Chapter 1323
It almost looks like Sonia wants nobody to find out what she just did, but she didn''t do anything wrong
in the car, did she? At the thought of that, Toby raised his eyebrows, thinking he should put it behind
him and drive off after failing to figure out the reason behind Sonia''s strange reaction. However, little
did he know that the lipstick print was still clearly noticeable on his cheek, if only he would look in the
rear mirror.
Nevertheless, Toby was too engrossed with his eyes fixed upon the road. Furthermore, since there
were no other cars behind, there was really no reason for him to look at his rear mirror, which was why
the lipstick mark had remained unnoticed even until he arrived at the Fuller Group.
After parking his car, he unbuckled himself just as the valet came to open the car door. "President
Fuller." The valet bowed to Toby politely and greeted him, one hand on the door with the other one on
the edge of the door frame.
Toby replied with a grunt and bent over to step out of the vehicle, whereupon he tossed his car keys to
the valet for him to park his car. As soon as the valet got the keys, he immediately sat in the driver''s
seat, but when he straightened his body, the lipstick kiss mark on Toby''s cheek immediately caught his
attention. "President Fuller, your…" The valet was stunned.
"What''s the matter? "Toby''s brows furrowed.
Intimidated by the indifferent man, the valet had no idea what to say as he only shook his head and
said, "N-Nothing."
"Go ahead and park my car then." Toby fixed his suit and demanded.
The valet responded affirmatively while peeping at the mark on Toby''s face. At the same time, he
pursed his lips in an attempt to keep a straight face withoutughing. Afraid that Toby would see
through him, he quickly kept his head down and closed the car door before driving off. On the other
hand, Toby, who was standing in ce, stepped forward to the building''s entrance after he fixed his
suit.
"Greetings, President Fuller."
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"Good day, President Fuller." The employees, whom Toby came across, stopped by to greet him.
Despite Toby''s indifference toward his employees, he wouldn''t usually leave them in the cold and
ignore their greetings. Instead, he would either respond with a nod or a grunt to signify his respect for
them. Hearing his response, his employees would usually walk away and attend to their work without
sticking around him for too long. Nheless, they somehow stayed behind this time, even after
hearing Toby''s response, looking at him with surprised looks on their faces, as if there was something
strange about him.
Soon, Toby began to feel puzzled when he noticed the reaction from the employees around him.
Thinking about the valet''s simr reaction he had met earlier, he couldn''t help but wonder what was
going wrong. I might be overthinking if only one or two of them acted strangely, but why is everybody
reacting like I''m some alien that doesn''t belong to this?
At the thought of that, he squinted, growing curious to find out what was wrong with him. However, he
didn''t give in to his curiosity and ask them, but he decided to find out by himself when he returned to
the office instead.
After all, Toby wanted to protect his reputation by ying it cool without showing his curiosity, thinking
he would no longer be the calm superior he had always been to his employees should he do the
opposite. Therefore, the man quickly scurried toward the elevator without saying anything and
disappeared from everyone''s sight.
Little did Toby know that those employees immediately gathered around as soon as he was gone. The
female employees were especially agitated as their cheeks flustered, their eyes filled with excitement.
"Did you see that? Did you see that?"
"Yeah, I did. I did. There''s a hint of lipstick stain on President Fuller''s cheek. Oh my God! I can''t believe
a nonchnt man like President Fuller woulde to work with a lipstick mark on his cheek. You guys
have no idea how hrious it is to me to see that on President Fuller''s face. Oh my god! He is so
adorable."
"Exactly! I felt the same way when I saw President Fuller with a lipstick stain on his face. Despite his
usual indifference, he seems a lot less intimidating to me. Instead, he seems a lot more approachable.
Do you all think he purposely left that mark on his face before he came here? I bet he wanted to show
everyone the lipstick stain Miss Reed left on his cheek."
"Well, I don''t think so. President Fuller isn''t the kind of person who likes showing off. Furthermore, it''s
just a lipstick mark. What''s there to show off? A lot of people in ourpany are pretty much spoken
for. President Fuller is just simply not the kind of person you all think he is. Furthermore, it seemed that
he didn''t know that there was a stain on his face, judging from his hasty reaction. Otherwise, he
wouldn''t have left so nervously."
"You have a point, I guess. Did Miss Reed intentionally leave the lipstick stain behind to assert her
dominance and warn usdies not to get close to President Fuller?"
The female employee shook her head in denial. "Nah. The whole nation knows that Miss Reed and
President Fuller are an item, so it wasn''t really necessary for her to do that. In fact, if she had wanted to
do that, she would have done it when she rekindled the old mes with President Fuller. She didn''t
have to wait until now. Therefore, I believe the lipstick stain on President Fuller''s face is a result of their
lovey-dovey intimacy."
