Chapter 1031 Accept Your Help
Toby frowned and fell silent. A long while later, he suddenly tightened his hug. “No wonder you weren’t worried even after the parts went missing for three days. I wouldn’t have known that your company was in trouble if my guys didn’t find out that Julie went to Dwells. But do you have any idea what it means to mortgage your mansion? It means a lot to you. Are you…”
He didn’t finish his sentence, but she knew what he was trying to say. She looked up at him again, smiling. “It’s fine. The mansion is just another regular house for me. It means nothing to me.”
“What?” Toby was surprised that she would say that. “It doesn’t mean anything to you? But it’s your home.”
Sonia smiled. “It used to be. But some guys corrupted it. The house reeks of them. It’s no longer the place I call home, so it might look like the same house I lived in, but it’s no longer my home. I don’t mind mortgaging it. It’s better that way. I think my mom would support me if she was here.”
I see. Those women lived in that mansion for twenty years. It’s no longer the same house Lina used to stay in. The mansion means nothing to Sonia now. “So you didn’t ask Charles to help you out?” He wasn’t upset anymore, but he just had to ask her again.
Sonia rolled her eyes. “No. How many times do I have to tell you that? If you still don’t believe me, then I have nothing more to say.” She shrugged.
Toby held her shoulders. “I trust you, but…”
“But?” The corner of her lips twitched. She was starting to get tired of answering his questions.
Toby said, “You asked Brian for help. He’s even more of an outsider than Charles is.” So I mean less to you than an outsider?
Sonia was speechless. He just has to make things really clear, huh? Is he gonna throw another tantrum if I work with someone else instead of him in the future? She held her forehead. “If I can’t get a loan from him, then who should I get it from? You?”
Toby was about to say yes, but Sonia quickly said, “No way I can do that. At least not back then.”
Toby couldn’t argue with that.
She looked at him. “And I didn’t say you didn’t help me out.”
“What do you mean?” He squinted at her. “Did you actually ask for my help?” As if. You wouldn’t even tell me about it. There’s no way you asked for my help.
“Nope.” She shook her head. “I didn’t do that, but you did help me. Brian told me that. With the situation Paradigm Co. and I are in right now, he wouldn’t have even spoken to me, but he did, and he only did it because of you.
Because you’re my boyfriend. He even wanted to know if we’re doing well before he would approve my loan. I got to meet him and get the loan all thanks to you. I couldn’t even see Brian if it weren’t for you, let alone get that loan. There. Happy now?” She poked his chest.
That did come as a surprise, but it was a welcome one. He wouldn’t make his happiness too obvious though, so he said calmly, “Not really.”
Sonia shook her head in amusement. “Yeah right. I can see it in your eyes. You’re so smug about it.”
Toby touched his eyes. That obvious, huh? He coughed. “Alright, stop looking.” He covered her eyes, obviously embarrassed she saw through him.
Sonia let him cover her eyes, but she couldn’t stop smiling. “See? You did help me. You help me all the time, but you just don’t realize it. The dress, the loan, and the parts. You’re the key for all the successes in all these cases. I didn’t say it out loud, but you’ve always been the one helping me out.”
Toby felt touched, and he was happy too. “But I’d prefer it if I can just show up and help you myself. At least until you can stand on your own two feet. I don’t want to just help you indirectly.” He brushed his thumb across her forehead.
Sonia smiled. “Well, it’s not too late to start now.”
Toby froze, and he looked at her in disbelief. “So you’re letting me help you out now?”
Sonia shook her head. “You did say I have nothing now. Pushing it would make things worse instead of making it better. I need someone to support me, so who better for that than you? If I keep refusing, that’ll only tell everyone that an outsider is more important to me than you are. I don’t want that.”
That was what he wanted to hear, and he finally smiled. “Glad you finally realized it.” I still got my touch. Getting through to her is easier than I thought. I thought this would take a long time, given how stubborn she is. However, what she said next wiped that smile off his face.
She pushed her hair back and whispered, “I realized this thanks to Brian and Charles. They talked to me and made me see things I was blind to. I probably wouldn’t realize that not asking you for help would make our relationship and the whole case worse.”
“They talked with you?” He frowned.
Sonia nodded and told him about what happened in the hotel room.
Toby wasn’t upset anymore after he heard that, and he had an approving look on his face. “Never thought they’d drill that into your head. But they did good. I’ll reward them.”
“You’ll reward them?” Sonia was amused. “You make them sound like your lackeys. Like they got a reward because they made their king happy.”
“Well, I am the king of everyone in Seafield.” He looked up arrogantly.
Sonia was amused, though she didn’t think he was being full of himself. He was rich and powerful enough to be the top dog in Seafield after all.
Toby didn’t know what she was thinking. He held her hand and kissed it before saying, “They did help me out here. I should give them something in return. Gotta reward them for this.”
They had talked things through with Sonia and saved him a lot of time. He appreciated that, and a reward was in order. He could understand why Brian would persuade Sonia to ask for his help, but Charles doing the same thing was surprising.
After all, Charles liked Sonia, and he would love it if their relationship went wrong. Persuading her to accept his help was akin to making their relationship better. I see he’s serious about giving her up.
