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?”
Toby, who stood mutely next to her
about how and why Sonia had caused her such misfortune, there was no need to
right.
desk. “How dare
seat and glowered at the man while being unaffected by his tantrum. “Because lest you forget, I am the biggest shareholder
quietly next to Sonia and admiration flashed in his dark orbs
words, his rage suddenly turning into a lump in his throat. After what seemed like a long pause, he regained his composure and snapped,
senior in Paradigm Co., which is why half the company is in favor of you. Otherwise, I’d have taken back whatever authority you have right now by calling a shareholders’ meeting.
speaking, her position as the biggest shareholder afforded her a voice in the company, but she could not rally support among the other directors and she dared not speak out against Asher either. She feared that he might storm out of Paradigm Co. and take all his supporters with
to replace his supporters. After having considered this, she would much rather
knew of her concerns, which was why he had little to no regard for her
And you’ll just take away my authority with such ease, is that right?” He guffawed like he had just heard the world’s biggest joke. “Sonia, are you sure that’s the wise thing to do? If I walk, who is to say that half of the company won’t walk with me? You know as well as I do that those in favor of me are the backbone of Paradigm Co., and the rest of you
palms and she was about to retort when a man’s cold voice asked intimidatingly, “Why wouldn’t
gaped at Toby in
also displeased as he turned to snap, “This is between me and Vice President Reed. Why don’t you keep quiet as an assistant and—President Fuller?” His voice raised by an
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
assistant to actually be Toby—otherwise
Asher blinked at Toby and stammered, “P-President Fuller, what brings you here?” Then, he gestured lamely between Toby and Sonia as he
with Sonia. Have you forgotten that we are collaborating on the project for
couldn’t very well say that he was here because he was worried
surprised that he lied,
Asher said, clearly
other than for business. Everyone in the business world knew that he did not love her, which was why he had divorced her in
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