Chapter 951
"You''ve got the wrong idea, Sonia. I''m your family friend, so how can I possibly not wish you well?"
Asher was a sly old fox in every sense of the word, so he could keep his countenance even when
Sonia exposed his dark side. "I don''t mean anything else by saying these things. I just thought that
since President Fuller and you are a couple, you should let him know some of your past instead of
hiding it from him, or it''ll be unfair to him. What do you think?"
Sonia sneered. "President Dafoe, you always sound like you have some sort of moral authority."
"You''ve got to be joking Sonia."
"Too bad, though." Sonia stared at him frostily. "Do you think Toby is unaware of what you just
said?"
"What?" Asher was startled.
Sonia continued, "Or do you think that you—an outsider—know more than he does?" At this
moment, she had regained herposure and calmed down. At first, she had really worried that
Toby would mind what Asher had said. She was indeed very thick with Charles and the two other
men, but it was true that there was nothing between them. She had a clear conscience about her
rtionship with them, but she feared that Toby would overthink things and be jealous. After
all, this man would get jealous over something as minor as a phone call from another man. It would
be strange that he didn''t be jealous after she told him that they had been close in the past.
And when he did, she''d have to cate him, not to mention the chances of her failing to pacify him.
This was what she really worried about when she heard Asher''s words.
As it turned out, however, her worries were unnecessary. When Toby raised her chin just now, he
gave her a look that told her clearly that he was somewhat jealous, but he wouldn''t be jealous
pointlessly. What had happened in the past was over, so they shouldn''t be brought up at present to
affect their present life. Also, the look in his eyes told her that he knew there was nothing between
her and Charles and others. Even if there was something, it was Charles and the others who had
feelings for her, not vice versa. Therefore, even if he was angry, he would be angry with Charles
and the others, not with her. Upon learning about this, she heaved a sigh of relief. Not only was she
relieved, but she could now deal with Asher with peace of mind.
"Little Leaf is right." Toby gave Sonia''s hand a gentle squeeze. "Like I said, even if she used to have
many men around her, that only happened before she got together with me. I won''t me her for
that, nor do I have the right to me her. Not only that, but I have to thank those men around her. If
they hadn''t been helping her and protecting her, she wouldn''t have taken over Paradigm Co. so
smoothly. Also, I know very well what their rtionship with her is like. There''s nothing between
them. Otherwise, with my possessiveness, do you think I''ll let them off if there''s really something
between them and her?"
Upon hearing this, Asher was rendered speechless once again. What kind of a person is this? His
woman has so many men around her, but he doesn''t mind it. Not only that, but he even says he
wants to thank those men! Is he crazy? He couldn’t understand this.
Seeing the look of disbelief on Asher''s face, Toby narrowed his eyes menacingly. "Also, what you
just said about Little Leaf having met these men while you weren''t noticing is sheer nonsense. Carl
went to Westsanshire a few months ago and has nevere back since then. The Lane Family has
been engaged in a new industrytely, and Charles is so busy that he''s been staying at Lane
Corporation for two months. How can he have the time to go everywhere? Lastly, Zane has to take
the political examtely, so he has been secluding himself from the outside world for two months
lest he fail the exam. So, do you think they have time toe here? Or do you think they have the
nerve to go against me?"
Asher''s face turned livid one minute and pale the next. He was already at aplete loss for words.
At the moment, he was in a state of total confusion. Everything in my n went so smoothly that it
was about to seed. Why would these two people outargue me in just a few words and cause my
n to fail in the end? Are they really so affectionate toward each other that they don''t mind
everything about each other? Does such a rtionship really exist in the world? He could hardly
believe such an oue, nor could he ept it.
Just then, Toby spoke. "President Dafoe, we all know that you said these things today just to drive a
wedge between Little Leaf and me to stop us from getting married. After all, our marriage won''t do
you any good, so you couldn''t wait to try dividing us. Unfortunately, all your ns have failed. Now,
why don''t you think about what you''ll get for trying to drive a wedge between us?" He raised his
eyes. The look in his eyes was imperturbable, but it felt murderous for some reason.
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Asher couldn''t help but step back. "W-What are you nning to do? I''m telling you, Toby, don''t do
anything reckless. We''re now living in a society governed byw. Don''t tell me you want toy a
hand on me!"
Toby looked at Asher—who looked as cowardly as a dog at the moment— with his eyes full of
disdain. "A society governed byw, huh? Seems like you''ve now admitted everything you did just
now—hurting Little Leafs pride, driving a wedge between us, and spreading false stories about her
rtionships with other men. Asher Dafoe, how many people in the world do you think dare to go
against me? What do you think they''ll get for doing so? Or do you think that those who go against
me can safely escape my clutches if they bring up the subject ofw?"
Asher''s face began to turn pale, and his facial muscles twitched even more violently in fear. At the
same time, he began to regret saying so much just now. Of course, rather than regretting saying
those things, he regretted saying those things in front of Toby and trying to make him love Sonia
less. Ha! This guy is simply abnormal! For a time, he cursed inwardly. "Toby Fuller, I know that
you''re rich and powerful and that you have someone backing you up. But don''t forget that if you
dare to do anything to me, I''ll hold a press conference and disclose what you did to me! Let''s see if
the person backing you will oppose the entire society to protect you when public opinion is aroused
by then!" he warned Toby, his face contorting with a hint of provocation in his eyes.
Toby didn''t say a word. Instead, he merely looked at Asher and curled his thin lips into a cial
smile that would give people the creeps.
Asher couldn''t help but cringe in fear for a moment.
Just then, Sonia could no longer stand the sight of this, and she rolled her eyes right away.
"President Dafoe, don''t you think it''s stupid of you to say that? You want to hold a press conference
to disclose what we did to you? Ha! Do you think we''ll give you the opportunity? If one is to defeat
someone, they have to make sure that the person will never rise again, especially when you''ve
explicitly threatened to not let us off. In that case, we have to finish you off with one blow so that you
won''t have the chance to make everything public. What do you think, President Dafoe?"
Asher''s eyes instantly widened, and his pupils shrank to the size of a needle tip. Not only that, but
he trembled all over with fear written all over his face. She''s right. All I cared about was to warn him,
but it never crossed my mind that my warning might make me unable to step out of the elevator
alive. And besides, Sonia is right that one has to defeat their enemy thoroughly so that they''ll never
rise again, especially when the enemy bears a grudge against them in the first ce. Otherwise,
letting the enemy off will bring them endless trouble. If it were me, I''d have done the same. Does it
mean that I''m gonna die here?