Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Tina held onto the man’s arms with a smile on her face and said cheerily, “I was in a coma for so long

that I’ve forgotten how to ski. Once we arrive at the skiing field later, you’ll have to be my skiing

instructor!”

Toby glanced at her leg and asked with a frown, “Are you sure that your leg is fine?”

“It’s just a minor wound. Besides, I’ve been hospitalized for so long and I’ve recovered ages ago.” Tina

smiled lightly and held onto his arm tightly. “It’s rare for you to accompany me for a trip when you have

the time, so of course I want to share the fun with you.”

“Okay,” Toby responded calmly.

Tina had mentioned that she wanted to have some fun once she was discharged from the hospital.

Coincidentally, Toby had some spare time so he decided to accompany her. However, he didn’t expect

her to plan a trip to Mt. Buller Resort. It‘s quite likely that Sonia‘s here to see

Thomas after getting the information from me.

Sonia and Charles went to the equipment

shop to rent their ski attire and equipment

as soon as they entered the ski field. Then, they changed into their attire in the

changing room

The skiing boots and jacket were quite heavy but fortunately for Sonia, she

became used to them relatively quickly.

She walked down to find that each chi trail

She walked down to find that each ski trail was full of people.

She scanned the place and realized that everyone looked identical in their ski attire. After searching for

Thomas at several ski trails, she was exhausted and her eyes felt quite uncomfortable. “The ski field is

massive. Charles, have you caught sight of President Drew?” There was no response from him for quite

some time and Sonia turned around, only to find that there was no one behind her.

“Baby, were you looking for me?” Charles zoomed toward her from the slope above

and he did a perfect turn on his skis before

stopping right in front of her.

Angered beyond words, Sonia muttered, “I

asked you to come along and help me find President Drew. How dare you go skiing?”

“There are so many people here and everyone’s spread out all over the place. There’s no way I can

locate anyone here!” Charles grabbed his skis and dragged her along. “Let’s go, baby. I’ll teach you how

to ski. I’m sure you’ll turn out to be a formidable skier from my intensive coaching.”

Speechless, Sonia surveyed the massive

ski field and realized that it was indeed quite crowded. In the end, she couldn’t

help feeling resigned.

Just then, Charles dragged Sonia to the

beginner’s slope. “This is the beginner’s

slope and it’s not so challenging. It’s

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suitable for a newbie like you. Once you get used to your skis, you’ll be able to move around freely. By

then we can head to the other intermediate slopes with a higher incline.”

It finally dawned upon Sonia and she

murmured, “No wonder there are not that many people here and most of them have someone

accompanying them. It’s because this is the beginner’s slope.” She peered around and all of a sudden,

she saw a couple enter the ski trail.

Coincidentally, it was someone she was

quite familiar with

Tina saw Sonia too and her expression

turned cold instantaneously. Soon after that, the former plastered a smile on her face and greeted the

latter, “Miss Reed, it’s

cunha coincidence to meet vou and your

such a coincidence to meet you and your boyfriend here.”

“Miss Gray, we’re actually not that close to each other so there’s no need for you to force yourself to

greet us,” Charles responded lazily. “Why don’t you pester your darling President Fuller to spoil you? You

should get him to take over this whole ski field and prohibit us from entering. Then, there’s no chance of

us coming into contact with each other!”

Upon hearing that, Tina pursed her lips.

“Mr. Lane, I don’t recall doing anything to

offend you. I have to say that your words are simply too extreme!”

“Have you forgotten about the incident at

the club?” Charles suddenly exclaimed

with curnrise and continued “Oh-that

with surprise and continued, “Oh-that makes sense then! You only have President Fuller on your mind

because you’re overly anxious that your recycled

husband will be taken by someone else.

Obviously, you wouldn’t care to remember anything else then.”

Tina’s face turned as pale as a sheet and she looked quite pitiful standing

there. Charles is so rude! Previously at the club, he deeply embarrassed me in public and I let it

go then but today, his words are harsher than before! He‘s so despicable!

“Gosh! I didn’t scold you so stop looking at

me with that expression.” Charles acted fearfully and turned to say to Toby, “President Fuller, your

girlfriend is as fragile as a porcelain doll, so you’d better take extreme care of her to prevent her

from shattering into pieces!”

Meanwhile, Toby narrowed his eyes but remained silent and guided Tina to the other side. He then

adjusted her gear for

“Come here, baby. Let me help you.” Charles kneeled down to help Sonia fasten her skis onto her boots.

Snorting coldly, he

muttered, “Tsk! It’s so easy to show affection!”

Meanwhile, Sonia couldn’t control her

laughter as she found his actions quite

amusing

“What’s so funny?” Charles stood up and ruffled his hair before smirking at her. “Is it because you think

that I’m handsome? Dah….hu don’t….me and income

Baby, why don’t you try and gain some weight? I’m sure I’ll be able to bring more happiness to your life.”

