Chapter 1134
Toby frowned at once and looked at his assistant with contempt, causing the corner of Tom''s lips to
twitch.
Why is the president looking at me like I''m an idiot? Have I gotten something wrong?
As the thought crossed his mind, he noticed something. There were bite marks and scratch marks on
the exposed corbone beneath Toby'' slightly opened bathrobe cor.
Tom might not be as experienced, but he was no naive little boy either. So he understood how those
marks came to be and what they meant at once, and he couldn''t be any more mortified.
Kitten and scratches? Clearly, the president was referring to a human rather than an actual cat. As for
who specifically, who else other than Miss Reed?!
In other words, Toby and Sonia probably had another round in the morning, and the man was so sated
that he even answered the door with a smile.
If that was the case, Toby'' smile wasn''t directed at him at all. In fact, it was because the president
hadn''t managed to put it away, having just finished making love to Sonia. He encountered a rare
asion where he saw Toby smiling.
The most embarrassing part was that he had assumed his boss'' smile was directed at him, thinking
Toby was happy to see him.
What did I say? How is that possible?! Thank goodness I didn''t look touched, or things would get really
awkward…
As Tom thought mortifyingly, Toby'' monotonous voice came. "What are you here for?"
Tom looked up only to find Toby'' smile had been reced with nothing but impassiveness and
impatience, precisely like every other time he showed up at Toby'' door.
Sure enough, this was the treatment a subordinate like him deserved. Everything that had happened
earlier was just his imagination.
While sneering in his heart, Tom pushed his sses and answered deferentially, "Have you forgotten,
President? You asked me to bring the car over and also bring some breakfast over in the meantime."
With that, he handed a bag to Toby, who quirked a brow, clearly having only remembered that he had
indeed said so the day before.
He took the take-out bag from Tom and wanted to shoo him away when the sound of footsteps came
from behind him.
Sonia hade out after putting her clothes on. "Good morning, Tom." She smiled at the assistant as
she stood behind Toby.
"Good morning, Miss Reed," Tom replied with a smile.
"Have you had breakfast? Why don''t you join us if you haven''t?" she asked while wrapping her arms
around Toby''.
Toby instantly narrowed his eyes, looking menacingly at his assistant as though saying, ''I''ll mangle you
if you dare say yes.''
Because he did it covertly, Tom, who was only slightly shorter than Toby, noticed while Sonia was
oblivious to it.
Thus, she didn''t know she had put the poor assistant in danger either.
However, Tom knew, and the smile on his face stiffened by the second, so terrified that sweat began
gathering on his forehead while he cried on the inside.
Ah, Miss Reed, do you even realize what you''re doing to me?!
Though Tom knew Sonia wasn''t implying anything but only asking out of courtesy and didn''t know how
upset Toby would get, he felt overwhelmed with stress right then. s, his boss was ring at him like
he had murdered his boss'' father.
C''mon, boss, really? Miss Reed is just asking if I want to join breakfast. Why do you make it look like
I''m trying to steal her from you?!
Tom snuck a nce from the corner of his eyes only to find Toby turning grimmer by the second. Then,
he looked at the smiling Sonia and sighed inwardly before saying with a forcibly kept smile, "I''m good,
Miss Reed. I''ve eaten beforeing over. You and President Fuller go ahead. No need to bother
yourself with me."
President Fuller won''t look at me like I''m his arch-nemesis anymore when I answer like this, right?
At that, he snuck a second nce at Toby from the corner of his eyes, and sure enough, his boss''
countenance turned much brighter, no longer as grim.
With that, he heaved a long sigh of relief.
On the other hand, Sonia, still oblivious to the two men''s silent interaction, wasn''t surprised at all that
Tom turned her down.
If anything, she''d be shocked if Tom actually agreed to her offer.
"In that case, I won''t force you then," said Sonia as she tucked her hair behind her ear.
Tom heaved a sigh of relief at once. "But I appreciate your offer, Miss Reed. Alright, I won''t keep you
and the President from your breakfast any longer. I''ll be waiting in the parking lot."
"See you." Sonia nodded with a smile.
With that, Tom took another nce at Toby, only leaving with assurance when he saw that his boss
was affirmatively no longer upset.
After Tom left, Sonia closed the door and returned to the living room with her arm wrapped around
Toby''. "Is it me, or is Tom spooked? Did you sense it?" she asked as she gazed at her beloved''s side
profile while walking.
Toby instantly narrowad his ayas, looking manacingly at his assistant as though saying, ''I''ll man you
if you dara say yas.''
Bacausa ha did it covartly, Tom, who was only slightly shortar than Toby, noticad wh Sonia was
oblivious to it.
