Chapter 86


    Toby was looking at some charts on his tablet when he heard Jean’s words, which made him frown


    a little. Tina had been d to see Jean’s attempts to bring Toby and her closer to each other, but


    her heart sank the moment she saw Toby’s frown. “Do you not like the idea of me sharing a room


    with you, Toby?” Tina asked before she bit her lip.


    He was just about to part his lips to speak when Jean gave him a light hit on thep. “Why would


    Toby not like that idea? Alright, it’s all set!”


    “Mom!” Toby’s frown deepened. “This isn’t good for Tina. We’re not married to each other yet.”


    Tina’s face turned pale upon hearing his words. He’s still rejecting Madam White even after Madam


    Whitees to a fixed decision. Has Toby ever considered how I feel in this situation?!


    Meanwhile, Tyler, who had been calmly munching on an apple the whole time, felt oddly pleased


    when he saw the color draining out of Tina’s face. “Why does it matter if you’re married? You guys


    are engaged, and you guys are going to stay in the same room eventually. You’d just be doing it a


    little earlier now,” Jean muttered in a rxed tone.


    Toby turned to look at the woman beside him, who hung her head low. “That would be disrespectful


    toward Tina,” he uttered.


    “What has that got to do with disrespect? Tina is


    Before Jean could finish her sentence, Tina spoke up. “It’s fine, Madam White,” she said while


    forcing a smile and shaking her head. “We can forget it since Toby doesn’t want to do it. There are


    tons of other rooms in the Fuller Residence. I can just stay in another one of


    them.”


    “But...” Jean was still rather dissatisfied; she wanted to continue talking about it.


    Then, Tyler threw the core of his apple away before he dusted his hands. “You should just forget it


    since that’s what Tina wants, Mom. Toby needs to help me with my homework tonight. He wouldn’t


    have time for Tina anyway.”


    Toby shot his brother a nce, and his eyes glinted for a brief moment.


    “Homework?” The puzzlement in Jean’s eyes couldn’t be concealed. It wasn’t that she didn’t believe


    in her own son; it was just that Tyler had never enjoyed studying in the past. It was therefore near-


    impossible for Tyler to want to work on his homework.


    “What does that look in your eyes mean, Mom?


    What’s wrong with me wanting to work on my studies?” Tyler jumped up to his feet like a cat that


    just had its tail stepped on.


    Jean pouted a little. “Didn’t you say that you’re going to choose basketball over university? What’s


    the purpose of studying now then?”


    “That’s different. I’ll still have to study for my cultural sses even if I don’t go to university. The


    basketball team will ban me from mypetitions if my cultural subject’s marks are too low. Come


    on, Toby.” Tyler dragged Toby upstairs right after that. As Tina watched the brothers heading up the


    stairs, both of her hands were curled into tight fists.


    Toby spoke after he shut the door behind them in the room. “You did that on purpose, didn’t your


    In response, Tyler chuckled. “I did it for you. I only did it because you looked like you didn’t want to


    stay in the same room as her.” There was another reason Tyler did such a thing—he wanted to get


    revenge for what Tina had done to him at the dining table. “Why don’t you want to stay with Tina,


    Toby?” With his gaze upon his brother, Tyler posed the question that had been on his mind.


    Toby was stunned by the question, and he couldn’t find the right answer to it. He didn’t know why,


    but he could tell that he felt resistant to the idea; he and Tina had slept on different beds even while


    they were on holiday. “Alright. Stop asking so many questions. Pull your books out, and I’ll help you


    out.” Toby was trying to change the subject.


    Tyler widened his eyes. “No way, Toby. That was just an excuse. Are you really going to help me


    with my homework?”


    “Hurry!” Toby snapped in an unyielding tone as he shot his brother a cold re. Tyler wore a


    dejected look as he speechlessly went over to grab his textbooks.


    The next day, Sonia had just arrived at thepany when Daphne stepped forward with an


    envelope addressed to Sonia. “Who sent this?” Sonia took it over and checked it, but there was no


    sender’s information on it.


    Daphne shook her head. “I’m not sure. The front desk said that a teenage boy had sent it over and


    stated that it was for you.”


    “A teenage boy?” Sonia pressed her lips together as Tyler’s face popped up in her mind; he was the


    only young man she knew. It can’t possibly be him, right? “Got it. You can send me the documents


    that I need to review today. I’ll be in my office.” Sonia ced the envelope under her arm.


