Boss, Your Wife's Asking For A Divorce, Again

Chapter 1324

After Tom left, Sonia began eating with the nurse and Rita's help.

The brunch the nurse bought for her was bland to the degree that it was only a little salty and lacked other interesting tastes. After all, she had to compromise with limited food options since her current condition forbade her to eat nothing but bland food.

She did not have any complaints about the tasteless food. She was well aware of the importance of following the doctor's advice and taking care of her body for the time being.

She could go to Toby's side and take care of him as soon as possible, but only if she recovered sooner.

Sonia needed him. Indeed, she would not deny the fact that she needed him instead of the other way around.

Toby could have avoided the pain and misfortune if it had not been for Sonia implicating him.

She had to see for herself that he was recovering. Or else, she could never forgive herself. That was the reason why she needed him.

"Yikes! I can't believe I forgot to ask Tom how Asher got arrested in the first place." In the middle of brunch, she slapped her thigh hard suddenly as realization belatedly dawned on her.

However, Tom had left a while ago.

Rita found Sonia's behavior amusing. "President Reed, don't fret. He'll be visiting later and you can ask him then. Besides, Asher was only arrested not long ago. The police are still interrogating him on his methods and motives. By that time, he could brief you on the results in one go, and you could avoid wasting your time."

"You're right." Sonia nodded, agreeing with Rita's words. Thus, she put the thought aside and continued having her food.

Asher was apprehended and he couldn't get out of jail for the time being, anyway. She could always ask about his situation sometime later.

It turned out she had the right guess.

Just when she finished brunch, the representative of the police approached her. It was the civilian police officer from last night.

Learning from Tom that Sonia was awake, the officer visited her to record her statement. After all, she was the victim. According to their procedure, the police were bound to ask her a few questions.

"Good afternoon, Miss Reed," the officer greeted her before taking a seat next to her bed.

She cast a slight nod in his direction. "Good afternoon to you too."

"How are you doing, Miss Reed?" he expressed his concerns about her health.

She smiled. "My lungs still hurt, and I'm suffering from a vision problem. Apart from that, I'm doing just fine."

"Get well soon, Miss Reed," the officer said.

Sonia hummed a response. "Thank you. Are you here for Asher?"

"Yes." He flipped open the notebook that he always carried and twisted open his fountain pen to record her statement. "First of all, Miss Reed, is there any animosity between you and Asher Dafoe?"

She shook and nodded at the question. "We aren't enemies, but he's holding a grudge against me."

"Can you elaborate on that?"

"He's about my father's age. My father is the founder of Paradigm. Indeed, my father worked with a few people including Asher at the beginning of its establishment. He's even considered one of the founding members. However, he didn't invest in the start-up funds when the company was building its foundation nor was he good in management and technology. Therefore, my father gave him a small number of shares for his hard work even though he lacked contribution to the company. Asher has always deeply resented my father since he thought he was credited with founding the company and had made many contributions as he affirmed that he deserved more shares. Thus, he had been against my father over the decades back when my father was the president. My father never took any action to get rid of him as he saw Asher as a companion who had been through highs and lows with him."

"What happened next?" the officer inquired.

"Asher always desired more shares and full control of the company. However, his efforts had always been unsuccessful when my father was alive. Things took a turn for the worse after my father passed away. People bought out the shares, and Asher eventually became the largest shareholder, followed by obtaining the company's full control. Even though he had no real skills, he held Paradigm in one piece for another six years. Thus, I've always been grateful to him. Based on the same reason, I didn't oust him from the company after I took the role of the president."

Pausing her story, she took a deep breath. "I regret it now. I should've chased him out of the company and Seafield. Then, Toby and I could've avoided what happened to us last night."

The man cleared his throat. Are you sure it's wise to declare that you want to get rid of him right before me?

Even so, he eventually decided not to say anything. After all, the woman in front of him barely made it out alive last night. He could understand that her words were mostly a whine after being caught in a life-and-death situation.

As soon as the words left her, Sonia realized her words were inappropriate and cast him an apologetic smile. "Pardon me. Where are my manners?"
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