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
expecting to see
Sonia was the first to break the silence by greeting Toby a little apathetically, while Toby nodded
his glasses up before smiling at Sonia. “Miss
Tom.” Sonia returned
while, Toby furrowed his brows, uncomfortable with their exchange. She would smile at Tom, but she always greets me with a poker face. He emitted a chilly aura
of them, she left for the elevator
forward. Then, they waited for the elevator in silence. None of them spoke,
them was depressing.
left, and then at Sonia, who was on his right. Why must they bump into each other? Tom rubbed his temple
arrived. Sonia entered first, with Toby and Tom following behind.
to stand in
doors were closed, they started to descend
a few times, and noises of electricity zapping
head while he gulped. “Will the elevator
he said that, the elevator shook violently. Sonia let
only did her body sway around, but she even sprained her ankle. She could even
getting cold sweat, while 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
her back was against his chest. “Don’t move. Lean
.
stand still,” he ordered in all seriousness. Seeing that Sonia tried to pry his arm away from her waist out
a voice filled with authority. “Do
other ankle.”
made Sonia pause her movements. He knows that I sprained my ankle!
to wrench herself free from his protective embrace. Instead, she leaned
to have to go to work in a wheelchair in the case that she
everything finally
smoothly. When the sunlight filtered in
down in her ribcage as
the elevator in the 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
Toby removed
the wall of the elevator, she shook her head. “You don’t have to apologize to me. I should be the one
noticed the distressed look on Sonia’s pale face. Then, his
swollen ankle. His heart tightened at the sight of it. “Your
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