just now. “When we were

downstairs, Tina didn’t just try to kill you; she was trying to kill me, too.”

“That’s impossible!” Sonia gasped, her wide eyes filled with disbelief.

He smirked and elaborated, “No, it’s entirely possible. If she wasn’t trying to kill me, then she wouldn’t

have driven her car in our direction again, even after I pulled you to safety. We were on the ground

together, Sonia. There was no way she could have killed you and spared me in the process.”

This made Sonia fall into a stunned silence. She thought about his analysis and found herself agreeing

with him. Indeed, if it hadn’t been Tina’s intention to kill Toby, then she would have sped off after failing to

run Sonia down the first time, but instead, she made a fast turn and hurtled toward her and Toby.

So she really did want to kill me and Toby by running us over with her car.

“But why would she do something like that? Doesn’t she love you?” Sonia demanded, her nails digging

into her palms as her gaze searched Toby’s face.

Disgust flashed in Toby’s eyes as he spat, “Her love is worthless. Besides, she never truly loved me.”

“Never?” Sonia repeated in surprise.