Chapter 76
Sonia smiled as she stood up. “Thank you, Rebecca. If it weren’t for your help, I wouldn’t know what to do.”
Paradigm Co. needed at least a billion in order to operate at any given time. She wouldn’t know where to amass
the necessary funds if the banks insisted that she should repay the loans. Therefore, she was grateful that
Rebecca had settled the problem for her.
Upon hearing that, Rebecca waved her hand. “You don’t have to thank me, President Reed. I’m your employee, so
it’s only natural that I should help relieve you of your burdens.”
Sonia let out a chuckle as warmth coursed through her heart. Then, Rebecca’s lips moved, for she was about to
say something, but her phone rang right at that moment. She picked up the call with a serious expression after
checking her phone. “Hello?”
“Miss Harper, we found another place that the young master might have spent time at. Would you like to visit the
place?”
“Sure. I’ll buy an air ticket right away.” After hanging up, Rebecca glanced at Sonia. “President Reed, I have to
apply for a leave again. I have an important errand…”
“Go on” Sonia chuckled before speaking. “I’ll be waiting to buy you a meal after you come back.”
“Thank you, President Reed. I will be taking my leave after arranging for a driver to pick you up.” With that,
Rebecca tucked her phone away and left the room.
Meanwhile, Sonia took her cutlery and continued with her meal. When she figured that the driver that Rebecca
had arranged for her should have arrived, she paid for the bill to get ready to return to her company.
Right when she stepped out of the room, the door across from her room opened to reveal Toby and Tom walking out from within. Both of them were startled when they saw Sonia, and the same could be said of her, for she
to see them
Fuller” Sonia was the first to break the silence by greeting Toby a little apathetically, while
glasses up before smiling at Sonia. “Miss
Sonia returned the
their exchange. She would smile at Tom, but she always greets me with a poker face. He emitted a
speak to either of them, she left for the elevator
for the elevator in silence. None of them spoke, so the atmosphere
them was depressing.
felt pressured when he glanced at Toby, who was on his left, and then at Sonia, who was on his right. Why must they bump into each other? Tom rubbed his
that the elevator had arrived. Sonia entered first, with Toby and
made a conscious choice to stand in
the elevator doors were closed, they started to descend through the floors.
few times, and noises of electricity zapping could be
raised his head while he gulped. “Will the elevator be alright?” He sounded
the elevator shook violently. Sonia let out a shriek as her face paled due to
her balance when the elevator rocked. Not only did her body sway around, but she even sprained her ankle.
her face contorted with pain. Right when she was about to topple over, an arm looped itself around her waist from behind her, and
hoarse from
his arms so that her back was against
.
still,” he ordered in all seriousness. Seeing that Sonia tried to pry his arm away from her waist out
spoke once again with a voice filled with authority. “Do as I say if you don’t want to
other ankle.”
made Sonia pause her movements. He knows that I sprained my ankle!
but she stopped trying to wrench herself free from
for she didn’t want to have to go to work in a wheelchair in the case that she did twist both of
minutes before everything finally died
smoothly. When the sunlight filtered in the moment the
finally settling down in her ribcage as relief washed
lead to hold the door for them so that it wouldn’t close on the other two people. When Sonia lowered her head to check on Toby’s arm on her waist with a complicated look, she inquired calmly, “Can
removed his
“You don’t have to apologize to me. I should be the one to thank you
gaze dimmed when he noticed the distressed look on Sonia’s pale face. Then, his
her swollen ankle. His heart tightened at the sight
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