Tina chewed on her bottom lip as panic filled her. No longer in the mood to stay for Cynthia’s appeal, she turned and left.

Half an hour later, she found herself at Fuller Group.

 

“Toby…” Tina couldn’t care less if there were others in the presidential office as she strode over to Toby’s desk. With her eyes red and glistening with tears, she sat down on his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck, thereafter nuzzling into his chest as she began to sob quietly.

Toby stiffened at her unanticipated behavior, but when he regained his composure, he frowned at the woman in his arms.

If it weren’t for the fact that she was crying, he thought he might very well push her away.

“Leave the documents here, and I’ll get back to the both of you after I’ve reviewed them. Go back to your own desks for now,” Toby announced to the man and woman standing in front of his desk. He put down the documents in his hand and rubbed his temple tiredly.

 

The man and woman standing in his office nodded. “Yes, President Fuller.”

After that, they left his office.

 

It was only after the door closed behind them that the woman whispered disapprovingly, “Isn’t she President Fuller’s fiancée? She ought to know better than to barge into the office without knocking first. It’s so rude of her to interrupt while we’re in the midst of a work discussion, not to mention sit down in President Fuller’s lap at first instance. The company is no place for her to throw her girly tantrums.”

The man next to her simply shrugged. “President Fuller always lets her have her way.”

“Okay, well, he needs to draw the line

We’re the ones who would get in trouble if we

woman pouted but

said, “There, there,

whined, burrowing

Indulging her whims, he asked, “Go on, then. Tell me what

a wounded kitten as she stared at him with red-rimmed

narrowed his eyes

“Miss Read and Mrs. Stone. I was on my way to Cynthia’s appeal when I saw Mrs. Stone on her knees, begging Miss Reed to forgive Cynthia. Miss Reed refused to do

momentarily. “Wait. You spoke up for

mean, Mrs.

have done that,”

as she protested, “I don’t

and Sonia was the victim, which means she gets to decide if she wants to forgive the former. You have no right as a third party

on her lip and tried to

not forgive Cynthia even though Mrs. Stone had gotten down on her knees in front of her, but did you ever stop to think that this was less of

coercion?” she repeated,

“That’s right. Mrs. Stone could easily plead with Sonia in private, but she decided to get down on her knees right there in a public

she feigned sadness. “It was no wonder that Mrs. Stone would blame me for helping her get on her feet. I

next time.” He gently smoothed her hair and added, “Besides, the Stones aren’t particularly known for good

a smile, and as a sudden thought seized her, she quickly glanced at him with an expectant look. “Toby, should we go

“This weekend?”

“Yes.”

a bland smile. “Why the

have meals together anymore. I’m always alone, and it’s only a matter of time before I

over the weekend. “Very well, then. We shall have some fun this weekend, but we can’t make a long trip over the course of two days,

don’t know where I want to go, either. I’ve only just gotten here not too long ago, so I wouldn’t know any fun places in Seafield. I’ll

did not turn down this suggestion, and he lowered his gaze in thought. Finally, as a sudden thought came over him, the smile on his face

so happens to own an equestrian facility in the mountains. We could go

stiffened when she

and hiking. While she was perfectly fine with trekking

made matters worse was that she had an innate phobia

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