Chapter 1003


    "He''s only helpful in situations like this." Toby parted his thin lips and remarked on Zane.


    "If Mr. Coleman knew you looked down on him so much, President Fuller, he''d probably get angry."


    Tom pushed his sses.


    "And I should be afraid of that?" Toby gently raised his eyelids.


    When Tom heard that, he quickly waved his hand and rified, "No, no. You''ve misunderstood,


    President Fuller. That is not what I mean.”


    "Then, shut up," Toby chided while frowning.


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    Shrugging, Tom then made a zipper motion with his mouth and stopped speaking.


    Meanwhile, Xander dashed into the audio-visual room in the suite without knocking and simply


    pushing the door open. The room was dark and only the movie screen shone brightly.


    The screen was showing a ck-and-white film from the 1920s and the babble of singing came


    from the gramophone on the side, giving the entire AV room the appearance of a horror venue.


    Connor sat on the single sofa in the center of the screen, dressed in a white suit. He closed his


    eyes, swayed his head and fingers to the music and listened intently to the musical.


    Xander approached Connor carefully while ncing at the drama film on the big screen and taking


    in his surroundings. Even though he had seen simr scenes before, he could not help but shiver in


    fear at that moment.


    Too bad, Xander was terrified of ghosts and not of anything else. Not to mention how ying ck


    and white movies with horror special effects and soundtracks in an originally dark AV room


    heightened the dread.


    "Hello, Mr. Salzburg," Xander greeted Connor respectfully and bravely approached him while


    lowering his head.


    Connor, who was grooving to the music, came to a halt. The next moment, he slowly opened his


    eyes and looked at Xander in front of him. His pupils constricted, indicating that he was clearly


    bothered by the guy''s interruption in the midst of his entertainment.


    "What''s the matter?" Connor inquired quietly after taking a sip of red wine to calm himself.


    Although he was able to suppress his anger, Xander could still sense his boss'' rage, so he lowered


    his head. "Mr. Salzburg. Big news. Toby has arrived."


    When Connor heard this, he stopped swirling his red wine and raised his head to look at Xander.


    "What exactly did you say? Toby Fuller is here?"


    "Yes." Xander nodded and added, "He''s right outside. He has brought his assistant with him to see


    you."


    Connor tightened his grip on the wine ss upon hearing this. He was silent for a moment before


    speaking again, "Did he tell you why he''de to see me?"


    Connor and Toby both believed that they would meet one day, but clearly, it was not now; not when


    it was a bad timing seeing that neither of them was prepared.


    Still, he was not surprised when he realized Toby made no statement or moves after so many days,


    despite being aware of Connor''s arrival.


    Out of his expectation, Toby appeared at this precise moment.


    This exceeded his expectations.


    He picked up the remote control and pressed the pause button, bringing the movie on the screen to


    a halt.


    He then stood up, epted his dragon-head walking stick from Xander before lightly squeezing it


    and asked, "Did Toby mention why he wanted to see me so suddenly?"


    "No... I inquired, but they both remained silent. Instead..." Xander replied with a shake of his head;


    his face revealed a hint of rage midway through his sentence.


    Connor squinted his eyes as he noticed it. "Instead?" "I''m sorry, Mr. Salzburg," Xander quickly


    apologized before continuing, "Their attitude is terrible. Theye to see us, but they are extremely


    arrogant. Tom even threatened me that if I don''t bring you to meet Toby right away, they''d break in


    forcefully. That''s truly revolting of them."


    After hearing Xander''s exnation, Connor''s face darkened but not to the point where he was


    about to erupt in rage. Instead, he just grimaced and asked, "What''s there to be angry about? He


    has a higher social standing than I do regardless in Seafield or Westsanshire. I should have paid


    him a visit, not the other way around. Now that he has taken the initiative toe see me, he must


    disy some arrogance in order to suppress me. Otherwise, it will imply that he is afraid of me.


    Therefore, there''s no need to be upset. If I were in Toby''s shoes, I''d do the same."


    "Yes." Xander bowed before remaining silent.


    "Perhaps Toby did note for the grudge between me and him," Connor rubbed the dragon head


    carved on his walking stick.


    "Do you mean Toby is here because of the woman, Miss Reed, Mr. Salzburg?"


    Xander stared at him, puzzled.


    "That is most likely it. We shouldn''t meet now to air our grievances. Toby, after all, has yet to


    discover anything. If I were him, I would only meet to dere war after conducting an extensive


    investigation."


    "What if Toby is here because of something he discovered, not because of the woman?" Xander


    was unsettled.


    "If he could, he would have found it a long time ago and would not have been suspicious until now.


    Do you get it?" Connor said somberly.


    After meeting Connor’s cold and piercing gaze, Xander lowered his head in fear and quickly replied,


    "Yes, I understand."


    "I don''t want to hear any discouraging words from you again," Connor warned sternly.


    Xander nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Salzburg."


    Only then did Connor avert his gaze and said, "I''m still confident when ites to how much Toby


    has discovered. On the other hand, he must havee to me at this point solely for Sonia''s sake


    because the issue with her missing parts has yet to be resolved. Today is the deadline and if it is not


    met, she will face serious consequences. Last night, I spoke with Sonia and she stated that she has


    a solution. However, I haven''t heard anything about it from the people we sent to keep an eye on


    her, so the ostensible solution could be to rely on Toby."


    "That is why he showed up!" Realization hit Xander. "Now it all makes sense. If so, then Toby must


    genuinely care about Sonia.”


    "It may not be the case though." Connor stated as he gripped his cane, "Assisting Sonia in solving


    the problem does not imply that he cares about her. After all, Sonia is one of them and when


    something bad happens to Toby''s people, he naturally lends a helping hand. Furthermore, such a


    problem is not difficult for him to resolve. All he has to do is show up. As a result, even if he doesn''t


    love her, he can''t stand by and watch her suffer. This will only embarrass himself once the words


    are out."


    "You''re right. Toby''s willingness toe forward to deal with such a difficult matter demonstrates his


    concern for Sonia," Xander analyzed as he pushed his sses.


    "Alright. That''s enough. Let''s not get into that right now. I should meet Toby since he''s here. We


    should greet him before he breaks in. If that happens, I''ll be the butt of everyone''s joke," Connor


    uttered while rubbing his temples.


    "Yes," the assistant responded quickly before following his boss out of the AV room.


    After exiting, Connor sat on the sofa in the living room with his legs spread apart and his cane


    positioned between his legs. He ced his hands on top of the dragon-head and lowered his head


    slightly, making it impossible to decipher what he was thinking.


    Xander, on the other hand, went to


    open the suite''s door.