Chapter 1138


    At that moment, Grayson, who had a strong dislike toward Sonia, felt even more unhappy with her,


    thinking she was purposely stalling and making him wait.


    After all, Sonia was the only person who was daring enough to do that to him, which he assumed


    must be because she thought Toby had her back. How arrogant thisdy is! Why are you so cocky,


    Sonia? You''re nowhere close to Lte. What makes you think you''re a perfect match for Toby?


    As Grayson grew tired of waiting and was about to barge into the building, the receptionist suddenly


    put down the phone after saying something to Sonia on the inside and turned her attention to the


    man. "I''m sorry to have made you wait, Mr. Lore. Chairman Reed has agreed to see you now.


    Pleasee with me." She then extended her arm and showed the two men the way.


    Grayson lightened up a little when he heard her words, but he remained haughty and insolent. At


    the same time, he waved his hand and grunted. "Atst, she made the right move."


    When the receptionist heard the man''s words, she secretly rolled her eyes upward in disdain. What


    the hell is wrong with this man?! He is on someone else''s turf, yet he won''t keep his arrogance in


    check at all. I suppose I shouldn''t be surprised to see a man like him with a shameless daughter


    who wants nothing but to be a mistress! No wonder people say like father, like daughter!


    The receptionist''s mind was filled with disgust toward Grayson, but due to her status as an ordinary


    employee working at the front desk, she didn''t dare to express her disdain as she continued to lead


    Grayson and his assistant to the elevator. Nheless, she hoped that Sonia would teach them a


    lessonter.


    In the meantime, Grayson, who was following behind the receptionist, kept looking around the


    building. Noticing the old interior design, Grayson didn''t even bother to hide the contemptuous look


    on his face. In fact, he even wiped the elevator to degrade Sonia''spany, although there was


    barely any dust inside the elevator. Then, he blew his own hands and pped them like he was


    trying to dust his hands. At the same time, he went on to mock thepany by asking, "What''s with


    this design? I can''t believe Paradigm Co. is so old-fashioned."


    Meanwhile, the receptionist felt even more disgusted when she saw what Grayson did. After all, she


    worked at the front desk and hade across countless people day in and day out. Thus, she


    considered herself quite a keen judge of character and was able to see through Grayson''s ill


    intention behind his gestures.


    How cheap! This guy is just trying to make Paradigm Co. seem bad. As one of the employees of her


    company, she had to admit that Paradigm Co. was not in its best financial state at that moment.


    However, she was grateful that thepany had never forgotten the benefits that they deserved. At


    the same time, she was never worried about Paradigm Co.''s respect and her own future,


    considering the rtionship between Sonia and Toby.


    Because of that, every single employee had a strong sense of belonging in thepany. Thus, the


    receptionist could not stand it when she heard someone degrading herpany, but despite her


    displeasure, she wasn''t going to express it anyway because she was just an ordinary employee


    who worked at the front desk.


    Other than knitting her eyebrows and reacting with an indifferent attitude, there was only so much


    she could do. Nevertheless, she was determined deep down to tell Sonia what she saw, thinking


    her boss was in a better ce to refute Grayson than she was.


    Well, even if Chairman Reed can''t do anything, I''m sure Mr. Fuller can handle this guy. At the


    thought of that, the receptionist only kept her eyes on the elevator door without even bothering to


    look at Grayson. While she continued to smile, she answered nonchntly, "Paradigm Co. was built


    more than twenty years ago, so it''s not surprising that the interior design seems old school.


    Although it''s barelyparable to the trend right now, the design was one of the most popr ones


    back then."


    "No wonder." Grayson smiled nonchntly. "You may be right, but after more than two decades,


    don''t you think it''s time for yourpany to go through a makeover? After all, yourpany''s


    appearance is the most obvious factor that influences how people think of it. If your management


    won''t do anything to change it, it''ll only seem to others as if it hasn''t progressed at all without


    anything worth looking forward to." The man implied that Paradigm Co. was just like an outdated


    property, destined to be left forgotten.


