Chapter 472
Sonia was bothered that Paradigm Co. would be ced under investigation. Although Paradigm
Co. hadn’t been involved in any illegal matters after she took over, thepany had previous
involvements in shady deals.
Ever since Sonia’s father passed away, Paradigm Co. had been managed by Asher, and Sonia
knew he was a greedy man that would do anything to reach his goals.
Four months ago, when Reba took over the finance department, she found a lot of fake
ounts as well as cases of tax evasion, all of them Asher’s doing.
Sonia had canceled the fake ounts and got Reba to turn over all the evaded taxes. Still,
there might still be some hidden issues with thepany.
After all, Asher had been managing thepany for six years more than her. He had way more
people working under him in different departments, so she couldn’t have known if he was involved
in any other hical transactions.
Still, based on her understanding of Asher, she knew that there were definitely more things that she
hadn’t been able to find out. Therefore, Paradigm Co. would surely be ended if it was under
investigation.
Noticing that Sonia looked tense and was frowning, Zane immediately knew what she was worried
about and chuckled. “Don’t be nervous. You look like a grandmother when you’re frowning. Calm
down. I’ve already said that it is good news. Thepanies in Seafield that will be investigated this
time are Triforce Enterprise and Darwin Group.”
“Triforce Enterprise and Darwin Group?” Sonia sighed in relief upon knowing that Paradigm Co.
wouldn’t be investigated as her racing heart started to calm down.
Patting her chest gently to calm herself down, Sonia asked curiously, “I’m not surprised that Triforce
Enterprise would be chosen since they’ve been involved in many scandals during these few
months, but why is Darwin Group chosen as well? By right, Paradigm Co. has higher chances of
getting picked, doesn''t it?”
“That’s true. They’ve initially decided on Paradigm Co. and Triforce Enterprise because of the
notorious Gray Family feud, but a homicide happened in Darwin Group recently. Because of the
unique nature of the case, it hadn’t been announced to the public yet. Still, the authorities had
already known about it, so they decided to pick Darwin Group while leaving a spot for either
Paradigm Co. or Triforce Enterprise,” Zane exined while sipping on his water.
Sonia nodded. “So, Paradigm Co. got lucky, huh?”
“You can put it that way, but it is also mainly because of what my father did covertly. Since we held
grudges against the Gray Family, of course, we’d prefer if Triforce Enterprise got investigated. I
don’t believe that Triforce Enterprise is not involved in anything illegal, so it would be the end for the
Gray Family and theirpany if the authorities find something wrong with their operations. By
then, we will make our moves on Titus with no scruples.”
Then, Zane gave Sonia a look. “What do you think, Sonia? Isn’t this good news?”
Clenching her fists together, Sonia nodded with an excited look in her eyes. “Of course! This is
great news!”
Zane and Sonia had always been trying to get their hands on evidence that Triforce Enterprise was
involved in illegal transactions, and that was why they arranged for Taylor to infiltrate the Gray
Family.
If they could get evidence of Triforce Enterprise’s crimes and hand them over to the relevant party,
no one wouldn’t stop them from making a move on Triforce Enterprise and the Gray Family. In fact,
they might even get support.
However, Triforce Enterprise had been covering up their tracks really well, so
Sonia and Zane couldn’t get their hands on any evidence even though they had been investigating
for a long time.
In a twist of events, the authorities actually wanted tounch an investigation on Triforce Enterprise
now.
Instead of doing secret investigations like Sonia and Zane to prevent Titus from getting alerted and
destroying evidence, the authorities could conduct a broad investigation. The professional search
team deployed by the authorities didn’t have to worry about alerting anyone, seeing how powerful
they were.
At the thought of that, Sonia got even more excited as she urged, “Zane, when are they starting the
investigations?”
“It should be within these three months. I can’t tell when for sure since they have tenpanies to
investigate after all,” Zane answered before shrugging.
Right then, Sonia grinned cheerfully. “Three months is fine. It should be pretty quick. If it was us
investigating, I bet we will need more than a year for this.” “You’re right,” Zane answered in aid-
back tone while he ced his hands on the backrest behind him.
At the same time, Sonia’s body was trembling due to excitement as her beautiful eyes glowed.
Three months. After the wait, I’ll finally be able to get revenge for Dad. This is fantastic news for me.
Suddenly, she felt like crying before her eyes turned red.
Upon seeing that, Zane was taken aback before he asked, “Sonia, why are you crying?
“I’m not crying.” Sonia looked up at him before wiping the corner of her eye, showing a wide grin. “I
just feel really happy.”
When Zane noticed Sonia’s glistening eyes, he believed those were tears of happiness, so he let
his guard down. “You really scared me. I thought you—” “Dinner is on me.” Sonia suddenly cut him
off, leaving him blinking in confusion. “Dinner is on you?”
“Yeah. I want to thank you for bringing me such good news,” Sonia stood up and exined while
Zane chuckled. “Sure. I won’t reject your offer seeing how genuine you are. Let’s go.”
He removed his hands from the backrest of the couch and stood up. Then, the two of them left the
house and drove to a high-end fine dining restaurant.
“What do you want to eat?” Zane passed the menu to Sonia.
After looking through the menu, Sonia decided on a sirloin steak and a bowl of fruit sd. “I’ll get
these.”
“Is that enough?” Zane frowned while Sonia reached out to take a sip of her water. “How is it not? I
don’t want to overeat since it’s easier to gain weight at night.”
“Why are all women like this?” Zanemented helplessly while going through the menu as Sonia
chuckled lightly. “There’s no choice, since all of us want to take care of our body image.”
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“Well, you don’t have to care about it, since your body is perfect.” Then, Zane’s eyesnded on
Sonia’s chest.
Noticing his gaze, Sonia lowered her head to see where Zane was looking, and her face darkened
before she reached out to cover her chest and snapped, “Zane, what are you looking at?!”
Zane came back to his senses upon hearing Sonia’s protests before he realized his impoliteness,
rubbing his nose sheepishly. “I’m sorry. I zoned out a little just now.”
He would never tell Sonia what he was looking at before he zoned out, but how could Sonia not
know? She chuckled coldly. “You really—”
“Excuse me.” Zane signaled for the staff and cut her off immediately. “That’s all for now. Make it
quick.” “Yes, sir.” The waiter took the menu back and left with a smile while Sonia red at Zane
coldly. “Did you do that purposely?”
“What do you mean?” Zane acted as if he didn’t understand what Sonia was talking about.
She pursed her lips. “You interrupted me purposely.”
“It’s not like that. I’m just hungry, and I want my food now,” Zane replied with a deliberate smile on
his face.
Fine. I’ll admit that I did it on purpose, but that’s because I knew she was going to call me a
shameless person or a pervert. It’s better for me to change the topic than to admit that I’m a pervert
anyway.
On the other hand, Sonia was annoyed, especially after seeing through Zane’s horrible acting skill.
“Fine. I’ll let you oft this time, but I’ll definitely dig your eyes out if I catch you checking me out
again.”
Then, she curled two fingers up and brought them near his eyes before making a digging motion
while Zane acted as if he was afraid and took a few steps backward. “Damn, you’re truly cold-
hearted.”
Sonia harrumphed. “Well, I can do better than that. Would you like to have a go?”
Zane immediately shook his head. “Please, no. Have mercy, Your Highness. I’ve learned my
lesson.”
Zane’s cheeky acting eased the situation. Sonia grinned from ear to ear, covering her mouth as her
eyes looked like crescents.
At the same time, Toby, who was sitting in one of the private rooms of the restaurant, had a really
dark expression on his face.