Chapter 1289


    "In that case, why didn''t you control your temper then?" Harry rebuked.


    Lte pouted aggrievedly. "It never dawned upon me that Toby loved that woman. I simply thought


    that they..." She stomped her foot in frustration. "He would not treat me like this no matter what I did


    if he didn''t love her. None of us expected that Toby actually loved her. That b*tch was so arrogant


    and cocky. I was so pissed."


    Harry sighed dejectedly as he replied, "Yeah, none of us expected that Toby actually loved that


    woman. This is our biggest mistake. Now, these things you have done have made Toby utterly


    disappointed in us. He despises us now. We''ve made the worst move possible tonight."


    They shouldn''t havee tonight. They should have held back and waited.


    Just like Tom said, Toby didn''t n to release the statement today, but Lte sent her two


    subordinates and made Toby upset. It was only after the incident today did he decide to release the


    news after the banquet.


    To make matters worse, Lte messed up again, which changed Toby''s mind yet again, and he


    decided to release the statement now.


    Therefore, they made the wrong move by executing those two ill-thought-out ns tonight.


    They should have held back and done nothing for now. At least, they would have a slight chance to


    get back on their feet. s, they were forced to a dead end.


    "Grandpa, what should we do now?" Lte was anxious and panicked the longer she dwelled


    upon their failure. Although she wasn''t experienced in the business world, she knew what would


    happen to her family once Toby released his statement.


    It wouldn''t take very long before theirpany went bankrupt, and she would lose her status as the


    dignified Miss Lore. Once that happened, she would lose everything.


    She did not want any of these to happen, so she couldn''t help but regret her impulsiveness.


    Harry didn''t say anything and merely rewarded her with a sullen re. There was none of the usual


    affection in his eyes as they were now filled with indifference and loathing.


    He was a realistic man. Before Lte brought trouble to him and their family, he could pamper her


    and spoil her rotten.


    After all, unlike the foolish andughable Grayson, Lte was as intelligent and cunning as he


    was. Thus, he favored her more than all his other children and grandchildren.


    However, his adoration was conditional. He would unconditionally protect her and spoil her as long


    as she listened to him and brought benefits to the family. But once she failed to do so and brought


    trouble instead, he would immediately discard her.


    After all, he would not take a fancy to a useless pawn.


    Lte could feel Harry''s noticeable change of attitude toward her. Her heart sank, and she


    muttered uneasily, "G-Grandpa..."


    Harry did not say anything in return. Instead, he stared at her gloomily for a while before retracting


    his gaze and slumping back in his chair. He lowered his head slightly and pondered about


    something.


    Meanwhile, Lte became more frightened and agitated despite Harry''sck of reprimand.


    Harry''s scolding indicated that he still held high hopes for her, but when he did nothing, it indicated


    that he was ready to give up on her and began to weigh thest remaining value he could gain from


    her.


    Of course, Toby and Sonia had no idea that Harry and Lte were about to turn against each


    other.


    After Toby cautiously applied ointment on Sonia''s arm, he kept the ointment away and advised,


    "Next time, when you meet these people again, call me immediately or call for help. Don''t handle it


    yourself, or you''ll get hurt again."


    Sonia giggled in amusement when she saw his scrunched-up brows and listened to his advice.


    "Alright, I got it, Mr. Butler. You''ve been saying the same thing repeatedly. Stop it, will you? I''ve


    never thought that you would be one to nag."


    "I''m not nagging." He pursed his lips and replied seriously, "I''m reminding you so that you know


    what to do next time when yound in the same situation as this one."


    She wrapped her arms around his and consoled him, "Alright, I know, and I remember every word


    you say. I won''t face the situation alone again. Are you happy now?"


    She even held up three fingers and swore a vow. Toby could only mess up her hair as he smiled at


    her antics.


    "Mr. Fuller." Tom suddenly knocked on the open door of the lounge and stood outside, waiting for


    Toby''s permission to enter.


    Sonia immediately released Toby''s arm and sat properly next to him. She felt pretty embarrassed to


    act so intimately with him when there was an audience.


    Nheless, Toby did not feel the same way. He had always loved unting his affection toward her


    in public. So, he was a little upset when Sonia withdrew away from him.


    He was even more displeased with Tom, who came over just when the atmosphere was pleasant. It


    was because of his arrival that she moved away from him.


    Toby pursed his thin lips, red at Tom discontentedly, and snapped grumpily, "What is it?"


    Tom naturally heard the displeasure in Toby''s tone, but he didn''t know what was going on, and he


    stood awkwardly in the doorway. What the heck? What did I do? I didn''t upset him, did I?


    Sonia covered her lips and giggled when she darted her gaze between the grumpy Toby and


    bewildered Tom. "It''s okay, Tom. Come in."


    "Okay, Miss Reed." Tom walked in and smiled at Sonia gratefully, albeit a little confused. Then, he


    stood about three meters before Toby and spruced up. "Mr. Fuller, I have the news about the Acrees


    you asked me to keep an eye on."


    Sonia sat upright and inquired, "Are they here?" She was highly concerned about this matter.


    Toby narrowed his eyes and stared at Tom, who shook his head. "No, they did note to the


    banquet."


    "Oh?" Toby raised his eyebrows. Sonia was equally surprised. "No? They didn''te?"


    "They didn''t."


    "Why not?" She blurted in disbelief. "They tried so desperately to get in touch with Toby and wanted


    to marry off their daughter to him. They even bent over backward to get the invitation to tonight''s


    banquet to meet him to achieve their goal. So, why didn''t theye? How could they miss such a


    good chance?"


    Toby looked in askance at her. "You make me sound like I''m a piece of meat that everyone wants to


    get their hands on."


    Sonia giggled as she retorted, "To those people, you are a piece of meat, a fine-quality one, to boot.


    They can get all the benefits they want after getting their greedy little paws on you."


    Tom nodded in agreement while Toby shook his head with a resigned smile. Oh, what can I do? As


    long as she''s happy.


    "Miss Reed, actually, they didn''t want to squander this chance. It was not in their cards to miss the


    banquet. ording to my investigation, they had prepared toe to the banquet and even bribed


    some staff, but something happened to them on their way here, so they couldn''te," Tom


    reported professionally.


    "Oh? Something happened to them?" Sonia was intrigued. "What a coincidence. What happened


    that stopped them froming?"


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    "No, it''s not a coincidence." Tom shook his head. "Someone ruined their n on purpose. On their


    way here, the Acrees got into a car ident. Their car collided with another vehicle, and the


    ident destroyed both beyond recognition."


    His remarks shocked everyone in the room. Toby frowned as he tried to wrap his head around this


    ident and who stood to gain the most out of this. Whereas Sonia was so aghast, she jerked to


    her feet and eximed, "What?! A car ident?!"