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.

 

figured that the driver that Rebecca had arranged for her should have

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 wasn’t expecting to

Fuller.” Sonia was the first to break the silence by greeting Toby a little apathetically, while

his glasses up before smiling at

Sonia returned

their exchange. She would smile at Tom, but she always greets me with a poker face. He emitted a chilly aura that

them. Toby also marched forward. Then, they waited for the elevator in silence. None of them spoke, so the

Toby, who was on his left, and then at Sonia, who was on his right. Why must they bump into each other? Tom

and Tom following behind. Upon entering the elevator, Tom made a conscious choice to stand

descend through the floors. Suddenly, the lights on the ceiling flickered

“Will the elevator be

shook violently. Sonia let out a shriek as her face paled due to fright. Because she was wearing heels, she couldn’t keep her balance when the

face contorted with pain. Right when she was about to topple over, an arm looped itself around

her into his arms so that her back was against his chest. “Don’t move. Lean against me and stand still,” he ordered in all seriousness. Seeing that Sonia tried to pry his arm away from her waist out of reluctance, he spoke once again with a

that I sprained my ankle! She wasn’t sure how she felt about that, but she stopped trying to wrench herself free from his protective

elevator was able to reach the ground floor smoothly. When the sunlight filtered in the moment the doors opened, Sonia could feel her hanging heart finally settling down in her ribcage as relief washed over

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

removed his

of the elevator, she shook her head. “You don’t have to apologize to me. I should

the distressed look on Sonia’s pale face. Then, his gaze travelled downward to her swollen ankle. His heart tightened at the sight of it. “Your

as she did so, an excruciating pain shot up from her ankle and then spread throughout her entire body. She grunted as

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