Chapter 1307


    Sonia bit her lip hesitantly for a couple of seconds. "Actually, there really is one thing. Mrs.


    Robinson, are you sure Daphne really is furthering her studies abroad?"


    The instant the woman on the other end heard this, the smile on her face froze. "Miss Reed, what


    do you mean by that?"


    Sonia forced a smile. "Well, the thing is, a secretary at mypany saw someone who looked very


    much like Daphne when she was out this morning. Daphne''s phone was unreachable the entire


    time as well, so this secretary of mine wondered if the one she saw was indeed Daphne and


    whether she wasn''t furthering her studies abroad at all. Mrs. Robinson, as you know, Daphne and I


    were close, so it''s only natural that I have to find out where she actually is to put my mind at rest,


    no?"


    "Oh, I see." The woman nodded in relief before smiling again. "Don''t worry, Miss Reed, Daphne is


    indeed abroad. I think the one your current secretary saw was probably someone who looked like


    her. Many people look alike nowadays, and besides, Daphne has taken photos of herself with the


    company while she''s abroad."


    "Is that so? Alright then, I got it, Mrs. Robinson. I''m relieved to hear that she''s still abroad. I shan''t


    keep you any longer, then. Goodbye, Mrs. Robinson."


    "Goodbye! Feel free to visit my ce when you''re free, Miss Reed," the woman replied cordially.


    "Okay," Sonia responded politely.


    After ending the phone call, she put down her phone, inteced her fingers on her desk, and sank


    deep in thought, wondering if Daphne was really abroad.


    She didn''t start the phone call by asking Mrs. Robinson whether Daphne was abroad because she


    wanted to sound her out on whether she knew Daphne wasn''t furthering her studies at a foreign


    company. After all, Mrs. Robinson was just an ordinary person incapable of acting. If she were to


    know Daphne wasn''t abroad, she''d definitely give herself away when Sonia sounded her out. Even


    if she was capable of acting, she wouldn''t have been a very good actor, and Sonia would still have


    been able to figure out something was amiss.


    However, when Sonia purposely sounded her out just now, she realized that thetter sounded


    natural as usual without showing signs of feeling guilty or panicking. In other words, she wasn''t


    lying. The one lying was Daphne, who had also lied to her mother that she was furthering her


    studies abroad when she actually wasn''t. So why on earth did Daphne do this? Why would she lie


    to everyone? Did something happen to her, or is she in some kind of danger?


    Sonia was filled with worry. Then, she unsped her hands and picked up her phone again, calling


    the detective agency that she had gone to before as she intended to have them find out about


    Daphne''s situation. It wasn''t until the detective agency agreed to take up the job that her mind was


    somewhat put at rest. No matter what, the fact that Daphne is still able to go around outside


    probably proves that she''s safe for now. Perhaps only by finding her and figuring out what


    happened to her can I help her thoroughly. She massaged her temples.


    Just then, there was a knock on the door to her office.


    Snapping out of her thoughts, Sonia looked up and saw Ritae in with a pile of documents in her


    hands. She said, "President Reed, these are the proposals from all departments for the staff''s


    Christmas benefits. Please take a look at them and decide which proposal to follow through on."


    Upon hearing her say that, Sonia smiled. "Right, Christmas is just around the corner."


    "There''s half a month left before that." Rita ced the documents in front of her.


    Sonia reached out and pulled the documents toward herself. "Which will pass in the blink of an eye.


    Okay, I''ll read them as soon as possible and tell you which proposal to follow through on before the


    office closes this afternoon. Get the Purchasing Department to arrange for the goods to be procured


    as soon as possible and distributed to the staff before the holiday."


    "Alright." Rita nodded. "By the way, President Reed, there''s one more thing. All the machines in the


    factory have been installed and have undergone preliminary tests. They''re working well, so the


    factory director asked when you''d like to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony."


    The so-called ribbon-cutting ceremony was actually no different from the opening ceremony of a


    store; all one had to do was pick an auspicious date, have some flowers and other kinds of


    decorations in ce, and hold an opening ceremony. On the other hand, those who were more


    particr or superstitious about this could invite a priest to bless the ce. In short, everything was


    up to Sonia.


    After pondering for a moment, Sonia replied, "I have yet to settle on a date. How about this? I''ll go


    to the factory after work this afternoon to take a look. If everything looks good, I''lle up with a


    date for the ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow."


    "Alright, I''ll tell the factory director about thister," Rita replied with a smile.


    "Uh-huh." Sonia nodded. Then, she recalled something and continued, "By the way, as for Daphne,


    I''ve called a detective agency to have them look into her whereabouts. I''ll tell you if there''s


    anything."


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    "Yes, President Reed." Rita smiled even more happily. She and Daphne were friends, so it was only


    natural that she cared very much about thetter and wanted to know what had happened to her.


    Therefore, she was very pleased to hear Sonia''s words. "Well then, President Reed, I''ll go ahead


    with my work."


    "Just go." Sonia nodded.


    After Rita had left, Sonia picked up the topmost document of the pile and started leafing through it.


    These were all kinds of suggestions for the staff''s Christmas benefits, which weren''t work-rted,


    so she flipped through them very quickly. After all, all she had to do was pick the most suitable


    suggestion from all of them. As a result, she finished dealing with these documents in two hours


    before choosing and sorting out suggestions that she thought were pretty good. After adding her


    own ideas, she had them sent to the Purchasing Department.


    Time passed quickly; in the blink of an eye, it was already afternoon. Sonia stood up and tidied up


    her office. She prepared to send Toby a text message telling him not to pick her up from workter


    because she had to go to the factory to take a look and would drive back to Bayside Residence on


    her ownter. As it turned out, she had just typed the message and was about to send it before she


    heard a man''s soft cough from the door to her office.


    She subconsciously looked up to see Toby leaning against the door frame with his thin lips curled


    slightly. He was smiling at her.


    Sonia smiled, too. "Why are you here?"


    Toby came in. "To pick you up from work."


    Sonia put down her phone. "I was just about to text you to tell you not toe."


    The man frowned. "Why?"


    "The factory has finished undergoing construction, so I''m about to go there to take a look. I said a


    few times before that I wanted to go there, but I didn''t. This time, I have to go there and take a look


    no matter what, so you''ve got no choice but to go back on your own first," Sonia exined


    apologetically.


    Toby hugged her around the waist and took her into his arms. "I''m here already, so how can I go


    back by myself? I''ll go with you."


    "Really?" Sonia stood slightly on tiptoe before wrapping her arms around his neck.


    The man nodded. "Or what? Can I lie to you? Let''s go," he said before letting go of her waist. Taking


    her by the hand instead, he led her to the door. "We''ll go there, take a look, and then return home


    as soon as possible. You''re not gonna stay there for long, no?"


    Sonia shook her head. "Of course not. We''ll leave after taking a look."


    "Sounds good to me."


    The two left the office together and were, of course, stared at by the staff members along the way.


    At first, Sonia had felt a little embarrassed by how the staff members looked at them, but now that


    she''d gotten used to it, she was able to brazen it out and befortable with it.


    However, she was a bit unlucky, for she ran into Asher again when she stepped out of the elevator.


    Asher was standing outside the elevator, probably to take the elevator upstairs. Seeing Sonia and


    Tobye out of the elevator, he was surprised for a moment. Then, as he recalled something, a


    hint of excitement flickered across his eyes and then disappeared so quickly as if it were an illusion.


    After darting an impassive nce at Sonia, he turned to Toby with an ingratiating smile, asking,


    "Picking Sonia up from work again, President Fuller?"


    Sonia rolled her eyes. What a hypocrite.