Chapter 479


    After learning that Sonia had made him some soup, Toby was seen with his eyes lighting up. Deep


    down, he felt over the moon but decided to suppress his happiness while tightening his grip around


    his phone.


    I mustn’t ept her soup! This is nothing different from refusing to see Sonia since I’ve decided to


    stay away from her.


    Toby was certain that Sonia would never know he was trying to distance himself from her if he


    epted her soup. Thus, she would keep delivering him soup again and again, yet he wasn’t sure if


    he could turn her down every single time. In the face of his own question, it didn’t take him long to


    figure out the answer.


    No, I’m sure I won’t be able to make myself turn her away. In fact, which man in this world would


    ever reject something the woman he loves gives him ?


    Knowing it would eventually be a joke if he epted Sonia’s advances, Toby told himself that


    he must never ept the soup. After all, he had made up his mind to cut ties with her from the


    beginning, or it would only be harder for him to leave her if he went soft on himself.


    At the thought of that, Toby closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. A few momentster, he


    opened his eyes, in which what was only left was his determination. “Tom.” Toby grabbed the


    telephone and dialed the inte to reach Tom in his office.


    At that moment, Tom was busy with his work when he heard the telephone ringing. He then put


    down his pen and answered the call. “President Fuller.” “Sonia left me some soup at the front desk.


    Please collect and return it to her.


    Then, tell her to stop wasting her time on all this nonsense because I won’t ept anything she


    gives me.” Toby hung up the call as soon as he finished his sentence.


    In the meantime, Tom was left hanging with the telephone in his hand. When his eyes fell upon the


    stack of documents lying in front of him, he curled his lips upward, thinking he would probably need


    to stay upte for work.


    Upon hanging up the phone, he bitterly patted his face with a smile and stood up before walking


    away from the office. An hourter, he arrived at Paradigm Co. with the thermal sk, where Sonia


    was in the middle of a meeting.


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    Soon, Daphne opened the door and entered the meeting room. “President Reed.”


    “What’s the matter?” Sonia put her hand up, gesturing to everyone in the meeting to briefly pause


    as she looked at her secretary and asked.


    Meanwhile, Daphne looked around the meeting room and walked closer to Sonia, whereupon she


    bent over and whispered to her ear, “Mr. Brown is here.”


    “Tom? What’s he doing here?” Sonia raised her eyebrows in confusion.


    Daphne shook her head. “It beats me, but ording to the receptionist at the front desk, he seems


    to be holding a thermal sk.”


    Sonia curled her lips and smiled, knowing what Tom was here for. I bet he came because Toby told


    him to return the thermal sk to me. She then pointed at her ownptop and said, “Please take him


    to my office. I’ll be done here in a minute.”


    As Daphne replied with an affirmative hum and excused herself, Sonia kept herself together and


    turned her attention back to the meeting. “Alright, let’s resume our discussion.”


    After Sonia’s words reached every corner in the meeting room, the atmosphere in the space was


    once again filled with a stern aura for over ten minutes until the meeting was over. Then, Sonia shut


    down herptop and left the meeting room for her office. As soon as she opened the door, Tom


    immediately stood up and greeted her in an estranged manner. “Miss Reed.”


    “Hello, Tom.” Sonia nodded and walked toward her desk, but when she got there, she spotted the


    thermal sk and was about to say something.


    Nheless, Tom beat her to it and said, “Miss Reed, I have been told by President Fuller to return


    you the soup you made him.”


    When Sonia heard the man’s response, her facial expression stiffened. What does he mean ? Did


    Toby just tell Tom to return the soup I made for him to me? Wait a second... She pursed her lips and


    grabbed the handle of the thermal sk before lifting It.


    Oh gosh! This feels as heavy as it was when I first made the soup this morning. That means he


    didn’t even take a single sip at all.


    Sonia held the handle of the thermal sk even tighter and asked uneasily, “Why? Why didn’t he


    finish the soup?”


    “Well, I guess he probably doesn’t like it.” Tom adjusted his sses while giving thedy an answer.


    “He doesn’t like it?” Sonia looked at Tom in disbelief, recalling the time she first started taking care


    of Toby. She told him that when he got better, she’d make him soup because it helped with recovery.


    In fact, she could still remember how he looked forward to having a sip of that soup, so there was


    no way she would believe Toby didn’t like the chicken soup she made. Like hell I’m going to buy


    that!


    In the meantime, Tom was, of course, able to see through Sonia’s disbelief, as he didn’t think his


    exnation was convincing enough. After all, Toby was so in love with Sonia that he would be more


    than happy to munch on dog treats as long as it was she who prepared them.


    Thus, Tom didn’t feel surprised that Sonia didn’t buy his story, but nheless, he had no choice


    but to tell her what Toby wanted him to. “Yes, Miss Reed. President Fuller made it clear that he


    doesn’t like your soup. In fact, he even told you not to make any more soup for him because he isn’t


    going to ept it. At the same time, he wants you to stop looking for him.” Tom fixed his eyes on


    Sonia, passing on Toby’s message to her.


    Sonia felt as if someone was squeezing her heart when she heard Tom’s reply. She then clenched


    her fist and asked, “What does he mean by that? What does he mean when he says he won’t


    ept my soup? Why does he want me to stop looking for him? I haven’t even repaid his


    kindness...”


    “President Fuller says he doesn’t need you to repay him. Since saving you was his own initiative, he


    never really wanted anything in return. In the meantime, he promises to leave you alone forever, as


    he will forget about winning your heart again. So, you can rest assured knowing that you won’t have


    to worry about being stuck with him because he will be out of your hair forever and ever,” Tom


    replied with a calm look on his face.


    Sonia bit her lip, feeling a stab of pain in her heart. While it was true that she should be happy about


    being free from Toby’s annoyance and disturbance, she somehow didn’t feelfortable about the


    news.


    Meanwhile, Tom, who noticed Sonia’s broody silence, nodded at her and turned around to walk


    away.


    It wasn’t until Sonia heard the footsteps that she snapped out of her trance and called to Tom. “Wait


    a second!”


    “Is there anything else, Miss Reed?” Tom stopped in his tracks and looked back at her.


    Sonia took a deep breath while clenching her fists. “I want to know why Toby is suddenly pushing


    me away from looking after him.” Although she didn’t bother to find out more about Toby’s decision


    to stay away from her because she couldn’t care less about it anyway, she wanted to know why he


    wouldn’t let her take care of him.


    On the other hand, Tom didn’t seem surprised to hear her question, as Sonia’s bewilderment was


    anticipated due to Toby’s dramatically unexpected decision.


    Tom adjusted his sses and gave a formal answer. “Actually, the reason is simple. President Fuller


    thinks you’re so tough that he doesn’t see his chances of winning your heart over. Therefore, he


    came to a decision to let you go, and he is starting it by staying away from you, which is why he


    won’t allow you to take care of him. Do you have any other questions, Miss Reed?”


    Sonia puckered her lips in silence for a few moments, whereupon she replied with a hard-to-


    decipher tone, “No, that’s all.” Although it seemed reasonable for Toby to distance himself from


    Sonia because he wanted to cut ties with her, Sonia had doubts about Toby’s asserted intention


    because she somehow had a feeling that there was more than met the eye.


    After all, Toby’s unexpected change in his attitude happened so suddenly that it got Sonia


    wondering what she had done to make him want to cut ties with her. He seemed to be acting normal


    yesterday, but why has he changed so much right now? If he had really wanted to give up on us, he


    would have done it a long time ago.


    “Well, if there isn’t any other question, I suppose I should get going right now.” Tom smiled politely


    and walked away.