Chapter 929


    Toby''s eyes flickered for an instant. She only said that we haven''t showered yet. Does that mean


    she doesn’t reject what I''m going to do? He stopped in his tracks for a moment to look down at the


    woman who was also looking at him. His Adam''s apple bobbed up and down for a moment before


    he said in a husky voice, as if to suppress something, "Forget about taking a shower. That''d be a


    waste of time." Now that I''ve gotten all heated up, I don''t want to pause to take a shower. What if


    she quits after we do so? At the thought of this, he lowered his head and kissed Sonia again without


    waiting for her reply. At the same time, he continued going upstairs before kicking the bedroom door


    open and going inside.


    Soon after that, the sounds of a woman''s coquettish moans and a man''s attractive breathing could


    be heard from the room, so much so that the moon hid behind the dark clouds in the sky in


    shyness.


    No one knew how much time had passed when the rain began pattering outside.


    The instant it started raining, the noise in the room finally died down. Toby looked down at the


    woman beneath him, who had fallen asleep in exhaustion. Curling his lips into a faint smile, he


    nted a kiss on her sweaty forehead. Then, he got up and scooped her up in his arms before


    going to the bathroom to clean her as well as himself.


    By the time he finished doing all these andid her back onto the bed in the room, the clock had


    struck four in the morning. He tucked her in and caressed her cheek as she was soundly asleep,


    but he didn''t feel sleepy. Instead, wearing a loose bathrobe, he came to the living room and took out


    his cell phone.


    During the day, he had asked Tom to find out if something had happened to Paradigm Co. However,


    he had been busy talking to his grandmother and visiting the Lane Residence after that, not to


    mention that he had done the most important thing in life aftering home. As a result, he hadn''t


    had time to check his cell phone. It wasn''t until now that he finally had time to look at Tom''s findings.


    He opened his mailbox on his cell phone. Seeing that the findings sent by his assistant were ced


    at the top of the list of unread emails, he opened the email with a slight tap of his finger.


    Seeing the email’s contents, he knitted his brows. The next instant, he closed the email app and


    called Tom directly, totally disregarding the fact that Tom was probably dreaming in his sleep as it


    was now 4:00 AM.


    As a result, just when Tom dreamed that he had a girlfriend and was about to kiss her, the face of


    his girlfriend suddenly transformed into Toby''s face. One could imagine how traumatized Tom was


    at this very moment.


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    Tom was so frightened that he woke up and sat up with a start. "Ah!" he cried out, gasping for


    breath as beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead. "How scary! This is really scary! To think that


    I’d dream about my girlfriend turning into President Fuller! This is simply the worst nightmare in my


    whole life!" he muttered while rubbing his arms, still badly shaken. Now he sincerely believed that


    he had fallen under Toby''s curse. It''s enough that I''m being enved by President Fuller every


    single day. Why can''t I even escape from him in my dream? Oh, God! This is killing me! He looked


    up at the ceiling with despair written all over his face.


    After a long time, he finally collected himself. After all, he had seen much of life, so regaining his


    composure was a piece of cake. Afterposing himself, he was finally in the mood to care about


    the cell phone that had been ringing nonstop on the bedside table. He was really annoyed. Who


    would dare to call me in the middle of the night? Believe it or not, I''m gonna get even with that


    person for this tomorrow! Swearing like a trooper inwardly, he turned on the light and reached for his


    sses before putting them on. Only then did he slowly and impatiently grab his phone.


    When he saw the caller ID on his phone''s screen, his eyes widened at once. He let out a gasp at


    first. The next instant, his lips twitched and twisted into a rueful smile. Well, only that person would


    dare to call me in the middle of the night. Since it''s him calling, I''d better forget about getting even


    with him for this. After all, I can''t beat him, nor do I have the nerve to do so! Also, I was wondering


    why my girlfriend would transform into President Fuller all of a sudden. Turns out that President


    Fuller really is calling me, he thought to himself in helplessness while holding his phone to his ear.


    Despite cursing inwardly, he appeared and sounded as zealous as he could. "President Fuller, what


    makes you call me all of a sudden at this time of night?"


    "What were you doing? What took you so long to answer my phone call?"


    Toby asked in displeasure with a frown.


    Tom rolled his eyes while cursing even more severely in his mind. At this very moment, he could no


    longer put on a zealous front, and even his voice took on a note of sarcasm.


    "President Fuller, it''s 4:00 AM right now. I was sleeping, of course."


    Speechless, Toby fell silent. Not even he could me Tom for not answering his phone call in the


    middle of the night. After all, not only did Tom state explicitly that he had been sleeping, but he even


    made a point of emphasizing what time it was. However much he wanted to, he couldn''t ignore


    these against his conscience. At the thought of this, a hint of embarrassment shed across his


    eyes, and he hemmed with his hand over his mouth. "Sorry. I didn''t notice it."


    Tom rolled his eyes again. Why doesn''t he take note of the time and go to sleep at this time of


    night? Doesn’t Miss Reed care about him? he thought to himself, but he dared not say so. Instead,


    he had to reply with a smile, "It’s okay, President Fuller. But is there anything that you want to talk to


    me about?" If you''ve got something to talk to me about, just hurry up and spill it. If not, then you''d


    better hang up. I''m sleepy!


    Toby seemed to perceive the hidden meaning behind Tom''s words. Pursing his thin lips, he asked,


    "What exactly does the email you sent mean? What do you mean by ''it''s not confirmed, but


    something might have happened to Paradigm Co.’?"


    Upon hearing his question, Tom pushed his sses and put on a grave expression. "Well, President


    Fuller, the person who stayed in Paradigm Co. asked about it. Something was wrong with the


    behavior of Miss Reed''s other secretaries and assistants this afternoon. They seemed very anxious,


    and they even went to her directly. But after meeting with Miss Reed and leaving her office, they


    resumed their usual demeanor, which was why I stated in my email that something might have


    happened to Paradigm Co. Still, I''m not sure if something happened because it was difficult to


    confirm this from the response of these secretaries and assistants. It seems like something


    happened but was resolved."


    Toby''s taut expression eased a little when he heard Tom say so. Sonia''s secretaries and assistants


    had been nervous and anxious at first, but they recovered themselves in the end. Indeed, it seemed


    like something had happened but was solved soon afterward. And besides, he hadn''t noticed


    anything wrong with Sonia’s expression since meeting up with her this afternoon. Seems like it''s


    really just as Sonia said during the day. Asher was making trouble, but she probably stamped it out,


    he thought. Still, he asked anxiously, "Did you find out what made those secretaries and assistants


    so anxious?"


    Tom shook his head. "No, we didn''t. That person asked about it, but those secretaries and


    assistants kept mum about it. Miss Reed probably had told them to keep it a secret, so that person


    couldn''t continue asking about it. Otherwise, she''d find out that we were keeping a close eye on her


    anytime. She''d definitely put up a fuss with you over this."


    The instant he said so, Toby''s expression immediately froze. He replied, "I got it. Since you didn''t


    find out about it, then never mind. It probably wasn''t anything serious. Well, just go on with your


    sleep." With that, he hung up right away.


    Looking at his phone that had returned to the home screen, Tom smiled smugly. I just knew that


    President Fuller would definitely stop babbling once I mentioned Miss Reed. Atst, I can continue


    sleeping, he thought with a sigh of relief. He tossed his cell phone and sses next to his pillow


    before falling back into bed to continue dreaming about his girlfriend. He only hoped that his


    sweet dream wouldn''t turn into a nightmare again this time.