Chapter 776


    Sonia was amused. "I know you''re wealthy, but that doesn''t mean you should give your money to


    the shareholders for free. Those money are not even dividends. If you use your own money to help


    them with whatever difficulties they''re facing, they''ll only be greedier, and the next time


    something happens, they won''t be concerned since they know you''ll resolve the matter to avoid


    them from suffering any loss."


    Toby gently touched her nose before responding, "I know, but do you think I would let them take


    advantage of me for nothing? Only in their dreams."


    Hearing that, she nodded. "That''s true."


    "Okay, we shall stop here. Let''s go." He held her hands tightly and insisted, "I''ll send you to the


    office. Don''t worry, it wouldn''t affect the meeting. The meeting is important, but a few minutes of


    dy is eptable."


    Sonia knew that he was adamant about sending her, or else he wouldn''t have insisted on doing so


    after her repeated rejections.


    Thus, she didn''t want to turn him down again and instead nodded in agreement. "Sure, since you


    have said so."


    When Toby heard that, he caressed the back of her palm and led her toward his office.


    Seeing them arriving at the chairman''s office, Tom then politely opened the door for them.


    Then, Toby walked into the office while holding Sonia''s hand. Tom did not enter the office, but he


    instead walked to the pantry next door.


    The moment they were in the office, Toby released Sonia''s hand and gestured to the couch. "Wait


    for me here. You can watch television or y games. If you feel like doing neither, I have arge


    collection of books on the bookshelf behind the table. You can also sleep in my resting room if you


    prefer. The meetingter wouldst for at least a few hours and it would be better for you to take a


    nap instead of doing nothing."


    While speaking, he pointed in the direction of his resting room.


    Sonia looked at the direction of his finger and nodded. "I know. Just attend your meeting and don''t


    worry about me. I''m already a grown-up and no longer a child. I will look for something to upy


    my time. Arranging everything for me would only make me feel like I''m just a child or even a guest


    as I can only do what you''ve said and nothing else."


    Guest? This word of hers made Toby frown. "You’re not a guest. You''re my lover and this is my


    ce, which makes it yours too. So, you can do anything you want. I won''t arrange anything for you


    anymore."


    "That''s good to hear. At least I have some freedom now," she replied while stretching her arms.


    He smiled lightly and was about to say something when Tom entered the room holding a tray that


    had a pot of ck tea and an exquisite-looking red velvet mousse cake on it.


    "President Fuller, I brought over a pot of tea and a snack for Miss Reed," Tom borated while


    walking toward the both of them.


    Seeing this, Toby nodded in satisfaction. "I was about to instruct you to prepare a pot of tea. It''s


    good that you did so even before I said anything."


    Tom smiled after hearing Toby''spliment. "This is my job. Furthermore, these were originally


    instructed by you with Miss Reed in mind."


    "For me?" Surprised by what she had heard, Sonia pointed at her own nose and asked.


    "Yes, Miss Reed," Tom answered while nodding.


    She looked at the tray in his hands, then at Toby, before she asked, "It was a sudden decision of


    mine toe and I didn''t see you giving any instructions for this during our way here. How did you


    manage to prepare all this beforehand?"


    Of course these must have all been prepared earlier, she thought.


    After all, Tom had returned with them at the same time whereupon he brought the pot of tea and the


    cake momentster.


    So, she was certain that they had been prepared earlier.


    Otherwise, it wouldn''t have been this quick even if Tom had bought slightly after her arrival.


    And, most importantly, Toby wasn''t someone who enjoyed ck tea and dessert.


    Toby appeared to be somewhat awkward when he saw a confused Sonia and let out a light cough.


    "I''ve been instructing Tom to prepare these for a long time."


    "What do you mean?” Sonia suspected that she understood what he meant while also feeling that


    her doubts were not answered.


    Tom pushed his spectacles and answered, "Miss Reed, the truth is that President Fuller had already


    instructed me to prepare your favorite ck tea and dessert while he was courting you back then.


    ck tea can be stored for a period of time, so it isn''t an issue. The same can''t be said for desserts,


    so President Fuller insisted on a fresh cake being delivered here by the top pastry chef on a daily


    basis just in case you were here and could enjoy it. If you weren''t here that day, he would then


    instruct me to throw away the cake when I leave since it would notst overnight. Fresh cakes


    would then be delivered the next day and this cycle has been going on for several months now."


    In other words, he had actually destroyed a few hundred pieces of top-quality and costly cakes.


    Despite the fact that it wasn’t his money, Tom felt that it had been squandered since he was the one


    spending them, after all.


    After hearing Tom''s rification, Sonia finally understood everything and she was instantly moved.


    When she looked at the man standing beside her, who was attempting to avoid her gaze, tears


    started to swim in her eyes.


    Is he afraid of looking at me because he is shy or because he fears that I will use him for being


    extravagant?


    Sonia was unsure what he was thinking at the moment. Nheless, she took a step forward and


    hugged him with a smile.


    Her sudden action had startled Toby that he didn''t dare to move, but instead lowered his head to


    look at her.


    "Thank you for what you''ve done for me," she said as her head buried in his chest while listening to


    his heartbeat.


    If it had not been for Tom, she wouldn’t have known that Toby had actually prepared her favorite


    desserts for several months in a row.


    Despite knowing that she wouldn''t be here on a regr basis, he had insisted on doing so to allow


    her to have them whenever she visited.


    Any woman would be moved by such persistence and attentiveness.


    Sensing Sonia''s happiness and gratitude, Toby felt rxed as he returned her hug. "You do not


    need to thank me. This is what I''m supposed to do—to do something for the one I love."


    He pondered, How could I im to love her if I am unwilling to do even such small acts for her ?


    In the meantime, while they were enjoying their embraces, Tom was standing beside them in


    awkwardness.


    He shouldn''t be there, he thought.


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    He couldn''t stand the both of them bing emotional, especially when there was only a short


    time left before the uing meeting.


    Furthermore, he reckoned that he should leave the room as fast as he could in the event that he


    was affected since he was still a single man with no one to hug.


    With all these in his mind, Tom immediately turned around in the direction of the exit and quietly


    walked out of the office.


    Of course 1 have to leave, he thought. If both of them started to do something more intimate, like


    kissing, he would be chased out anyway.


    So, leaving on his own was much better; at least he wouldn''t be embarrassed by being chased out.


    Meanwhile, both Toby and Sonia didn''t notice that Tom had actually left the room.


    Sonia was still smiling sweetly in Toby''s arms. Then, she raised her head and looked at Toby''s


    charming face.


    Her reddish eyes made it clear that she had been emotional earlier andbined with the slightly


    red area that surrounded her eyes, it only served to make her look even more stunning.


    "Yes, it is, but at the very least you should have told me. Do you not intend to tell me if it weren’t for


    Tom?" she inquired.


    Hearing her question, Toby looked elsewhere and answered, "I don''t see it necessary to tell you.


    Such acts should be done without saying it out loud. Telling you this would only make me appear


    insincere in courting you, as if I deliberately wanted you to know what I''ve done for you. It''s so


    hypocritical."


    "That..." Swallowing her saliva, Sonia agreed with a nod and continued, "That is true. In fact, you do


    not need to do this, though. I don''t visit here often, perhaps not even once in several months.


    Wouldn''t that mean hundreds of cakes would be discarded


    then?"