Chapter 1139
When Sonia saw her receptionist walking away, she looked back and turned her attention to Grayson,
who was sitting on the couch like a boss. "Mr. Lore, it appears that my employee needs my help. I''m
going to have to excuse myself now while you sit here until I return. I won''t take long." Sonia
maintained the smile on her face but did so rather indifferently. After all, there was no way she could
make herself treat the man with some enthusiasm because she never had any good impressions
toward the Lore Family. I haven''t seen a guest who acts so arrogantly on someone else''s turf.
"Go ahead then, but you''d better hurry up; I don''t have all day." Grayson raised his wrist and looked at
his watch, behaving insolently while talking to Sonia. Apparently, he didn''t treat Sonia with respect but
instead with contempt and disdain like she was his maid whom he could boss around.
After that, Sonia squinted and kept her head down, hiding the nonchnce in her eyes. At the same
time, she reacted with a faint smile before exiting the office. When she was gone, Grayson''s assistant,
who had his eyes on the door, spoke to his boss in a concerned manner. "Mr. Lore, was it really
necessary to be so mean to Miss Reed?"
With his legs crossed, Grayson stopped shaking them and looked up, ring at his assistant unhappily.
"What are you talking about? Are you on her side?"
"No, of course not." The assistant shook his head and exined, "I''m not on Miss Reed''s side, Mr.
Lore. I''m concerned about us. After all, the reason we''re here is to apologize and ask for Miss Reed''s
forgiveness, but your attitude makes us seem like we''re... Here for trouble." Grayson''s assistant
lowered his voice toward the end of his sentence, eventually even losing the courage to look his boss
in the eye.
"Are you saying that I''m here to seek trouble?" Grayson''s face darkened even more.
"No, of course not." The assistant shook his head. "That''s not what I meant. Instead, I''m just saying
that the attitude you just showed might not have been appropriate, considering our circumstances.
Thus, I think we should be a little more polite. Who knows we may be able to achieve our goal in the
end?" The assistant advised Grayson to adopt a more diplomatic approach.
Grayson grunted coldly in response. "What are you talking about? Why should I be polite to her? Who
does she think she is?"
The man pointed in the direction in which Sonia just left and raised his voice. "She and I are on an
equal footing in terms of status. In fact, I''m older than she is, which means she should ept it with
grace even though I''m here to offer my apology. If she is smart enough, she''d suggest that we leave
the past behind us before I even start talking. So, are you out of your mind telling me to be nice to her?
She doesn''t deserve that!"
As soon as Grayson''s assistant heard his words, he instantly felt helpless and puzzled. No wonder
people are leaving thispany, especially from the secretary and public rtions department. When I
first heard from them that thispany had no future, I didn''t believe them, but now, I guess I was
wrong back then. With a dumb boss like this fe, it''d be a miracle if thepany survives for long.
This guy came all the way here to apologize, but instead, he''s acting arrogantly and belligerently. Does
he want hispany to go bankrupt sooner?
Grayson''s assistant rolled his eyes upward as he decided to give up changing his boss'' mind. Deep
down, he reckoned he should just stand on the sidelines and watch since Grayson was the one who
owned and ran hispany. Because of that, Grayson''s assistant kept his head down in silence and
said nothing more.
On the other hand, Sonia arrived in the pantry and closed the door behind her. At that moment, the
receptionist, who was filling the empty teapot with water, turned off the tap when she heard a sound.
She then put down the teapot and wiped her hands on her skirt, acting in a reserved manner. "Here
you are, Chairman Reed."
Sensing the nervousness on the receptionist''s face, Sonia smiled gently and said, "Didn''t you tell me to
come here? Anyway, just rx and organize your thoughts. I''m here and ready to listen, okay? I won''t
bite, so take it easy."
Upon hearing Sonia''sforting words, the receptionist was seen with a pair of blushed cheeks as she
began to feel more and more rxed. "Here was what happened just now. Chairman Reed..." She then
went on to tell Sonia everything that happened from the moment Grayson and his assistant came until
they arrived in her office.
After learning the story, Soniaughed in an amused manner. "Oh,e on! He is on my turf, yet he
won''t keep his temper in check! Is he taking my kindness as ignorance?!"
"Exactly! He must not be forgiven, Chairman Reed. You must do something about it." The receptionist
clenched her fists and expressed her annoyance.
Seeing how angry the receptionist was, Sonia lightened up and replied with a smile, "Don''t worry about
that. I know what to do, but I''m grateful for your loyalty toward thepany."
The receptionist scratched her head bashfully and said, "Well, I''m also a part of Paradigm Co., so of
course I can''t just keep quiet and do nothing when someone degrades mypany."
"Your bonus is going to double this month." Sonia smiled at her.
The receptionist was stunned for a second before she looked Sonia in the eye and asked, "Really,
Chairman Reed?''
"Of course, I just told you that myself. Why would I lie to you?" Sonia smiled even brighter. "Just talk to
the people from the finance departmentter and tell them it''s my idea. They will check with meter
on."
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"Thank you so much, Chairman Reed! Thank you so much!" The receptionist bowed to Sonia
thankfully.
Sonia smiled and shook her head, seizing the receptionist''s hand. "Alright, now please get the tea
ready."
"Alright, I''ll get it ready right now." The receptionist grabbed the teapot and began to fill the teacup with
some tea. After that, she covered each of the teacups with a lid and ced them on a tray, which she
was about to lift up.
However, Sonia quickly took the tray and said, "I''ll take it from here and serve them the tea. When you
go downstairs, please tell those security guards to wait outside my office. As soon as they hear me
chasing Mr. Lore and his assistant away, they wille in and take the two of them out of this
building."
The receptionist nodded, her eyes brightening up after she heard Sonia''s words. "Alright, Chairman
Reed. I''m going to do as you say."
Sonia responded with an affirmative hum and carried the tray in her hands, making her way back to the
office. Since her office was just beside the pantry, she could hear murmurs of conversation between
Grayson and his assistant inside her office. When she heard her name being mentioned, she believed
Grayson was talking behind her back to his assistant. Thus, she pursed her lips and kicked the door to
create some noise, intentionally alerting the two men in her office.
When the two men heard the knock on the door, they knew Sonia was back and quickly stopped
talking. At the same time, Grayson was left tongue-tied despite his arrogant attitude and all the mean
things he was saying about Sonia. Look at yourself, Mr. Lore! Where is all your confidence?!
Meanwhile, his assistant''s face was filled with contempt. Is that all you got? Come on, you''re going to
have to do better! I guess that''s not surprising for a b*stard like you!
"I''m sorry for making you wait, Mr. Lore." Sonia pretended as if she didn''t hear what they were talking
about while approaching them with the teacups, which she ced right in front of Grayson and his
assistant.
While Grayson only glimpsed the teacup without saying a word, his assistant standing right behind him
politely thanked Sonia for the tea. For that, Sonia raised her eyebrows in surprise and gazed at
Grayson''s assistant, seeing the sincerity in his eyes as she was surprised to find that.
After all, she thought Grayson''s subordinate was just as unreasonable as he was, thinking everyone
around him was nothing much different from himself. Mr. Lore''s assistant is quite a decent man, but it''s
too bad that he works for someone who doesn''t deserve him.
Sonia thought about that regrettably but quickly put that behind her. She then sat down opposite
Grayson and smiled at him indifferently. "Try the tea, Mr. Lore. I hope you''ll like it."