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.”

displeased. “Okay, well, he needs

who would get in trouble if we keep

woman pouted but said

the office, Toby carefully pried Tina away as he said, “There, there, Tina. Why don’t you get down for

whined, burrowing

again. Indulging her whims, he asked, “Go

at him with red-rimmed eyes. “Why are

He narrowed his eyes

appeal when I saw Mrs. Stone on her knees, begging Miss Reed to forgive Cynthia. Miss Reed refused to do so, and I spoke up

put up a hand and cut her off momentarily. “Wait. You spoke up for Mrs. Stone?

response as she nodded. “I mean, Mrs. Stone was

you were in the wrong. You shouldn’t have done that,” Toby interjected as

as she protested, “I don’t think I did anything wrong at

this mess in the first place, and Sonia was the victim, which means she gets to decide if she wants to forgive the former. You have no right

her lip and tried to argue,

on her knees in

she repeated,

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

wonder that Mrs. Stone would blame me for helping her

you think before you help somebody the next time.” He gently smoothed her hair and added, “Besides,

a sudden thought seized her, she quickly glanced at him with an expectant look. “Toby, should

“This weekend?”

“Yes.”

gave her a bland smile. “Why the

have meals together anymore. I’m always alone, and it’s only a matter of time before I perish in boredom at home. Just humor me, Toby.” She swayed his arm as she tried to

but we can’t make a long trip over the course of two days, so we’d have to traipse around Seafield. Where do you want to

know where I want to go, either. I’ve only just gotten here not too long ago, so

down this suggestion, and he lowered his gaze in thought. Finally, as a

Cunningham just so happens to own an equestrian facility in the mountains. We could go horseback riding and then hiking after.

stiffened when she

perfectly fine with trekking through the mountains,

matters worse was that she had an innate

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