Chapter 1007
He repeated the question Connor had thrown at him.
Connor chuckled. "If I were worried, I wouldn''t have done that. After all, all I did was intercept some
goods, so you wouldn’t go so far as to fight me to the bitter end. Furthermore, I''ve decided since the
beginning that if you personally ask me to return the spare parts, I''ll immediately give them back
without dy. Wouldn''t that give you no reason toy a hand on me?" It was exactly because he
was absolutely certain about this that he dared to do so. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have taken the risk.
"You know me better than I imagined," Toby taunted.
Connor rubbed the dragon''s head with a half-smile. "And so do you."
"In that case, if I didn''te to you to ask for the batch of spare parts, would you continue to feign
ignorance by not returning the spare parts? Would you let my lover''spany get into trouble so
that you couldugh at me?" Toby said while unleashing his murderous intent.
Connor, the old fox, still had a smile on his face. "How is that possible? I knew that you''d definitely
come back. After all, you and I know very well what Miss Reed is capable of. She has no means to
solve this issue. If she wants to prevent Paradigm Co. from going bankrupt, all she has to do is
agree to let Anya off, and I’ll naturally return the spare parts to her. However, she refuses to do so,
so I have no choice but to keep on stalling her. You know Paradigm Co.''s situation without me
telling you about it. The problem with the spare parts can''t be held off, but she can''t produce arge
sum of money to weather the crisis caused by theck of spare parts, so you''re the only one she
can turn to. She''s your woman, so it''s only natural that you can''t sit by and do nothing about it. Well,
my guess proved to be right, no?" In reality, it wasn’t for Anya''s sake that he intercepted the spare
parts in the beginning. His real purpose was to sound out how much the man before him cared
about Sonia. Anya was just an extra. What if Sonia was softhearted enough to agree to let Anya
off? Even if the couple didn''t agree to let Anya off, he could sound out how much Toby cared about
Sonia. In short, whatever the oue was, he wouldn''t be at a disadvantage. He would get what he
wanted, and he proved to have seeded. Sonia was very dependent on Toby. On the other hand,
Toby might not love her so much as to be unable to live without her, but he was absolutely deeply in
love with her. Otherwise, why would hee in person instead of sending his assistant here? Of
course, this wasn’t enough. What he wanted to see the most was for Toby to love Sonia so much
that he could sacrifice his life in exchange for hers. Only then could Sonia be of great use in the
future.
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"Unfortunately, your guess is partly wrong," Toby mocked sharply while looking at Connor. It was
true that Sonia couldn''t produce the money, but she had never intended to ask him for help. She''d
rather consult Charles about how to solve the problem than ask him for help. Connor was wrong
about this from the beginning.
Connor''s confident smile froze all of a sudden when he heard Toby say that his guess was wrong.
"My guess is wrong? That''s impossible. How am I wrong?"
Toby had no intention of answering his questions, though. His thin lips parted slightly as he replied
coldly, "That isn''t what you''re supposed to know. It''s true that I won''t fight you to the bitter end just
because you intercepted the spare parts, but I''ll remember this and settle all the scores with you in
the future." His eyes gleamed with frostiness as he spoke.
Connor stopped rubbing the dragon''s head with his thumb for a moment.
Soon after that, he started rubbing the dragon''s head again, but Toby''s words seemed to make him
feel somewhat restless. His thumb rubbed against the dragon''s head much faster than just now,
which revealed his turbulent emotions. "Is that so? Well, I''ll be looking forward to that." He lowered
his eyes. "Having said so much, I have yet to tell you my purpose. Your guess just now is right. I''m
indeed here for that disappointing daughter of mine. I don''t like her either, but no matter what, she''s
my daughter. I can''t bear to see her like this, so I''d like to ask you to show her mercy and let her off.
Of course, I''ll pay Miss Reed the fullpensation she’s supposed to receive. I''ll even pay her
doublepensation. How about that?"
The instant he said so, Tom nearly threw up in disgust, not to mention Toby. The question of
whether Connor had caused the death of Homer aside, it was an indisputable fact that Connor had
caused the death of Toby''s mother. Secondly, it was also an indisputable fact that Anya, Connor''s
illegitimate daughter, had repeatedly bullied Sonia. One might as well say that Toby and Sonia had
a lot of scores to settle with Connor and Anya, so what gave Connor the cheek to ask Toby to have
Anya released? In short, this was his first time seeing someone asking their enemy to
release one of their people. Don''t tell me Connor thinks that President Fuller will definitely say yes
once he makes a request. What a joke!
As he had expected, Toby replied in a grim voice, "You want me to let Anya off? Do you think that''s
possible?"
Connor wasn''t surprised by Toby''s reply. Instead, heughed. "I know that with the history between
us, it''s indeed quite impossible for you to let my daughter off like that. But what if I trade something
for that? "
"I''m not interested," Toby replied without the slightest hesitation.
Connor looked at him, his eyes flickering. "We’re talking about the stuff your mother left behind back
then. Are you sure that you’re not interested?"
Toby''s face changed color instantly at these words. Staring at Connor with bloodshot eyes, he
asked, "What did you say? You mean the stuff my mother left behind?"
Connor smiled smugly. "That''s right. I won''t go so far as to lie to you about this kind of thing."
Toby fell silent, whereas Tom had aplicated expression on his face. They never expected
things to turn out this way. To think that Connor still has the stuff left behind by thete Madam in his
hands''. Not only that, but he''s now using it to threaten President Fuller, thought Tom.
Toby stared at Connor with a terrifyingly grim expression. "What did my mother leave behind?"
Connor picked up his cup of tea and took a sip from it. "I won''t tell you what it is for now. All I can tell
you is that it was very, very important to your mother. She gave it to me when she and I were
together, saying that it was as important as her own life. She gave it to me in hopes that I''d think of
her whenever I saw it, so I''ve kept it well until now." "Howmentable," Toby suddenlymented.
Connor was startled for a moment. "What do you mean?"
Toby replied, "Something as important as her own life, huh? My mother gave such an important
thing to you because she trusted you. To think that you''d betray her trust by offering the stuff she
gave you in exchange for your illegitimate daughter. Isn''t thatmentable?" He raised his head and
suddenly stretched out his hand. Then, before Connor could realize what was going on, he
immediately grabbed Connor’s throat and lifted him up with all his might.
Connor was only about 170 centimeters tall. Moreover, he was thin, so Toby lifted him up effortlessly
with one hand. Before Connor realized it, he was already at least six centimeters above the ground.
The walking stick in Connor''s hand dropped to the floor with a thud and rolled on the carpet before
coming to a stop. On the other hand, Connor was suspended in midair. At this moment, his face
was flushed, and his eyes were bulging and tinged with blood. He was opening his mouth in an
attempt to ask Toby to let go of him, but Toby grabbed his neck so tightly that he couldn''t make a
sound at all. Consequently, he could only keep trying to prise Toby''s fingers, wanting to prise the
latter''s fingers from his neck.