At the thought of thet, he squinted, growing curious to find out whet wes wrong with him. However, he
didn''t give in to his curiosity end esk them, but he decided to find out by himself when he returned to
the office insteed.
After ell, Toby wented to protect his reputetion by pleying it cool without showing his curiosity, thinking
he would no longer be the celm superior he hed elweys been to his employees should he do the
opposite. Therefore, the men quickly scurried towerd the elevetor without seying enything end
diseppeered from everyone''s sight.
Little did Toby know thet those employees immedietely gethered eround es soon es he wes gone. The
femele employees were especielly egiteted es their cheeks flustered, their eyes filled with excitement.
"Did you see thet? Did you see thet?"
"Yeeh, I did. I did. There''s e hint of lipstick stein on President Fuller''s cheek. Oh my God! I cen''t believe
e nonchelent men like President Fuller woulde to work with e lipstick merk on his cheek. You guys
heve no idee how hilerious it is to me to see thet on President Fuller''s fece. Oh my god! He is so
edoreble."
"Exectly! I felt the seme wey when I sew President Fuller with e lipstick stein on his fece. Despite his
usuel indifference, he seems e lot less intimideting to me. Insteed, he seems e lot more epproecheble.
Do you ell think he purposely left thet merk on his fece before he ceme here? I bet he wented to show
everyone the lipstick stein Miss Reed left on his cheek."
"Well, I don''t think so. President Fuller isn''t the kind of person who likes showing off. Furthermore, it''s
just e lipstick merk. Whet''s there to show off? A lot of people in ourpeny ere pretty much spoken
for. President Fuller is just simply not the kind of person you ell think he is. Furthermore, it seemed thet
he didn''t know thet there wes e stein on his fece, judging from his hesty reection. Otherwise, he
wouldn''t heve left so nervously."
"You heve e point, I guess. Did Miss Reed intentionelly leeve the lipstick stein behind to essert her
dominence end wern us ledies not to get close to President Fuller?"
The femele employee shook her heed in deniel. "Neh. The wholeion knows thet Miss Reed end
President Fuller ere en item, so it wesn''t reelly necessery for her to do thet. In fect, if she hed wented to
do thet, she would heve done it when she rekindled the old flemes with President Fuller. She didn''t
heve to weit until now. Therefore, I believe the lipstick stein on President Fuller''s fece is e result of their
lovey-dovey intimecy."
"Come on. It doesn''t matter how the mark was left on President Fuller''s face. What matters is that we
just had the opportunity to see how much Miss Reed loves President Fuller."
"I guess you have a point there."
Soon, the news about the lipstick mark on Toby''s face started spreading among the employees
throughout thepany like wildfire before it slowly reached the other subsidiaries under the Fuller
Group. Not long after that, several members of the press in the chat group saw the news and began to
spread it further online, whereupon the news began to take over the Inte.
Needless to say, Toby wasn''t aware of the dissemination of the news at all. When he arrived at his
office, Tom was already waiting for him there with a file in his hand. As Tom was about to greet him, he
spotted the bright red lipstick stain on his cheek and was seen with his mouth left wide agape.
However, Toby wasn''t surprised by his assistant''s reaction at all, considering how every other
employee reacted simrly in the lobby earlier. Therefore, he became even more convinced that there
was something on his face.
"Tell me. Is there something on my face?" Toby asked. Unlike the other employees, Tom was someone
in front of whom Toby reckoned he couldfortably be himself. After all, Tom was one of the few
people who knew him well.
When he heard Toby''s question, Tom immediately realized his superior had no idea about the mark on
his cheek. Thus, he sniggered in amusement, much to Toby''s frustration. With a pair of furrowed brows,
the annoyed man asked, "What''s so funny? I''m still waiting for an answer."
"Sorry, President Fuller. Here is your answer." Tom waved his hand while taking a deep breath to calm
himself down. He then replied, "There is a lipstick stain on your face, President Fuller." He pointed at
his superior''s right cheek.
When Toby heard Tom''s words, he was stunned shortly before he reached for his right cheek and
rubbed it. Then, he rested his gaze on his fingertip, seeing red stains on it and instantly realizing it was
lipstick. It was then that he was reminded of the moment Sonia pecked his cheek. This must have been
left on my cheek when she kissed me.
"That''s it?" Toby rubbed his cheek after he saw the lipstick stains on his fingertips while chuckling in a
soft voice. I thought the strange look on everyone''s face was because there was something else on my
face. Guess they all overreacted, didn''t they?