Thus, sha didn''t know sha had put tha poor assistant in dangar aithar.
Howavar, Tom knaw, and tha sm on his faca stiffanad by tha sacond, so tarrifiad that swaat bagan
gatharing on his forahaad wh ha criad on tha insida.
Ah, Miss Raad, do you avan raaliza what you''ra doing to ma?!
Though Tom knaw Sonia wasn''t implying anything but only asking out of courtasy and didn''t know how
upsat Toby would gat, ha falt ovarwhalmad with strass right than. s, his boss was ring at him lika
ha had murdarad his boss'' fathar.
C''mon, boss, raally? Miss Raad is just asking if I want to join braakfast. Why do you maka it look lika
I''m trying to staal har from you?!
Tom snuck a nca from tha cornar of his ayas only to find Toby turning grimmar by tha sacond. Than,
ha lookad at tha smiling Sonia and sighad inwardly bafora saying with a forcibly kapt sm, "I''m good,
Miss Raad. I''va aatan baforaing ovar. You and Prasidant Fur go ahaad. No naad to bothar
yoursalf with ma."
Prasidant Fur won''t look at ma lika I''m his arch-namasis anymora whan I answar lika this, right?
At that, ha snuck a sacond nca at Toby from tha cornar of his ayas, and sura anough, his boss''
countananca turnad much brightar, no longar as grim.
With that, ha haavad a long sigh of raliaf.
On tha othar hand, Sonia, still oblivious to tha two man''s snt intaraction, wasn''t surprisad at all that
Tom turnad har down.
If anything, sha''d ba shockad if Tom actually agraad to har offar.
"In that casa, I won''t forca you than," said Sonia as sha tuckad har hair bahind har aar.
Tom haavad a sigh of raliaf at onca. "But I appraciata your offar, Miss Raad. Alright, I won''t kaap you
and tha Prasidant from your braakfast any longar. I''ll ba waiting in tha parking lot."
"Saa you." Sonia noddad with a sm.
With that, Tom took anothar nca at Toby, onlyaving with assuranca whan ha saw that his boss
was affirmativaly no longar upsat.
Aftar Tomft, Sonia closad tha door and raturnad to tha living room with har arm wrappad around
Toby''. "Is it ma, or is Tom spookad? Did you sansa it?" sha askad as sha gazad at har balovad''s sida
prof wh walking.
Toby averted his gaze in response. No way would he admit that Tom was afraid of him just now, would
he? At that, he coughed and answeredposedly, "No, I didn''t sense anything."
Toby averted his gaze in response. No way would he admit that Tom was afraid of him just now, would
he? At that, he coughed and answeredposedly, "No, I didn''t sense anything."
Sonia didn''t concern herself with the abnormality either and just nodded. "Guess it''s just me, then. Oh,
well. Let''s eat. I''m hungry."
Toby hummed a response and put the bag on the table before pulling the chair out for her.
It was only after she sat down that he opened the bag and took the food out one by one.
By the time they finished breakfast, it was already past eight, and Toby led Sonia out of the apartment,
entered the elevator, and headed to the parking lot.
However, right as they arrived at the parking lot, Toby stopped abruptly in his tracks.
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"What is it? Why are you stopping?" Sonia turned around to look at him.
Toby let go of her hand and rubbed his temples. "I left the sh drive I used to copy some filesst
night in the study. Wait for me in the car while I get it."
"Alright, go on then." Sonia nodded in response.
With that, he returned to the parking lot elevator and headed upstairs.
Meanwhile, Sonia looked around and only strode over to Toby'' car after finding it.
As soon as she got close, the car door opened, and Tom got out of the driver''s seat to open the
backseat door for Sonia. "Please, Miss Sonia."
"Thank you," said Sonia with a smile before entering.
After closing the door, Tom returned to the driver''s seat, only to hear Sonia''s voice the next second.
"Tom, can I ask you something?"
Tom looked over his shoulder at Sonia at that. "Feel free to ask me anything, Miss Reed. I''ll definitely
tell you anything I can."
"Alright, I won''t keep you guessing then." Sonia smiled. "I want to know what you and Toby talked
aboutst night. He acted pretty strangely when he came back inside. I tried asking him, but he
wouldn''t tell me. Has something happened in Fuller Group?"
"I, um…" Tom hesitated, for he hadn''t expected Sonia to ask about this.
What am I supposed to say?
Sonia pursed her lips when she saw Tom''s hesitation. "What''s wrong? Can''t you answer it?"
"It''s not that…" He scratched his head.
However, Sonia continued to stare at him. "Why won''t you answer me then? Is it confidentialpany
stuff? If it is, you can pretend that I never asked. It''s fine."