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    “Noted,” Daphne replied. Once Sonia was back in her office, she lowered her bag and pulled her


    chair back to sit in it. Then, she opened the envelope to find a ticket and a tiny memo. There was an


    orange ball printed on the ticket, with ‘U17 Youth Expedition Competition’ written on it. Sonia’s


    suspicions were confirmed immediately—she was right that Tyler was the one who had sent the


    letter over.


    After cing the ticket aside, Sonia picked the memo up to see a series of crooked and unruly


    handwriting. She could feel her eyes burning at the unpleasantness of his writing. A disdainful look


    shed across her face before she began to read the content of the memo with curiosity. ‘Tomorrow


    will mark my firstpetition since I joined the national team. You need toe and watch me! It’ll


    happen at 4.00 p.m, in the stadium downtown. Sincerely yours, Tyler.’


    Sonia stuck her bottom lip out. “Why would I want to watch you y basketball?” I’ve already been


    nice enough to help him enter the national team. He’s dreaming if he thinks I’ll watch him y! I


    don’t understand what is up with the sons of the Fuller Family They were all so uninterested in me


    when I was still in the family, yet they’re starting to act all nice to me now that I’ve left. They’re crazy!


    With a smirk on her thin lips, Sonia tore the memo apart and threw it into the trash can. “President


    Reed.” Someone then knocked on the door.


    “Come in,” Sonia replied as she lifted her head.


    “These are the documents that have just been sent over.” Daphne lowered a stack of files onto


    Sonia’s table.


    In response, Sonia nodded. “Alright. I’ll take a look at themter. Also, I’d like you to inform Mr.


    Lane that there will be a meeting at 10.00 a.m.” “Okay.” Something shed across Daphne’s eyes


    when she heard Charles’s name, but she only nodded before leaving the room. Sonia took her


    fountain pen up and began to go through the pile of documents. When it was nearly time for the


    meeting, she stood up and walked over to the meeting room with the help of her walking stick.


    It was noontime when their meeting ended. Daphne had ordered lunch for Sonia and sent it over to


    her office. However, Sonia had only taken a few bites of it when Reba knocked on the door and


    entered with a dejected look on her face. “I’m back, President Reed.”


    “Wee back,” Sonia replied with a smile, but Reba continued to sigh. “What is it?” Sonia was


    confused.


    Reba shrugged. “I just went on another wasted trip. I still can’t find the person that I’m looking


    for.”


    “Don’t worry. You just need to take your time.” Sonia tried tofort her. “Have a seat,” she said as


    she pointed toward the empty seat opposite her.


    Thus, Reba pulled the chair back to sit down before she continued to speak. “The loans from the


    few banks have been transferred over, President Reed. There’s a total of six billion, and I’ve already


    distributed it to the various segments of the business that need it. Take a look.”


    “Sure,” Sonia said as she took the file into her hands. After finishing the document, she nodded.


    “Your distribution is pretty good. Many sections of Paradigm Co. can gradually open up now that


    we’re working on them one at a time.


    I’ll talk to Charles and the rest about it, and we’ll proceed with your n if we don’t find any issues


    with it.”


    “Alright. I won’t bother your mealtime any longer. I’ll head out now.” Reba got up to leave, and


    Sonia picked her chopsticks up to continue her meal.


    After the meal, she had a discussion with Charles and a few of the other senior members of the


    company. They came to a consensus—the funds would be distributed ording to Reba’s n,


    and they would reopen the various projects that they used to have in the past.


    Once things were put into action, Sonia found herself overwhelmed with work. She rushed up and


    down the building to deal with different departments, and it was 2.00 p.m. the next day by the time


    she got to take a break. She let out a long sigh as she sat by her desk. With her opposite arm, she


    massaged one of her sore shoulders before switching to the other. Her shoulders felt a little less


    tense after some massaging, and she looked into her drawer to get herself a teabag. She was


    about to make herself some tea that would energize her a little when she saw the basketball


    competition’s ticket lying in the drawer.


    “What time is it?" Sonia nced at the bottom right corner of herputer. 2.39 p.m! It’s not 4.00


    p.m. yet. Should I go? Sonia was rather hesitant. She was more inclined toward not going for the


    competition, yet she didn’t want the ticket to go to waste.


    In the end, Sonia decided to take a look. She was the reason Tyler had the tickets in the first ce,


    so Tyler was probably showing his gratitude by getting her to enjoy one of hispetitions. With


    that thought, Sonia picked up herndline and got Daphne to arrange for a driver.