“Shut up!” Sonia poked him with her ski poles. “Don’t force me to slap you on the face!”

Charles subsequently behaved himself

after being poked by Sonia and his expression turned quite solemn. He carefully lent her a helping hand

and gave her time to gradually get used to the skis.

Meanwhile, Tina, who was standing quite

close to them, heard their conversation

and her face flushed pink. She softly

remarked, “Although there are not that many people around, how can they… flirt

so blatantly? That’s so shameless!”

Meanwhile, Toby glanced toward Sonia and Charles with tightly furrowed

brows. I thought that she came here to discuss business with the boss of Continental Co.

but I never expected her to be skiing and flirting with Charles. She seems to be

enjoying herself a lot.

“Ignore them,” Toby mentioned in a low voice and the surrounding temperature seemed to be lower than

before.

All of a sudden, Tina shivered as she lifted her head to look at him. She noticed that he had an impassive

look on his face; it

was as if his previous turbulent emotions

had never existed and it was all in her

imagination.

On the other hand, Sonia was a newbie at

skiing so she was completely clueless at

1. it. After Charles had finished giving her

instructions, he let go of his hands and allowed her to slowly attempt using her ski poles. She tried to ski

for a short distance but she soon lost her balance and fell onto the snowy surface.

This triggered Charles’ mocking laughter. “Baby, you’re so clumsy! How can you fall even while using ski

poles! Can’t you balance yourself?”

“Shut up!” Sonia noticed Tina by the side, who was quite adept at using her ski poles as she skied

around gracefully. The former felt a stronger sense of displeasure and she clenched her teeth, getting up

from the ground to continue practicing.

After multiple falls, she finally managed to

maneuver her ski poles deftly and she

could also glide around the track quite

easily. At that moment, she finally experienced the pleasure of skiing and no longer paid attention to the

people around her but immersed herself into the activity.

In the afternoon, Sonia and Charles made their way to the ski field once more and this time, they chose

the intermediate trail. There were more people on this trail and it

was buzzing with energy.

Charles no longer needed to instruct Sonia

and he fixed his skis on before gliding along behind her. Perhaps he was too bored, so he kept chattering

to her and

was quite a distraction.

“Baby, come over to my place for dinner with Grandpa on New Year’s Eve,” Charles

murmured. “My mom nagged me over the

phone two days ago because she wanted

to see you.”

After her marriage, Sonia had always spent the New Year’s with Toby and his family. This year, however,

she was no longer married to him

But in the end, she didn’t agree with Charles’ suggestion. “Let’s talk about this

later.”

She was aware that he felt sorry for her,

but the Reed family still existed as there

was still her and her grandfather left. Besides, she didn’t wish to intrude on

another family’s gathering on such an occasion. She knew that her grandfather wouldn’t want to either.

Charles heaved a sigh. “Could you just

agree to it considering my handsome

looks? Pretty please, my darling

girlfriend?”

“Fake girlfriend!” Sonia replied in a huff.

She no longer wanted to listen to him chattering so she dug her poles into the snow, thereafter brushing

past him and gliding off. She had merely moved a few meters when she suddenly heard the

sound of skis moving against the ground

behind her.

Before she could react, she felt a sharp pain from behind and the impact knocked

her ski poles off the ground. She could fee

herself zooming down the slope.

“Sonia!” Charles shouted, his expression

darkening as he quickly rushed after her.

The slope was quite steep and she

The slope was quite steep and she zoomed downhill without any chance of stopping. Without her ski

poles, she found she was unable to balance herself and she wobbled unsteadily.

Suddenly, a shadow zoomed toward her from the side and a man pulled her as he

moved closer to her. Then, he quickly

wrapped her arms around his waist and

said with a low voice, “Hold on tight. Don’t let go of me.”

Sonia was sick with panic that as soon as she heard the voice ring out inaudibly by her ears, she

immediately tightened her

grip on the man’s waist.

Toby calmly steered his skis downhill and

he skied on quite effortlessly despite

having another narcon clinning onto him

having another person clinging onto him. Soon, they arrived at the end of the slope and they came to a

firm stop.

“Miss Reed, we’ve arrived,” Toby announced as he looked at the woman who was still clinging to him.

“What’s up? Do you want to hold on to me for a few more minutes?”

Toby Fuller? Sonia immediately let go of him as soon as she figured out who that male voice belonged

to. She moved further away, keeping a distance from him.

Then, she removed her safety helmet and

revealed a composed look. “I’m sorry. I

thought that you were my boyfriend so I

held on to you tightly earlier. Thank you,

President Fuller.”