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Sammy grinned a little. “I thought you’d ask me if those two are in the kind of relationship you think they are.”
Tonia looked away and glanced at her toes. It didn’t appear like there was a need to check that again.
“Jane is an illegitimate daughter who her father had outside of marriage. The Scot family never officially recognised her, so she grew up with her mother. According to the family tree, Lincoln should be Jane’s uncle.”
Sammy paused there and didn’t say anything else.
Tonia questioned, “What about the rich heir she married? Is he related to Lincoln?”
“Yes. The Scot family has been important in the legal world for a long time. Jane’s husband wanted to get to know them better and found out that Jane was the estranged daughter of the Scot family. He married her, thinking that Lincoln would be nice to him because she was his niece.”
“But Lincoln, who was stubborn and cruel, didn’t show mercy and even went after him harder?”
“Jane’s husband got the wrong idea and took the wrong person away.”
Tonia was at a loss for words.
“Lincoln and Jane’s business can’t be made public. It would hurt both the Scot family’s reputation and Lincoln’s career. And as far as I know, Jane didn’t want any of it. She married her husband solely to get away from Lincoln.
Tonia finally got it.
Jane’s husband was hitting her since he found out about her scandalous relationship with her uncle. He assumed that Lincoln not only didn’t help but also wanted to get back at him by trying to ruin his family.
Tonia now understood why Jane wouldn’t leave her husband, even though he had hurt her. She had acted like a wealth digger so that she could stay away from her powerful and important uncle.
All of a sudden, Tonia felt really sad.
“What are you thinking about?”Sammy asked.
Tonia smiled sadly. “I thought I had been through a lot of pain when I cut my wrists and jumped off buildings. I now feel like I was simply a kid living in an ivory tower.
Sammy tenderly tousled her tangled hair and said, “You’ve always been a good girl.”
“What about you?” Tonia asked, “You’ve handled so many cases, so you must have seen worse than this.” Do you think I’m acting like a child? ”
Sammy shook his head firmly. “It’s because I’ve seen so much dirt that I value your innocence even more.” I’d like you to stay a kid forever if I could.
It looked like growing up constantly hurt in some way.
Tonia grew up a lot and talked less after two blows in a row. However, she saw things in a new way. So, when Raph called, she didn’t ignore him this time.
“Ton,” Raph said gently.
“Mr. “Blunt,” Tonia said.
Raph was so upset that he couldn’t talk for a long time.
“Do you need something?”Tonia enquired.
She almost thought she was hearing things, but it felt like she could hear his heart hurting on the other end of the queue.
He finally spoke up and said, “Grandpa is having his birthday party this weekend. He has been enquiring about you and hoped that we can all go to the banquet together. This year, he will be 90 years old, and his health isn’t good. The doctor thinks this could be his final birthday.
“Could you please not bring up our divorce right now?”
When he was younger, Lanre Blunt had fought in a war. As a result, he experienced health problems that would not go away. He lived to be 90 years old only because he had the greatest medical care money could buy.
Lanre had always been nice to her, though. Tonia liked him because he liked to tell her stories about the past.
She thought about it and then said yes.
It rained a lot the night before the birthday party.
Raph got there at 5:00 am and waited downstairs for a while. It was cold in the morning, so he sent her a text instead of calling her on WhatsApp, which she had already banned.
He wrote, “I’m downstairs to pick you up.”
He had just put his phone away when he saw Tonia leave the building.
She was wearing a heavy coat and looked like she had gained a little weight since he last saw her. Her small face got a little rounder, which made her look like a cute little penguin.
Tonia saw Raph too and waved back with a smile. “What are you doing here?”
For a minute, Raph felt a wave of nostalgia.
It was just like when he used to ride his bike across half of Busta City to bring her a hot, roasted sweet potato. She would walk out of her dorm with a big smile on her face, wave at him, and then run to him like a little bird with her arms wide spread.
Raph bent down a little and spread his arms, ready to catch his little bird as he always did.
But the next second, someone behind her grabbed her hand.
Sammy gently drew Tonia back and placed the scarf around her neck. “Blunt Estate is in the suburbs. It will be cold there, so dress warmly.”
“I know,” Tonia responded with a pout.
Sammy tapped her forehead lightly. “Can’t take my nagging anymore?”
“Since last night, you’ve been talking about this over and over. I’m going to the suburbs, not some snowy place. How cold could it be?”
“Okay, but don’t come to me with cramps the next time you have your period.”
“I’ll complain! I’ll complain all day and make you crazy.”
Sammy couldn’t help but chuckle. “Then you should drink a lot of water, or your throat will hurt.”
“Okay, okay. I have to go now,” Tonia said anxiously.
“Wait. Your gloves.” He took her gloves out of his coat pocket and put them on her hands.
Then he took her hand and walked with her to Raph.
“Good morning, Raph,” Sammy said.
That salutation felt like a cold blade piercing into Raph’s chest. Now he was her ex-husband. Sammy was her current partner, the one next to her, and he was just an outsider.
Raph smiled on purpose. “I came to get Tonia.”
