Chapter 22


    “The mango juice is very sweet.” Tina smiled sweetly at Toby, then ced the cup on the table. “Thank


    you for remembering what i like.”


    Toby’s thin lips twitched slightly. “I remember all the things you like.


    There’s a fruit farm with decent fruits. Tomorrow, I’ll ask the boss to send two


    boxes of mangoes to the Gray


    Residence. If there are other fruits


    you’d like to eat, you can just tell me.”


    “Okay.” Tina responded forcefully. She


    started to feel ufortable, so she


    pushed her chair aside and stood up


    as her face became paler. “I’m going to


    the restroom. Toby, you can carry on


    chatting with my dad.”


    Lifting the hem of her dress, she turned and hurried off. Tina had been allergic


    to mangoes since she was a child, and having just a little bit would be life threatening. Before she got to


    the


    restroom, she felt her breathing


    bing uneven, then she twisted her


    leg and nearly fell down.


    “Tina! Tina!” Julia rushed over and


    hurriedly held her daughter.


    When Julia saw the difort on


    Tina’s face, she grew anxious. “Are you


    out of your mind? You’re allergic to mangoes! Why did you drink the mango juice Toby gave you? Do you


    have a death wish?”


    “Mom, I’m not feeling well…” Tina was


    breathing hard and panting as she


    tightly clutched Julia’s hand. “Call for a


    doctor. You must never let Toby know.


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    If he asks you, you must say that I love


    mangoes.”


    “How can you still talk about this at such a time?!” Julia rebuked, trying to


    help Tina to the lounge.


    But, after taking a few steps, Tina felt


    so sick that she fainted.


    “Tina!” Julia was panicking so much


    that she was almost in tears, and she


    was all over the ce. “Help! Someone


    help!”.


    In the banquet hall, Toby and Titus talked for a long time. Toby checked his watch, only to realize that


    twenty minutes had passed, but Tina hadn’t


    retumed yet.


    Tina had just recovered, so Toby was afraid that something else had happened to her body. Pushing his


    chair back, he got up. “Mr. Gray, I’m


    going to look for Tina.”


    “Don’t worry. Tina is fine” Julia


    happened to return, and when she


    heard what Tony said, she chuckled


    and assured him, “She’s just a little


    sleepy after busying herself with us


    today. I’ve brought her to the lounge to


    rest.” Then, she added, “Toby, you’ve


    also worked hard today. Go back and


    get some early rest When Tina wakes


    up, her father and I will bring her back.”


    The banquet hade to an end, and


    Toby was indeed a little tired.


    “Then, I’ll have to trouble you with that,


    Mrs. Gray,” Toby said solemnly. “When


    you’re not so busy withpany


    affairs, i hope you and Mr. Gray can


    honor me with your presence and have


    a meal with my mother.”


    Julia smiled. “Sure. Be careful on your


    way back.”


    Toby then retrieved his coat and left.


    When he got to the door and turned


    around, he saw Julia tell Titus


    something before they walked to the


    back of the banquet hall in a hurry.


    At the side of the hotel, Tom was


    already waiting. When Tom saw Toby


    back door of the car. The car drove


    smoothly to the Fuller Residence.


    Now that everything had quieted down,


    Toby felt even more irritated as scenes


    of Sonia turning up at the banquet


    crossed his mind. Not to mention,


    there was that gentle and handsome


    young man beside her.


    Toby tugged on his tie. After a while, he


    asked Tom in a deep voice, “Have you


    found out Carl’s family situation?”


    Tom reported his findings truthfully,


    “Yes. Carl was born in Jordain County.


    It’s a slum area, and it’s close to the


    mountains, so the transportation system there isn’t developed. There‘s


    only one school, and it’s ten kilometers


    away. Six years ago, Miss Reed went to


    Jordain County to visit the poor


    children and provided Carl with


    financial aid. After he left, he was


    scouted by Vashine Entertainment on


    his way to work during summer


    vacation, and now, he’s their most


    expensive male model. Carl’s also


    particrly smart. Miss Reed was able


    to be a shareholder of Paradigm


    Co. so quickly because he helped her.”


    After hearing all that, Toby said bleakly. “Sonia is controlling Paradigm Co with her shares, but if the


    shareholders disagree with her, Paradigm Co. won’t


    industry before, so she doesn’t know


    anything.”


