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Chapter 231
anxiously.
Tom was wiping off the sweat on Toby’s forehead when they entered, and he quickly replied, “President
Fuller’s wounds opened up.”
“Goodness, he’s bleeding!” Jean gasped in shock
Worried, Rose said, “Toby was still fine a minute ago, Tom. How did his wounds open up?”
A guilty look flashed in Tina’s eyes, and she quickly cast Tom a look, hoping that he wouldn’t rat out on
her. However, he simply pretended he hadn’t seen it and placed down the towel in his hands. “It was
Miss Gray who bumped into him so hard that the wounds opened up.”
“What?!” Rose exclaimed, her face trembling with anger. Throwing an icy glare at Tina, she added,
“Great! I knew it had to be you!”
“I didn’t do it on purpose,” Tina whispered. Biting her lower lip, she silently cursed Tom hatefully in her
heart. He’s just a flunkey Toby is keeping by his side. How dare he disobey me! Just you wait and see! You‘ll be the first person I dismiss once I‘m married to Toby!
Rose snorted. “You didn’t do it on purpose? | think that’s exactly your plan! Ever since Toby started
dating you, his reputation has been going downhill and our family paid a hefty price
for you. Just because Toby covered up for you doesn’t mean I don’t know anything. The way I see it,
you’re just a jinx sent here to bring calamity to our family!” she hollered as she pointed a finger at Tina,
blood rushing to her eyes and face.
Right now, she was merely a regular grandmother who was concerned about her grandson, and not
some elder from a reputable family-she couldn’t give two hoots about the etiquette expected of her and
was just lashing out at Tina as she saw fit.
Red with embarrassment and anger, Tina was boiling on the inside, but she knew that she couldn’t snap
back at Rose. Hence, she gave Jean a puppy-look, hoping that she would put in some good words for
her.
Jean always had a liking for Tina, whom she regarded as her future daughter-in-law. It wasn’t solely
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbecause of her family background, but also because Tina really knew how to please her-frequently
fawning upon her and giving her expensive gifts. So, she wouldn’t think twice to speak up for her.
“Mom, I think you’ve exaggerated things. What if she really wasn’t intentional?” Jean said, smiling at
Rose.
Rose gave her an indifferent stare. “So, you would rather speak up for the person who caused your son’s
wounds to open up instead
of blaming her? Is Toby incomparable to an outsider in your heart? Indeed, you don’t love him that much
because he’s not your biological son!”
What?! Toby is not Jean’s biological son? Shocked, Tina jerked her head up and looked at Jean with
eyes the size of golf balls. Then, she shifted her gaze to the man on the bed who had his eyes tightly
shut; only God knew if he had passed out or not.
It‘s true, she thought, convinced. Toby doesn‘t look the least bit like Jean, and she always carries herself
like a hillbilly. Nothing like a lady born of a reputable family at all. It makes more sense to say that they
aren‘t related by blood.
In a corner, Tom was equally shocked to find out this secret
“What are you speaking about, Mom? Even though I didn’t give birth to Toby, I’ve always regarded him
as my own,” Jean grumbled.
However, Rose merely glared at her from the corner of her eyes without a word.
Soon, the doctor arrived and injected some analgesic into Toby. After the pain faded away, he gradually
regained his consciousness, but his face was even more pale than before when he opened his eyes
again.
Feeling a sharp pain in her heart, Rose held his
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hand and asked gently, “Are you alright, Toby?”
Nodding his head weakly, he uttered, “I’m fine. Don’t worry, Grandma.”
“I’m sorry, Toby. It’s all my fault. I’m so sorry…” Standing by his bed, Tina sobbed as she wiped her tears
away
However, her cries merely made Toby’s head throb, and he wasn’t in the mood to console her at this
point. Rubbing his temples, he groaned, “Stop crying already!”
Hearing the annoyance in his voice, Tina immediately stopped crying and looked at him with a hurt
expression. Looks like he already has a certain level of resistance toward my cries. When he hears me
crying now, he‘s not going to prioritize and comfort me, even when he‘s busy, like he used to anymore. At
the thought of this, panic washed over her and she couldn’t help but start biting her nails.
“Okay, we‘ve reapplied the antiseptic and dressed the wounds again. The next step is to take good care,
but he shouldn’t be hit so strongly again. Otherwise, not only will his wound open up again, but his ribs
which were fixed in place will also break,” the doctor warned sternly as he removed his blood stained
gloves.
Rose bobbed her head. “Don’t worry. I’ll keep a close eye on him and I won’t let some idiot hurt
my grandson again!” she said and glanced at
Tina intentionally.
Ashamed, Tina hung her head and didn’t dare to even make a squeak.
After the doctor left, Rose tapped her walking stick on the floor a couple of times and said, “Alright, all of
you should go back now. I have some things to say to Toby.”
“I’m not leaving,” Tina said immediately, tugging Toby’s sleeves. “I wanna stay by Toby’s side.”
With a grim look, Rose looked at her with grave eyes. “Miss Gray, can’t you tell that you’re the last
person I want to have here?”
Embarrassed to be told so bluntly that she was unwelcomed, Tina gazed at Toby and moved her lips to
say something, but he jerked his sleeve away and muttered, “Go home for now, Tina.”
“But Toby…” she whined, sounding unwilling.
Pursing his lips, Toby returned her gaze with a solemn look. “Go home.”
Feeling as though he had seen through her with those eyes, Tina shuddered from his gaze and broke the
eye contact subconsciously. “Okay, I’ll visit you again next time,” she replied with a nod and left after
grabbing her handbag. A few seconds later, Jean and Tom left the room as
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well, leaving Rose and Mary together with Toby.
With Mary’s help, Rose sat down and glanced at her own grandchild studiously. “Somehow, ! realized
that your attitude toward Tina has mellowed down a lot after waking up this time. Now, you’re not as
accommodating as you were to her before.”
With one arm over his eyes, Toby muttered, “I figured out some things all of a sudden. Maybe it’s
because I was too accommodating toward her before this that made her more and more spoiled.”
More importantly, he could clearly feel that the shackles that were bounding his heart were all released
after he woke up this time.
Previously, whenever he saw Tina crying or looking aggrieved, a voice in his head would command him
to comfort and spoil her. But now, he suddenly realized that that voice had turned much softer now, and
in turn, he became more relieved.
“I’m glad you realized that.” Rose gave him a thankful smile. “Toby, you’re finally back to the way you
were before.”
“The way I was before?” he repeated, looking at. her in a daze because he didn’t understand what she
meant.
Nodding, Rose answered, “Yeah. How you used to be was a different person than how you are now. You
were much more friendly and gentle, even. But ever since what happened to you six years ago… you’ve
become a changed person. If it wasn’t for the birthmark on you, I would’ve thought that it was someone
else in your place.”
Toby’s pupils shrunk. From Grandma’s description, it seems like I have two completely different personalities before and after what happened six years ago. But I don’t remember how / used to be at all. Is this normal? he asked himself, holding his palm against his forehead as his head started to throb
again. Once more, the weird images popped up in his mind, flashing past in his head like a merry-go-
round, and he was unable to make any sense out of it.
“What’s wrong, Toby?” Rose asked in concern when she saw how distressed he seemed.
Pinching the bridge of his nose, he answered, “I’m fine, Grandma. Tell me more about how I used to be.”
“Sure,” she agreed gladly. “Your old self was more chatty and was polite to everyone. However, ever
since you told me that you started dating Tina, your pen-pal, I realized that . she’s the only one in your
eyes and heart, and you can no longer see anyone else. All you do is revolve around her like a puppet.”
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