Chapter 1137


    Sonia had received Daphne''s message to apply for leave when she returned to Bayside Residence


    with Toby the night before. In her message, she revealed that she was about to have her surgery


    soon and was nning to rest for about half a month. Sonia responded by giving her approval to


    her secretary, only to forget about it the next day, which was rather awkward.


    "Chairman Reed, this is your schedule for the day. Please have a look and see if there are any


    cancetions or postponements you would like to make for your agenda." The secretary passed the


    document in her arms to Sonia.


    Sonia flipped through the papers and pointed at two schedules. "Cancel these two. They are


    unnecessary, so let''s not waste our time on that."


    The secretary leaned closer to look at the events that Sonia was referring to. "Sure."


    "The rest will go on as nned." Sonia closed the file and gave it back to the secretary.


    The secretary then hugged the document back in her arms and replied, "By the way, there is one


    more thing. The machine that you ordered from Kosovo when you went there a few months ago has


    arrived at customs."


    "Wait, what? Has it arrived already?" Sonia''s eyes brightened up joyfully.


    The secretary nodded. "Yes, the customs agency is taking necessary actions to speed up the


    delivery process. Once it''s through, we can arrange for our people to collect the machine at the


    customs right away."


    "That''s awesome!" Sonia happily smiled, barely containing her excitement.


    In fact, Paradigm Co. had always relied on its cooperation with otherpanies to facilitate its


    manufacturing process until it was hit by a financial crisis so hard that the management had to sell


    off the nt and all manufacturing units to survive. However, not only did the management''s efforts


    fail to save thepany from falling apart, Sonia''s father also passed away in the end just as the


    company''s shares were being acquired by outsiders.


    A few yearster, things finally took a turn for the better when Charles, Carl, and Leonard


    reacquired thepany bit by bit, although the Reed Family had still yet to regain full ownership


    over thepany.


    At the same time, while Paradigm Co. was currently under Sonia''s possession, she was well aware


    of the fact that herpany still suffered from the absence of its own manufacturing nt and


    production units. After all, those equipment and fixed assets could not be reacquired as easily as


    thepany''s shares could since they could only be bought back from those who currently owned


    them.


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    Furthermore, Sonia had a feeling that it would be hard to regain possession over those fixed assets


    from their new owners, thinking the reason they bought them in the first ce was because they


    wanted to maximize their capacity. Because of that, it seemed troublesome to her to repurchase


    those machines from the new owners, which was why she reckoned it was almost impossible to


    reacquire those machines that had been sold off earlier.


    Due to the circumstances, Paradigm Co. had no choice but to outsource its productionpanies


    like Dwells and Rentoor that specialized in manufacturing since it didn''t have its own production and


    manufacturing unit.


    However, Sonia quickly realized that it wasn''t wise for herpany to continue down that path,


    considering the limited leverage it had over the otherpanies, which could put thepany at a


    disadvantage one day.


    Her worst fear came true when the owner of Dwells vited the contract and secretly sold the parts


    to Connor behind her back. Because of that, she no longer felt secure to outsource herpany''s


    production, thinking it was safer for the production to be held in house.


    In fact, Sonia had been having that thought at the back of her mind as she began to take necessary


    actions to revamp and renovate herpany''s manufacturing nt, as well as order the machine


    herpany needed from Kosovo.


    While the nt was still in the midst of repair and renovation, the ongoing assembly of the machine


    in Kosovo had forced Sonia to continue working with Dwells until the unpleasant incident happened


    despite their long-term partnership, much to her dismay.


    Now that the machines Sonia had ordered were at the customs, Paradigm Co. would no longer


    need to depend on the otherpanies to produce the spare parts and goods once they collected


    them. That way, I suppose it''s only a matter of time before Paradigm Co. will be listed on the share


    market once again.


    The more Sonia thought about it, the more tightly she clenched her fists. "Tell the logistics


    department to pay attention to the customs agency. I want the machine here as soon as possible.


    Make sure nothing goes wrong!"


    "Don''t worry about it, Chairman Reed. Miss Daphne walked me through it when she handed over


    her job to me." The secretary smiled in response.


    Sonia smiled and replied, "Even when she is sick, she still can''t get her mind off her job. I can''t help


    but pity that poordy."


    "Miss Daphne is indeed a responsible employee." The secretary nodded in agreement.


    "Is the construction of the manufacturing ntplete?" Sonia looked at her.


    With the files in her arms, the secretary replied, "It''s done, but there are still a few minor


    adjustments to be made, and we''ll only know what to do when the machines arrive. After all, the


    construction workers only have the drafts to refer to, which makes it hard for them to decide where


    to install the circuit box and venttion fans. Furthermore, they won''t know how big each circuit box


    should be and how much space each venttion fan would take up until they see the actual object."


    "I understand. I''m going to head over to the manufacturing nt to inspect their progress myself,


    but as for the minor adjustments, I suppose we''ll only talk about that when the machines arrive."


    Sonia sat down on her chair.


    The secretary nodded. "Alright."


    "Great. You may excuse yourself now. Please also tell our shareholders and the senior


    management about the meeting soon." Sonia waved her hand and made her instruction heard,


    whereupon the secretary nodded and excused herself.


    After that, Sonia continued to sit down in her office for the next few moments before she started to


    gather the documents she needed for the meetingter. Then, she left her office and headed for the


    meeting thatsted for almost three hours.


    When the meeting was over, it was almost 1.00PM. At that moment, Sonia could hear her stomach


    growling as she rubbed her belly and returned to her office with a pair of furrowed brows on her


    face.


    As soon as she got back to her office, she heard the telephone on her desk ringing before she could


    even ask her secretary to get her lunch. Because of that, she decided to send her secretary a text


    message and told her to buy her lunch, whereupon she put down her cell phone and answered the


    inte. "Hello?"


    "Greeting, Chairman Reed. I''m calling from the front desk." The receptionist''s polite voice was


    heard.


    Sonia raised her eyebrows, wondering why the receptionist would call her. Then, she started to


    suspect there might be something important she had to attend to by herself like a guest or some


    confidential parcel. Otherwise, the receptionist would''ve contacted her secretary or her assistant


    first instead of approaching her directly. At the thought of that, she put up with her hunger and sat


    up straight, speaking with a strict tone. "What''s the matter?"


    "There are two guests iming to be the president of Lore Communications and his assistant. They


    would like to meet you." The receptionist looked at Grayson and spoke over the phone.


    "The president of Lore Communications?" Sonia squinted.


    "Yes."


    Sonia pursed her lips, knowing the reason why Grayson was here. I can''t believe that someone


    from the Lore Family is here, but I never thought it would be the president of Lore Communications


    himself. I bet he must be here for Lte.


    "Chairman Reed, would you like to see them?" the receptionist asked once again.


    However, Sonia didn''t answer right away. Instead, she held the phone up with one hand while


    knocking on the table with the other, seemingly pondering about the receptionist''s question.


    On the other hand, the receptionist, who heard the knocking, didn''t dare to interfere with Sonia as


    she only kept the phone in her hands and apologetically smiled at Grayson, signaling the man to


    wait.


    Nevertheless, Grayson was extremely impatient by that, responding with a darkened look on his


    face. Deep down, he reckoned he should be respected by Sonia, deeming himself equally on par


    with Henry in terms of seniority. In fact, he also reckoned that he was older than Toby, which was all


    the more reason Sonia should show him some respect.


    Where is thisdy''s respect? She shoulde and receive me after learning about my arrival.


    Instead, she''s taking her time without giving me a proper response.