    “Indeed.” Tom agreed. “President Fuller,


    although you were forced to marry


    Miss Reed, I can see that you treat her well. Knowing that she has just taken


    over Paradigm Co., you must be afraid


    that President Gray would take revenge


    on Miss Reed in the business world for


    his daughter’s sake, so you gave her the Ocean’s Heart to get her to leave.”


    Toby closed his eyes to rest for a


    while. A momentter, he said, “She


    often goes to the Fuller Residence to


    apany Grandma. She’s taken care


    of her for so many years, so I’m just


    doing it for Grandma’s sake.”


    Tom smiled. “Yes. Old Mrs. Fuller likes


    Miss Reed very much.”


    Toby could also tell that Rose liked Sonia very much. Every time he and


    Sonia returned to the Fuller Residence,


    Rose would hold on to Sonia and talk


    to her non-stop. However, when he


    brought Tina to visit her, Rose had her


    dislike toward Tina clearly written on


    her face.


    As Toby thought of the fact that Rose


    didn’t like Tina, he got a headache. As


    such, he said coldly, “Why are you so talkative today?”


    Hearing that, Tom immediately kept his mouth shut. At this moment, the phone in Toby’s suit pocket


    vibrated twice.


    When he reached for it, he came into


    contact with a small hard object.


    Toby looked at his phone first and saw that Tina had sent a message asking if


    he had arrived home. After responding


    to her message, the man looked at the


    ring in his hand under the glow of the


    light in the car. Soon, he remembered


    that he and Sonia went to the Civil


    Affairs Bureau to sign the divorce


    papers the other day. After they came


    out, he took off his wedding ring and


    threw it into his suit pocket. The


    servant must have presumed it was a valuable item and dared not remove it, so they ced the ring


    back after cleaning his suit.


    After staring at the ring for a long time, Toby asked, “Did I buy this wedding ring?”


    Tom looked at Toby in the rearview


    mirror, then at the ring in his hand before saying carefully, “When you


    married Miss Reed, you said it would


    be hard to exin to Miss Gray if you


    bought Miss Reed a wedding dress


    and the other necessary stuff, so there


    was no wedding dress or grand


    ceremony. The wedding ceremony was


    simple. Also, you asked Miss Reed to pick the ring on her own, but…” After a pause, Tom continued,


    “You didn’t give Miss Reed any cards, nor did you ask me to handle it, so Miss Reed bought the wedding


    ring herself.”


    After hearing what Tom said, Toby


    stared even more intensely at the ring.


    He thought back to how carefree and proud Sonia looked on the day they got


    divorced. During their six years of


    marriage, Sonia never asked anything


    from him, and she left the marriage


    with nothing as well.


    Tom noticed that Toby was silent for a


    long time. He wasn’t sure what he was


    thinking, so he asked after careful


    consideration, “President Fuller, do you want me to deal with the ring for you?”


    “After you arrive at the office tomorrow


    moming, sort out Continental Co’s


    information,” Toby instructed. “Since


    Zane’spany has a cooperation


    with Paradigm Co., you can send this information to Paradigm Co. under his


    name.”


    “Okay.” After working for Toby for


    several years, Tom instantly


    understood the meaning behind his


    words. Then, he said, “Paradigm Co. is


    already dying. If they can sessfully win over Continental Co., they might be


    able to start over, but the only concern


    is that Paradigm Co. might not have


    enough funds.”


    Toby replied, “Then, it depends on how Sonia handles the Ocean’s Heart. The


    victory or defeat of Paradigm Co. lies


    in her hands.”


    Tom couldn’t help but add, “I think Carl


    is quite incredible. He could easily


    make Miss Reed a new shareholder of


    Paradigm Co. If Miss Reed asks him to


    help Paradigm Co., then their future.”


    As he spoke, Tom noticed a sudden


    drop in the atmosphere in the car-it was suddenly so cold that it caused him to shudder. He immediately


    shut up and drove quietly.


    Toby’s gaze fell on the ring again. He thought about how when he wore the


    wedding ring while attending various


    receptions over the past few years, he


    managed to stop many women from


    throwing themselves at him. At that


    thought, he figured his wedding ring


    wasn’t just a meaningless essory after all.


    A few secondster, Toby put the


    wedding ring back into his suit pocket, then said to Tom, “If Paradigm Co. can’t acquire Continental Co.,


    bring


    someone in to help.”


    Tom responded, “Got it.”