Upon seeing the ridiculous comments that popped up in support of Tina’s false sob story as well as the wretched girl’s triumphant smirk, Sonia clenched her fist and slammed it on the desk in blatant fury. The loud bang that followed echoed around the room, sending ripples across the stifling silence.

Toby instantly reached for her wrist and lifted her hand for inspection.

“What are you doing?” Sonia pulled away and shot him a wary look.

When he saw how defensive she was of him, he was a little hurt. As he lowered his gaze, he answered quietly, “I only wanted to see whether you bruised your hand or something.”

She turned away from him and muttered, “Please, it’s not as if I was jackhammering the desk. There’s no bruise at all.”

He hummed in response. “Glad you’re okay and all, but the next time you’re angry, try not to beat up sturdy inanimate objects. You’ll only end up hurting yourself.”

“I know. There’s no need to nag,” she grumbled after briefly pursing her lips.

Toby drew his hand back and he was about to say something when the office door swung open from the outside.

The next second, Asher stormed into the room like an angry bull as he thundered, “What is this news about you delisting, Sonia?”

He was staring daggers at Sonia while completely ignoring Toby, who stood mutely next to her as he watched the exchange.

Sonia, on the other hand, switched off Tina’s blood-boiling livestream. Since Tina had already told—or more accurately, lied to—the viewers about how and why Sonia had caused her such misfortune, there was no need to watch the rest of the livestream anymore. It wasn’t like the content would favor Sonia anyway.

Sonia released her mouse and coldly looked up at Asher. “That’s right. I’m sure Miss Daphne has already given you all the details.”

Asher was furious as he struck the desk. “How dare you pull something off like this without any permission!”

the man while being unaffected by his tantrum. “Because lest you forget, I am the biggest shareholder in

and admiration flashed in

he regained his composure and snapped, “Yes, you

is in favor of you. Otherwise, I’d have taken back whatever authority you have right now by calling a shareholders’ meeting. I am, after all, the biggest shareholder and it’s well within my rights to do so. In other words, I can easily become the company’s

out against Asher either. She feared that he might storm out of Paradigm Co.

because the company could not get any new blood to replace his supporters. After having considered this, she would much rather swallow her pride as the biggest shareholder and take on the

Asher knew of her concerns, which was why he had little to

say that half

her nails into her palms and she was about to retort when a man’s cold voice asked intimidatingly, “Why

turned and gaped

as an assistant and—President Fuller?” His voice raised by an octave when he finally registered Toby’s presence and disbelief colored

Asher had seen a figure next to Sonia when he barged in earlier, he was in such a rush to confront her that he didn’t pay any attention to the said companion and merely thought of the man

expect the assistant to actually be Toby—otherwise known as the president of

Then, he gestured lamely between Toby and Sonia as he added, “A-Are you and

that we are collaborating on

well say that he was here because he was worried about Sonia, who would undoubtedly be

that he lied, she did not expose him. He

see,” Asher said, clearly

here other than for business. Everyone in the business world knew that he did not love her, which was why he had divorced her in the first

to see her on purpose, Asher berated himself. “President Fuller, did you hear what Sonia and I were

he was eyeing an annoying pest and continued coldly, “If you want to walk out of Paradigm Co. and

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