Chapter 998


    I should have known better; President Fuller behaves oddly whenever Miss Reed is involved. So, why


    do I seem to forget this and have to ask him about it? Now, I have to bear all of these sappy moments.


    At this very moment, Tom was feeling queasy as a direct result of his boss excessive disy of regard


    for love. It was as though he needed to ingrain it in his memory to keep from asking questions that he


    should not be asking in the future. If not, he would suffer emotional harm nheless.


    I am still a single man. What if I eventually lost interest in the process of looking for a girlfriend for


    myself? When that day finally arrived, I would be miserable.


    While pondering this, he rubbed his cheeks while simultaneously preventing a series of profanities from


    exiting his mouth. To preserve his professional demeanor, he smiled and asked, "President Fuller, what


    should we do with that old git now?"


    When Toby opened the door, he was met with the sight of arge parking lot. Keeping his eyes on a


    nearby car, he walked toward it and said, "Keep him in for now. We will have more use for him in the


    future."


    "Noted," Tom said calmly.


    Toby hopped in as Tom walked to the driver''s side to take over. "Are we going to Paradigm Co. to see


    Miss Reed, President Fuller?"


    "No." Toby narrowed his menacing eyes. "To Connor''s hotel."


    Tom''s hand froze as he heard that, just as he was about to start the engine. He turned his head in


    astonishment. "To Connor''s hotel? Are you going to meet him, President Fuller?"


    Toby''s rage was overlooked due to his downcast gaze. "Isn''t it appropriate for me to pay my guest a


    visit after he''s been here for so long? Furthermore, he has no right to exploit Sonia after his actions."


    Even though he nodded his head in agreement, Tom was annoyed. "It is inappropriate of him to steal


    components from the Paradigm Co. to ckmail Miss Reed into releasing Anya. Even smaller


    companies do not employ such petty practices. If he weren''t the head of the Salzburg Family, he could


    easily be mistaken for a lowly underling. How could he use such horrible measures to threaten a


    woman? He disgusts me."


    Indeed, it was repulsive. Even though business people often resort to deceit and conspiracies, it is


    highly umon for someone to sink to the lowest of the low to take advantage of some smaller


    companies. Despite their superior resources and might, they reject the idea of resorting to this


    dishonorable solution. On the other hand, Connor does not appear to be the least bit embarrassed by


    his actions.


    Hearing his assistant''s critics, Toby slightly raised his gaze. "It''s not surprising for him to do that. The


    fact that he shares a past with my mother is enough to tell that he is aplete jerk."


    Tom smiled sheepishly. "You''re right, President Fuller. As I''ve expected, you''re the best at criticizing a


    scumbag. I have more to learn from you."


    Toby ignored his ttering words while looking down. "Regarding Little Leafsponents, have you


    found out where Connor moved them to?"


    Tom kept his eyes on the road and shook his head. "Nope. Although I haven''t looked into it thoroughly,


    I believe it is still in Seafield. The old git from the underground reports that Miss Reed cooperated with


    him to purchase twenty tons ofponents. With such a significant quantity, it would be impossible to


    transport it out of the city in three days owing to the sheer number of procedures required. After


    discovering that Connor had taken Miss Reed''spanyponents, I made a personnel inquiry with


    the various checkpoints. They informed me that no suchponents were being transferred out of the


    city, indicating that the parts are still within the city."


    Toby''s brows rxed as he heard this. "That''s good to hear."


    "Don''t worry, President Fuller." Tom turned the steering wheel. "Since we know what Connor did to


    Miss Reed, we will try to loosen his tongue until he reveals the location of theponents."


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    Toby red at him. "Are you telling me what to do?"


    How could he sit idly by while Sonia was bullied and her belongings were stolen when she was his


    girlfriend? It was logical for him to act to retrieve what she had lost.


    Tom grinned as he adjusted his sses. "I just wanted to let you know, President Fuller, that I''m


    worried you will be upset. The bullying of Miss Reed has put you in a bad mood, and I only mean to


    cheer you up a little. It''s been three days and she still hasn''t informed you about it. We wouldn''t have


    discovered Connor stole theponents from herpany if we hadn''t tracked his assistant to the


    twopanies she cooperated with. I''m curious about what she''s thinking. I thought you two had


    reconciled. Why hasn''t she asked you for help? Is it because she can solve the problem on her own?"


    Toby''s thin lips pursed as he maintained his silence, making it impossible to decipher his thoughts.


    Despite this, it was not difficult to ascertain that he was in a foul mood due to the gloomy air around


    him. Yes, he is in a bad mood.


    As Tom had said, they wouldn''t know what was happening at Paradigm Co. if they didn''t find out where


    Connor''s assistant was going that day.


    When Toby spoke with Sonia over the phone three days earlier, he became concerned when he


    observed a change in her tone and questioned her about it. However, she assured him nothing had


    transpired and that it was only a misunderstanding with Asher.


    Now, he knew it wasn''t Asher''s fault; Connor had stolen theponents, which had set off her bad


    mood. She used Asher as an excuse to keep him in the dark about what was happening.


    Toby took her word for it because nothing significant was happening. It was only now that he realized


    the depth of the panic and anguish she''d been hiding behind her grin. Without a doubt, Paradigm Co.


    would suffer a devastating loss if she could not retrieve theponents.


    Having realized this, he rubbed his forehead while experiencing conflicting emotions of sadness and


    rage. He couldn''t believe Sonia had kept it a secret from him, and he was furious about it. Toby was


    well aware the entire time that she wanted to handle some issues on her own without depending on


    him to help her. He supported her decision by limiting his interference in her business and personal


    concerns. This would prevent her from bing angered and turned off by him.


    In many conversations with Sonia, he emphasized that she should not feel bad about asking for help


    from him, as though doing so would indicate an unbnced dynamic between them.


    After all, Toby was her man and naturally wanted to assist her. Moreover, she was still fragile and


    needed his support behind the scenes.


    He knew, though, that she would never listen because of her stubbornness, which came from her


    strong desire to prove that she was capable and could do well without his help.


    As it turned out, she was still too naive to see through a lot of things. That was the reason why things


    were not going ording to ns. But when he saw her dazzling eyes light up with confidence as she


    said she could do it, his heart softened, and he let her do everything she wanted.


    The facts made it clear to him that his actions were wrong because Connor had exploited the situation


    to his advantage.