Sammy said, “No need. I’ll take her.”
Tonia looked away and glanced at her toes. It didn’t appear like there was a need to check that again.
“Jane is an illegitimate daughter who her father had outside of marriage. The Scot family never officially recognised her, so she grew up with her mother. According to the family tree, Lincoln should be Jane’s uncle.”
Sammy paused there and didn’t say anything else.
Tonia questioned, “What about the rich heir she married? Is he related to Lincoln?”
“Yes. The Scot family has been important in the legal world for a long time. Jane’s husband wanted to get to know them better and found out that Jane was the estranged daughter of the Scot family. He married her, thinking that Lincoln would be nice to him because she was his niece.”
“But Lincoln, who was stubborn and cruel, didn’t show mercy and even went after him harder?”
“Jane’s husband got the wrong idea and took the wrong person away.”
Tonia was at a loss for words.
“Lincoln and Jane’s business can’t be made public. It would hurt both the Scot family’s reputation and Lincoln’s career. And as far as I know, Jane didn’t want any of it. She married her husband solely to get away from Lincoln.
Tonia finally got it.
Jane’s husband was hitting her since he found out about her scandalous relationship with her uncle. He assumed that Lincoln not only didn’t help but also wanted to get back at him by trying to ruin his family.
Tonia now understood why Jane wouldn’t leave her husband, even though he had hurt her. She had acted like a wealth digger so that she could stay away from her powerful and important uncle.
All of a sudden, Tonia felt really sad.
“What are you thinking about?”Sammy asked.
Tonia smiled sadly. “I thought I had been through a lot of pain when I cut my wrists and jumped off buildings. I now feel like I was simply a kid living in an ivory tower.
Sammy tenderly tousled her tangled hair and said, “You’ve always been a good girl.”
“What about you?” Tonia asked, “You’ve handled so many cases, so you must have seen worse than this.” Do you think I’m acting like a child? ”
Sammy shook his head firmly. “It’s because I’ve seen so much dirt that I value your innocence even more.” I’d like you to stay a kid forever if I could.
It looked like growing up constantly hurt in some way.
Tonia grew up a lot and talked less after two blows in a row. However, she saw things in a new way. So, when Raph called, she didn’t ignore him this time.
“Ton,” Raph said gently.
“Mr. “Blunt,” Tonia said.
Raph was so upset that he couldn’t talk for a long time.
“Do you need something?”Tonia enquired.
She almost thought she was hearing things, but it felt like she could hear his heart hurting on the other end of the queue.
He finally spoke up and said, “Grandpa is having his birthday party this weekend. He has been enquiring about you and hoped that we can all go to the banquet together. This year, he will be 90 years old, and his health isn’t good. The doctor thinks this could be his final birthday.
“Could you please not bring up our divorce right now?”
When he was younger, Lanre Blunt had fought in a war. As a result, he experienced health problems that would not go away. He lived to be 90 years old only because he had the greatest medical care money could buy.
Lanre had always been nice to her, though. Tonia liked him because he liked to tell her stories about the past.
She thought about it and then said yes.
It rained a lot the night before the birthday party.
Raph got there at 5:00 am and waited downstairs for a while. It was cold in the morning, so he sent her a text instead of calling her on WhatsApp, which she had already banned.
He wrote, “I’m downstairs to pick you up.”
He had just put his phone away when he saw Tonia leave the building.
She was wearing a heavy coat and looked like she had gained a little weight since he last saw her. Her small face got a little rounder, which made her look like a cute little penguin.
Tonia saw Raph too and waved back with a smile. “What are you doing here?”
For a minute, Raph felt a wave of nostalgia.
It was just like when he used to ride his bike across half of Busta City to bring her a hot, roasted sweet potato. She would walk out of her dorm with a big smile on her face, wave at him, and then run to him like a little bird with her arms wide spread.
Raph bent down a little and spread his arms, ready to catch his little bird as he always did.
But the next second, someone behind her grabbed her hand.
Sammy gently drew Tonia back and placed the scarf around her neck. “Blunt Estate is in the suburbs. It will be cold there, so dress warmly.”
“I know,” Tonia responded with a pout.
Sammy tapped her forehead lightly. “Can’t take my nagging anymore?”
“Since last night, you’ve been talking about this over and over. I’m going to the suburbs, not some snowy place. How cold could it be?”
“Okay, but don’t come to me with cramps the next time you have your period.”
“I’ll complain! I’ll complain all day and make you crazy.”
Sammy couldn’t help but chuckle. “Then you should drink a lot of water, or your throat will hurt.”
“Okay, okay. I have to go now,” Tonia said anxiously.
“Wait. Your gloves.” He took her gloves out of his coat pocket and put them on her hands.
Then he took her hand and walked with her to Raph.
“Good morning, Raph,” Sammy said.
That salutation felt like a cold blade piercing into Raph’s chest. Now he was her ex-husband. Sammy was her current partner, the one next to her, and he was just an outsider.
Raph smiled on purpose. “I came to get Tonia.”
Sammy said, “No need. I’ll take her.”