When the clock struck four, Sonia left. Toby didn’t hold her back either, allowing the care worker to see
her off.
Upon exiting the hospital building, Sonia stopped in her tracks and said to the care worker, “You can go
back now. Thank you.”
“All right, Miss Reed.” The care worker nodded and turned around, re-entering the hospital.
Sonia took her luggage and got ready to hail a cab by the road. When she came to the roadside, a
shiny black Benz came along and pulled up in front of her.
The door of the car opened, and Rina got out of the car. When she saw Sonia, she was stunned for a
while, and then she put on a smile as she greeted, “What a coincidence, Miss Reed! Did you just come
out of the hospital?”
Sonia narrowed her eyes and answered without expression, “That has nothing to do with you.” She
didn’t expect Rina to be out of custody so soon.
Seeing Sonia’s upset attitude, Rina didn’t get angry in return. The smile remained on her face as she
said, “Miss Reed, you don’t have to be so wary. We know each other, so there’s no need for such a
tense relationship. I still owe you big time.”
“Owe me big time?” Sonia smirked.
Rina nodded. “Yes, if it weren’t for you and Mr. Coleman, I would still be in the Carey Family, suffering
the wrath of that couple. I wouldn’t have known that I was actually the child of a rich family, so I’m very
grateful to you and Mr. Coleman for finding me so that I could finally return to the Gray Family.”
Hearing that, Sonia had her expression turned sour. If she had known earlier that Rina’s stand-in
turned out to be the real deal, she wouldn’t have agreed to Zane’s suggestion to place a spy in the
Gray Family.
Then, she wouldn’t have to come to a situation where she failed to get any information out of the Gray
Family, and she even had to be plotted against.
“I see that your way of repaying kindness is to bite the hand that feeds you. If so, then I really have to
think twice before accepting your thanks.” Sonia snorted as she looked at Rina.
Something flitted across Rina’s eyes, but she quickly recovered herself. She tucked her hair behind her
ear as she replied, “I’m in the wrong in this case. I wasn’t thinking straight. Should I make it up to you
right here?”
“No, I won’t accept your apology. Also, let me tell you this, Taylor—”
“Miss Reed, please call me Rina!” Rina corrected her, smiling like a Cheshire Cat.
Sonia’s frown was followed by an unexpected smirk. “Ever so eager to throw away that name, aren’t
you?”
“What’s wrong with that? I wasn’t Taylor Carey in the first place, was I?” Rina narrowed her eyes.
Sonia jutted out her chin. “Yes, you’re not Taylor Carey, but you cannot deny that you have been Taylor
for more than 20 years. So there’s nothing wrong with me calling you Taylor, is there?”
“You—” Seeing that Sonia refused to change even after Rina’s reminder, Rina couldn’t keep her smile
on any longer. She was so pissed that her face got distorted by anger, and she glared at Sonia as she
spoke. “You’re doing it on purpose, aren’t you? You’re calling me Taylor just to disgust me!”
“I can’t help it if that’s what you want to think.” Sonia shrugged irresponsibly.
Rina’s chest puffed in and out in anger. After a while, she finally snorted. “Hah, Miss Reed, you cannot
do anything to me ever since I was confirmed to be Rina Gray. So now you can only use words to
make me feel bad.”
“Who said so?” Sonia gave Rina an icy cold glare. “I can do much more than make you feel bad; I can
make you cry like a baby. Don’t think that a few days in the detention center would be sufficient to pay
for what you did to me. I will remember your actions, and I will have my tenfold revenge in the future.
Also, let me tell you this: the best way to exact revenge isn’t to kill them; it’s to strip them of everything
they’ve ever loved.”
Sonia paused and examined the branded clothes and bag on Rina. A sarcastic smile crept into her lips
as she said, “You have been through poverty, so now luxury is the thing you love the most. When I
destroy the Gray Family, I wonder if you’d break down.”
Rina clenched her fists tightly as she glared at Sonia. “Destroy the Gray Family? You and what army?”
Sonia crossed her arms. “What do you think? I have the Colemans and the Lanes backing me, and if I
ever request it, the Fullers are willing to help me as well. Do you still think that I cannot destroy the
Grays? If I want to, I can have them act right now, and the Grays won’t be able to last till tomorrow
morning. The entire family will be history!”
If it weren’t for the restrictions in the country, she really wanted to do it because it would be the easiest
and most effective way for her to destroy the Gray Family.
However, if she really did that, the relevant authority would deal with her quickly, and her dear
Paradigm Co. would be confiscated as well. Also, even the Colemans and the Lanes would not be
exempt from the authorities.
That was why she didn’t do it. She had taken the safe route and decided to deal with the Gray Family in
the slowest way.
Rina was still new to the upper circle, so there were many things she hadn’t understood yet. However,
it didn’t mean that she had no inkling of the Colemans and the Lanes’ influence in Seafield.
The Colemans weren’t in the business field, but they were renowned in law. Even the most vicious
businessman would think twice before messing with the power of the law. If the Colemans really
decided to deal with the Grays, the latter wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
As for the Lanes, even though the family wasn’t too great in Seafield, it would have no problems
dealing with the Grays in their current situation. Besides, there was also the Fullers, who were way
stronger than the Grays…
At that thought, Rina went pale in the face. Her expression kept changing as it went from bad to worse.
Dang it! This woman is actually right. If she ever wished to destroy the Grays, we would fall into ruin.
This is not a good time to mess with her.
If Rina angered Sonia, the latter might ignore all restrictions set by the country and deal the deadly
blow on the Grays. By then, it would really spell trouble for her.
If that happened, she would turn back into Taylor ‘the miserable woman’ Carey!
No, I mustn’t return to those days!
Clenching her fists, Rina bit her lip as she looked at Sonia. “Miss Reed, I know you’re set on destroying
the Gray Family, but you will regret it if you do so.”
“Regret?” Sonia raised an eyebrow and snorted. “I’m just sabotaging my enemy, so what’s there to
regret about? Taylor, enjoy your life as a spoiled brat while you still can, for maybe in the near future,
you’ll cease being the daughter of the Grays.”
With that, she hailed a cab and left the scene. Rina stood where she was, watching as the cab
disappeared into the distance. She was clenching her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms.
However, she acted as if she didn’t feel any pain, not relaxing her grip even a little. Her eyes were
trained in the direction the cab went, dark with a malicious and fear-inducing look.
Meanwhile, in the cab, Sonia received a call from Toby. “You bumped into Taylor in front of the
hospital?”
“How did you know?” Sonia was surprised.
Toby was standing on the balcony of his ward. “I saw.”
He could see the road from his position. Acknowledging his statement, Sonia nodded. “I see. Yeah, I
bumped into her. She has been released, but I don’t know why she’d come here. I didn’t ask, either.”
“She’s probably here to get medicine for Titus,” Toby placed his hand on the railing as he replied.
Titus had kidney failure, so he needed to take painkillers regularly. Hence, the Grays would come to the
hospital every so often to get his prescribed pills.
“What a dutiful child,” Sonia looked out the car window and said nonchalantly.
Toby chuckled. “A dutiful child indeed. The Grays are fully dependent on Titus, so if he falls, Taylor’s
happy days will come to an end. So, she’s the one who wants Titus to survive the most.”
“You’re right.” Sonia nodded.
“Right. What did you talk about with her?” Toby narrowed his eyes and asked, “Did she pick on you?”
Even though he could see the situation from the balcony, he was still a distance away from them, so he
wasn’t too sure what was happening between them.
I wonder if Taylor got physical or something.
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