Chapter 163


    Zane could have just handled it on his own; he didn’t have to travel all the way to visit Sonia if he


    didn’t respect her. However, Sonia didn’t answer his question about respect. Instead, she knitted


    her defined brows into a slight frown. “You want to deal with this?”


    “That’s right.” Zane nodded.


    Sonia chuckled. “This is my business, isn’t it? I appreciate that you helped to uncover the truth and


    find evidence for it, President Coleman. But I’m really curious about why you would want to handle


    this matter? Does this have anything to do with you?”


    “I’d like to rify something. I’m not doing this for you; I’m doing this for myself.” Zane held a hand


    up as he spoke; he seemed worried that Sonia might misunderstand him.


    Seeing that made her roll her eyes at him. “Well, tell me about it. I’d like to hear your reason.”


    “It’s really no big deal. I’m sure you know that the Coleman and Gray Families are no longer on


    good terms. You probably also know that the Colemans lost to the Waces this time. We didn’t


    manage to dominate the market with our products.” Zane squinted his eyes to form a threatening


    re as he spoke.


    Sonia was surprised to hear what he said. “What? Didn’t you guys manage to do it? Charles told me


    that the Coleman Family managed to get sufficient funds just in time. The Waces had about the


    same amount as you guys. How did you end up losing to them?”


    “It’s all due to the Gray Family.” Zane knocked his knuckles against the table. “Both the Colemans


    and the Waces found ourst investor at the same time. This business was willing to invest its


    funds, but it didn’t announce whether it had chosen the Colemans or the Waces. However, we


    found out that the business had secretly invested in the Waces, so the Colemans lost in the end.


    We also learned that the Gray Family was a distant rtive of the CEO of that business.”


    “Are you saying that the Gray Family was the one who gave them orders?” Sonia frowned.


    Zane held his chin up. “That’s right. Our family has been working hard to dominate this field, and we


    were just about to seed when the Gray Family ruined it all. We’re not going to let them off so


    easily. However, it’s tough for us Colemans to do much since we are one of the well-respected


    families. That’s why I decided to use your horse ident as an opportunity for us to attack the


    Grays.”


    “I see. I understand now.” Sonia nodded.


    Zane edged closer to her. “So, do you agree with this? I may have my own intentions, but I’m also


    taking revenge for you in some ways.”


    “I know, but I don’t need you to avenge me in any way. I’m nning to go against the Grays myself.


    I hope you didn’t forget about all the grudges between Triforce Enterprise and Paradigm Co., and


    me and Tina,” Sonia reminded him.


    Zane fell silent for two seconds after that. “Why don’t we partner up, then?”


    “Partner up?” Sonia’s eyes lit up for a moment.


    “Mm hmm. We can be partners since we’re both going against the Gray Family. You need power


    and skills to do this, but you don’t have any of that now. How do you expect to get even with them?


    Are you going to wait for Paradigm Co.’s business to be further developed? How sure are you that


    Titus isn’t going to attack you midway? By the time you’ve built your business, he would have


    expanded his Triforce Enterprise. You’d never be able to go after him, let alone take revenge on


    him.”


    Zane’s words left Sonia speechless. He’s right. I’m growing and improving, but that doesn’t mean


    that Titus is going to remain stagnant throughout this period. It’s going to be a long journey for me;


    it’s impossible for me to get revenge any time soon.


    Zane knew that his words had hit the spot when he saw the woman falling silent. He continued after


    taking a sip of coffee, “That’s why you should work with others who share the same hatred for the


    Gray Family. Your n to get revenge won’t happen any time soon if you do it on your own. I


    believe I’m your best option as a partner. I have power and can provide you with all the help you


    need. You’ll be able to get revenge just by partnering with me for a year. How does that sound?”


    Based on the amount of power the Colemans had, it was easy for them to deal with the Gray


    Family. They could manage to turn Triforce Enterprise bankrupt within just a month. However, The


    Colemans weren’t allowed to do that. The Gray Family wasn’t just a well-known real estate


    company in Seafield; it was famous even on a national scale. It had over ten thousand employees.


    If Triforce Enterprise were to go bankrupt, a huge number of people would lose their jobs, and the


    officials would run investigations on this matter. Once it was revealed that the Colemans were the


    ones behind it, they would get in trouble, so it simply wasn’t worth the risk.


    Therefore, the best way forward was for the Colemans to secretly gain leverage over the Grays by


    gathering evidence of their illegal acts.


