Chapter 111
Soniaughed. “Isn’t that true?”
For Tina, he will go to the extreme. Even a cry from Tina would send him crazy as he might even give up
his life for her sake.
Toby gazed into the iciness of Sonia’s eyes that was exceptionally jarring to him. Ah, so this is how she
perceives me.
With a grim expression, he slipped a hand into his pocket and stood up. “Ladies and gentlemen,
regarding the concern that Vice President Reed raised, I could confidently promise you that the
partnership will be a fair assessment without any favoritism. Please do not worry about it.”
“Since President Fuller has given his promise, we are now assured.” A chorus ofughter broke out
among the other attendees, dissipating the confrontational atmosphere.
Only Titus forced a smile and kept quiet as he wallowed in regret. After a couple of confrontations, he
should have known better-Sonia was not a weakling. Despite that, he couldn’t help but recklessly go
head-to-head with her to the point where he shot himself on the foot.
“I appreciate the trust you have ced in me. With that, I announce that our meeting has ended. Please
head back and start preparing for the n.”
Upon saying that, Toby rose to his full height and left the room with Tom.
Once they were both gone, everyone else followed suit and spilled out of the room. Titus was thest
one to exit. When he passed by Sonia, he halted and hissed at her, “Youngdy, you better not be full of
yourself.”
“Of course not! I can’t be too gleeful when you are still standing.” She turned around and shed a smile
at him-an act that sent him into a daze again. The resemnce is extremely striking. Why is Sonia’s
smile a carbon copy of Mom when she was younger?
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“President Gray?” Sonia noticed that Titus had gone nk and she raised a brow suspiciously. What’s
wrong with him?
Her voice pulled him back to reality. An uneasy look shed across his eyes as he
coughed slightly and warned in a steeled voice, “That is if you have the capability to defeat me! Hmph!”
Once Titus left, Sonia was finally alone in the room. She took her time to gather her stuff and prepare to
return to the office. Her cell suddenly buzzed at this moment. She ced all her stuff on the table and
took out the phone to answer, “Hello?”
“Sonia, has the meeting ended?” Charles’s flirtatious voice was heard from the other end.
She nodded. “Yes.”
“How was it? Did you get a seat in the partnership?” He sounded anxious.
With a bitter smile, Sonia shook her head. “It is not going to be that simple. There were twenty attendees
and only five will be chosen as business partners. The organizer gave us a test that requires us toe
up with a n, which will determine our cement in thepetition for the five coveted seats.”
“That sounds fair.” Charles nodded in agreement.
Sonia rubbed her forehead in exhaustion. “I’m quite frustrated right now because I don’t know how to
draft the n, though! Look, I have never been involved in the energy sector and I am clueless when it
comes to professional jargon! Where do I even start?”
At the same time, Toby overheard her confession outside the meeting room and stopped himself from
pushing open the door. Behind him, Tom spoke, “Pres—”
Before Tom could even utter a word, Toby shushed him. Tom quietlyplied and held his tongue.
On the phone, Charles chuckled, “What’s the problem? Send the materials to the nning Department.
Aren’t they hired specifically to deal with this?”.
“No, I can’t.” Soniamented as she shook her head, “I don’t even know how many moles Asher has
nted in thepany. Do you believe that he’d sabotage the n if I request for someone else to draft
it? He doesn’t want me to win thepetition, which means I have no choice but to draft the n
myself.”
“You’re right. How about we draft the n together? Even though I don’t have
experience in the energy sector, two heads are still better than one.” He scratched his head and offered
help.
She grunted and answered, “Sure. I’ll hang up now. I still need to visit the hospitalter.”
“Okay.” He nodded.
Behind the door, Toby turned around and said, “Let’s go.”
“President Fuller, do you still want to collect your stuff from the room?” Tom checked with him.
Toby pursed his lips and finally decided. “No. Just let the hotel staff send the items to my office.”
Since Toby had clearly expressed his wish, Tom had nothing more to add.
They arrived in front of the elevators where Tom pressed the button to head to the lower floors.
Suddenly, he heard Toby’s voice. “Find two people to put on an act for
me.”
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“Huh?” Tom was confused by the request. “What act?”
Toby’s eyes twinkled wittily as he exined his n to his assistant.
After Tom heard the n, he looked exasperated. “President Fuller, if you want to help Miss Reed, why
don’t you just tell her so? Is there—”
“She won’t ept my help, so I have no choice but to do it another way.” Toby stared at the elevator
doors and grunted. Sonia was currently avoiding him like the gue. He could tell that she wanted to
keep a distance between them. Therefore, he figured that she would not ept his help.
As Tom was speechless by Toby’s exnation, he paused for a while and finally gave a dry cough. “I will
make the arrangements.”
Satisfied, Toby nodded.
On the other hand, Sonia had just left the meeting room with a handful of her stuff. A few stepster, she
overheard a conversation that included the word “energy
As that word had caught her attention, she immediately came to a stop and looked over in the direction
of the discussion. She saw two college students, one male and the other female, chatting merrily over
there.
The girl asked herpanion, “Have youpleted your thesis on the topic of energy?”
“No! It is too difficult. Had it not been my cousin telling me about the newly discovered alternative energy
technology of Fuller Group, I don’t think I could have started on my thesis.”
“It’s not like you have a choice. If you don’tplete the thesis, you can’t get a ce in the Research
Department of Fuller Group. Just hurry up and get it done! I’m almost done with mine. How about I
rmend some books to you? You should read the books on this list and I’m sure you can easily write
your thesis after that. These books include a lot of expert knowledge and jargon of the energy industry.”
Next, the girl blurted out a couple of book titles, which the guy repeated after her. Then, they left the
ce together.
Sonia stared at the audio recording on her phone with excitement and disbelief. Although she was
shocked by the coincidence, she did not think much about it and secretly thanked the two college
students for their indirect pointers.
That was because she had recorded their conversation. After she visited Rose, she nned to search
for the books that were mentioned in the conversation. She believed that, armed with the sources, she
coulde up with a n with much less difficulty.
At that thought, Sonia kept her phone away with a wide smile on her face as she walked toward the
elevator. Much to her dismay, she saw her archenemy in the lobby just as she exited the elevator.
Toby was on the phone with his back facing her. Someone had told him over the phone, “President
Fuller, Miss Reed has witnessed the ‘act’ that you wanted to put
on.”
As she was standing at a distance, Sonia could not hear the phone conversation and she nned to
take the opportunity to slide away, acting like she had not noticed him. Much to her surprise, Toby
suddenly stopped talking and abruptly hung up. Then, he turned around to face her. There was no
surprise on his face when his eyes
Since he had extended his goodwill, it would be rude for her to ignore him. After all, he was the initiator
of the partnership. If she wanted to secure a seat on the project, she could not risk ruining their
professional rtionship. With that in mind, she took a deep breath and forced a polite but aloof smile.
“President Fuller.”
“I have been waiting for you,” came his reply.
Sonia was taken aback, but she finally figured out the reason behind hisposure. He was not
shocked to see her, precisely because he had been waiting for her.
“What is the matter? Could it be that you are angry at me because I talked back in the meeting? What?
Are you thinking of kicking me out of the candidate’s list?”
Toby furrowed his brows and sternly answered, “Sonia, can you stop talking brashly? And please don’t
take me as an unprincipled man.”