    The receptionist clenched her fists and faked a smile. "I beg to differ, Mr. Lore. The reason the


    interior design in Paradigm Co. remains the same is not because we can''t afford to change, but


    because our leaders are nostalgic of the past. Furthermore, with the rtionship between Paradigm


    Co. and the Fuller Group, I''m sure it''s only a matter of time before they do something about


    changing the interior design. In fact, even if we don''t make any changes, I''m sure whoever works


    with ourpany will respect us due to our alliance with the Fuller Group. After all, no one is going


    to disrespect us just because of our outdated interior design, which is why I don''t think it''s that


    important of a matter to change the interior design. Moreover, Paradigm Co. is backed by the Fuller


    Group just as Chairman Reed is backed by Mr. Fuller."


    On the other hand, Grayson could also tell what the receptionist was insinuating, knowing she was


    trying to point out the fact that the Lore Family had gotten on the wrong side of Toby, making it even


    harder for them to align themselves with the Fuller Family again.


    In that instant, Grayson was overwhelmed with anger, yet there was nothing he could do to the


    receptionist. After all, he didn''t want to be embarrassed if word about him, a corporate president,


    messing around with an ordinary receptionist got out. Despite his frustration and annoyance with


    the receptionist''s reply, he couldn''t do anything except put up with her.


    Because of that, the elevator was shrouded in silence as Grayson fixed his cold gaze on the


    receptionist. Deep down, Grayson was annoyed about his failure to degrade Paradigm Co., but


    what irritated him even more was that his petty attempt to insult thepany ironically put him in an


    embarrassing position.


    Soon, the elevator arrived just as the door opened. Then, the receptionist stepped out of the


    elevator and heaved a sigh of relief, pretending as if nothing ever happened. At the same time, she


    extended her arm and politely invited Grayson and his assistant to step out of the elevator. "This


    way, Mr. Lore. We''re almost reaching Chairman Reed''s office."


    Grayson glimpsed the receptionist and grunted coldly, fixing his cor as he stepped out of the


    elevator with his assistant following right behind him closely.


    "We''re here," the receptionist said to Grayson and his assistant, whereupon she knocked on the


    door.


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    Sonia''s voice could soon be heard from inside the door. "Come in."


    The receptionist soon opened the door. "Chairman Reed, Mr. Lore is here."


    Sonia then put down her pen and looked up, setting her eyes on the receptionist while nodding. "Let


    them in while you make us some tea."


    "Alright," the receptionist replied with an affirmative hum, showing Grayson and his assistant the


    way into Sonia''s office before she left to make them some tea.


    The next moment, Sonia stood up and walked closer to Grayson. "Mr. Lore, wee to Paradigm


    Co. Please take a seat." She pointed at the couch not far away from her, signaling Grayson to sit


    there. However, Grayson was seen with a disgusted look on his face when he saw the old-


    fashioned wooden couch. Thus, he directly approached the couch without responding to Sonia and


    sat down as if he was the boss who owned the ce.


    When Sonia saw that, she squinted with an indifferent look on her face. Just as she was about to


    say something, the receptionist, who was supposed to make some tea, peeked from the door and


    spoke. "Chairman Reed, I can''t find the tea leaves, so could you pleasee here?" The


    receptionist mustered her courage and waved her hand at Sonia.


    Sonia raised her eyebrows upon hearing the receptionist''s words. What? She can''t find the tea


    leaves? That''s impossible. They have always been in the same, obvious spot in the cab. She


    must have something she wants to talk to me about. Sonia was sure that the tea leaves should still


    be there, and she instantly saw through the receptionist''s intention of beckoning her over. Because


    of that, she nodded and said, "Alright, I''ll meet you in the pantry."


    In the meantime, the receptionist heaved a sigh of relief when she heard Sonia''s affirmative reply,


    whereupon she disappeared at the door.