    Such evidence would serve as the Coleman Family’s means ofunching an attack and gradually


    destroying the Gray Family from there. It was a much slower process but also a much safer one. By


    the time the Gray Family realized that they were being attacked, Triforce Enterprise would already


    be in the hands of someone else, and the employees wouldn’t lose their jobs as thepany


    wouldn’t go bankrupt. That way, the officials wouldn’t run any investigations, and the Gray Family


    would still lose everything they had. That was the perfect n that Zane had in mind.


    Naturally, Sonia managed to consider all the factors that Zane had considered regarding the


    situation as well, so in the end, she let out a long sigh. “I guess I have no choice but to work with


    you.


    Zane beamed as he reached his hand to her.


    “Don’t worry. I promise that you’ll benefit just as much from this. You don’t need to do anything


    about the horse incident. I’ll handle everything from here. You can continue to assume that it was an


    ident and keep this information to yourself. One yearter, when the Gray Family begins


    encountering issues, I’ll let you know the right time tounch your attack. You will send them the


    final blow.”


    Sonia looked down at Zane’s hand without giving him a handshake. “Aren’t you worried that


    President Fuller might go against you if you carry out this n? The person he loves the most is in


    the Gray Family after all.”


    “The person he loves the most?” Zane raised an eyebrow before he curled his lips into a thoughtful


    smile. “Do you really think Toby loves Tina?”


    “What do you mean by that?” Sonia looked slightly perplexed.


    Zane chuckled. “Why don’t we make a bet?”


    “A bet?” Sonia sucked her lips inward.


    He nodded. “That’s right. Let’s bet whether Toby is really in love with Tina. I’m betting that he''isn t.


    “Did you take your pills today?” She shot him a peculiar re. “You must be crazy to say that Toby


    isn’t in love with Tina.”


    “You’re the one who forgot your pills. I’m seriously betting that he doesn’t love Tina. We will get our


    answer to this bet a yearter. We’ll see if Toby ends his friendship with me after all of that


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    Sonia pouted for a while before she smiled along with Zane. “Fine. Since you seem so eager to lose


    this bet, I’ll y along with you. What are


    we betting?”


    Me, losing? A yful look surfaced in Zane’s eyes. I’m pretty sure I’m not going to lose. “I haven’t


    thought of what to bet. We can talk about it a year from now—when the results are about to be


    revealed,” Zane replied after giving her question some thought.


    “Okay,” she said with a nod. Only then did she reach her hand out to shake his hand. Zane had


    large palms, and he had extremely tan skin. The back of his hand was tan, while Sonia had pale


    and fair skin. The contrast between the skin tones was more evident when the both of them shook


    hands with each other.


    An electric current seemed to run through Zane’s heart when he held the woman’s small hand in his


    own. Before he realized what he was doing, he squeezed her hand to feel her soft and warm skin


    against his. It felt good for him to squeeze it; her hand was so soft that it almost seemed like she


    had no bones. He gave it another two squeezes before he could stop himself.


    The corner of Sonia’s lips twitched a little when she saw what he was doing. “Do you enjoy


    squeezing my hand, President Coleman?”


    Zane froze the moment he realized what he had just done. His ears turned red as he hastily let go


    of her hand and ced his own hand behind his back. “Uhh, well, that... I’m sorry. I just thought your


    hands felt really nice to squeeze, so...”


    Sonia couldn’t decide if she shouldugh or feel annoyed at that moment. My hand felt nice to


    squeeze, so he just continued squeezing it as if I was some soft toy. I never knew he could be such


    a childish guy! she thought.


    “No worries. You should bring the evidence along with you, President Coleman.” Sonia waved him


    off to show him that she didn’t mind. She then picked the documents from the table before passing


    them to him. Since she had agreed to let him handle this matter, there was no use for her to hold


    onto the evidence.


    Thus, he took the documents from her. “Alright. The Coleman Family will gradually infiltrate the


    Gray Family from now on, and I’ll update you whenever we make any progress. You’ll have to lend


    us a helping hand if we ever need you to do so, of course.”


    “Sure,” Sonia replied. They were partners, after all; she wouldn’t reject his request.


    “Alright. I’ll make a move now,” Zane muttered. Sonia walked him out of the office, and he headed


    straight for the elevator. While waiting for the elevator, he couldn’t help but revisit the moment when


    he had been holding onto Sonia’s hand. For some reason, he missed the tender and soft feeling he


    felt when he was with her.