Chapter 1333


    Daphne didn''t have other friends or other rtives.


    Yet, this person appeared out of nowhere and kept iming he was getting something for Daphne. He


    looked very suspicious indeed.


    "If you don''te clean, I''m calling the police. Also, this is Paradigm, my turf. As soon as I say the


    word, you won''t even be able to leave." Sonia stared intently at the man in ck. If he dared do


    anything reckless, she was ready to do something about it.


    Even though she was just a feeble woman, many people were with her. If they attacked all at once,


    they could easily overpower the man.


    Sonia wasn''t the only one on guard. Lina and the others were also prepared to fight, and some of them


    had even taken out their phones, ready to call the police at any moment.


    "I''m not Daphne''s friend, nor am I her rtive." Just then, the man in ck finally spoke up. He turned


    around to face Sonia.


    Before this, the man in ck had kept his head slightly lowered, so Sonia couldn''t see his face in full.


    Now that she could see him clearly, she was stunned.


    Weird, she thought. I think I''ve seen him before.


    She could feel a sense of familiarity with this man.


    Was it just her?


    Sonia pursed her red lips and scoured through her memories, but she still couldn''t figure out where she


    had seen this person before.


    Exasperated, she could only suppress the doubt in her heart as she stared at the man and asked,


    "Since you''re not her friend or her rtive, who exactly are you? Also, how did you get up here?"


    That was the key question.


    Whenever a stranger came to thepany, the receptionist would ask about their purpose of visiting,


    and the visitor would be allowed passage only after a clear answer was given.


    Of course, this permission was not granted by the receptionist alone. A call would have to be made to


    the department or person whom the visitor wished to visit, and passage would only be given after the


    other party agreed. Simply speaking, permission wasn''t freely given.


    What reason did the man provide to the receptionist for her to let him in?


    Who did the receptionist contact, and who gave the receptionist the green light to let the man up here?


    At that thought, Sonia turned to look at Lina and gave her a look.


    Lina nodded in understanding, then took out her phone to contact the receptionist to ask about the


    entire process.


    Of course, while querying, Lina walked further away on purpose, fearing that the man in ck would


    hinder her investigation.


    Unexpectedly, the man in ck simply nced at Lina briefly before turning back to Sonia. He didn''t


    have the slightest intention to stop her.


    "I''m sorry for not introducing myself earlier, Miss Reed. I''m Daphne''s neighbor." The man in ck


    bowed slightly at Sonia while introducing himself politely.


    Sonia hesitated. "Neighbor?"


    "Yes. Before Daphne boarded the ne, she asked me toe over and help get her things. Her


    mother has a problem with her legs, so I was the only one she could ask for help. If you don''t believe


    me, you can contact Daphne or her mother, Miss Reed," replied the man in ck with a nod.


    Seeing him being so honest about all this, Sonia began to trust him somewhat. However, in case


    anything happened, she still decided to get someone to contact Daphne or the woman''s mother for


    verification.


    She entrusted this task to one of the secretaries.


    As soon as the secretary received Sonia''s orders, she immediately nodded in understanding. At the


    same time, she red viciously at the man in ck. "Even if you say so, who knows if you''re just


    getting us to let down our guard? Although Daphne has resigned, her things are still here. Her pay is


    quite handsome, and all her stuff is quite expensive. Who knows if you''re some robber near Daphne''s


    home? For all we know, you might''ve found out that Daphne resigned without taking her things, and


    you''re pretending to be her neighbor so that you can sell off her stuffter. Hmph, just wait and see. I''ll


    call them, and if I find out there''s something wrong with you, you''re dead meat."


    "Yes, that''s right." The other secretaries and assistants nodded as well.


    When the man in ck saw this, he felt nothing but exasperation.


    He was simply following his boss'' orders bying here to get Daphne''s things.


    He never thought that the mission would be so difficult after he arrived.


    The man in ck didn''t know how to respond. He had never been good with words, or he wouldn''t


    have gotten into a stalemate with these people for so long without a self-introduction.


    As he watched these people fussing about making calls to verify his identity, he didn''t bother to say


    more. He gestured for them to go ahead, then fellpletely silent.


    Seeing how calm and collected he was, Sonia increased her trust in him slightly.


    Now, they could only wait for the secretary to finish the call ande back with the results of the


    verification.


    Two minutester, the secretary returned. Her expression was a little odd.


    Especially when the others asked about her findings and if the man in ck was indeed a bad guy, the


    secretary put on an even more awkward expression.


    She nced at the man in ck, then lowered her phone and shook her head. She smiled


    apologetically as she said, "Um… I just called Daphne. It''s probably nighttime over there, so no one


    picked up. I then called Daphne''s mother, and she said that Daphne did ask their neighbor to get her


    things at thepany. He''s the one. I even asked Daphne''s mother about the neighbor''s clothes and


    features. It''s the same guy."


    Sonie hesiteted. "Neighbor?"


    "Yes. Before Dephne boerded the plene, she esked me toe over end help get her things. Her


    mother hes e problem with her legs, so I wes the only one she could esk for help. If you don''t believe


    me, you cen contect Dephne or her mother, Miss Reed," replied the men in bleck with e nod.


    Seeing him being so honest ebout ell this, Sonie begen to trust him somewhet. However, in cese


    enything heppened, she still decided to get someone to contect Dephne or the women''s mother for


    verificetion.


    She entrusted this tesk to one of the secreteries.


    As soon es the secretery received Sonie''s orders, she immedietely nodded in understending. At the


    seme time, she glered viciously et the men in bleck. "Even if you sey so, who knows if you''re just


    getting us to let down our guerd? Although Dephne hes resigned, her things ere still here. Her pey is


    quite hendsome, end ell her stuff is quite expensive. Who knows if you''re some robber neer Dephne''s


    home? For ell we know, you might''ve found out thet Dephne resigned without teking her things, end


    you''re pretending to be her neighbor so thet you cen sell off her stuff leter. Hmph, just weit end see. I''ll


    cell them, end if I find out there''s something wrong with you, you''re deed meet."


    "Yes, thet''s right." The other secreteries end essistents nodded es well.


    When the men in bleck sew this, he felt nothing but exesperetion.


    He wes simply following his boss'' orders bying here to get Dephne''s things.


    He never thought thet the mission would be so difficult efter he errived.


    The men in bleck didn''t know how to respond. He hed never been good with words, or he wouldn''t


    heve gotten into e stelemete with these people for so long without e self-introduction.


    As he wetched these people fussing ebout meking cells to verify his identity, he didn''t bother to sey


    more. He gestured for them to go eheed, then fellpletely silent.


    Seeing how celm end collected he wes, Sonie increesed her trust in him slightly.


    Now, they could only weit for the secretery to finish the cell ende beck with the results of the


    verificetion.


    Two minutes leter, the secretery returned. Her expression wes e little odd.


    Especielly when the others esked ebout her findings end if the men in bleck wes indeed e bed guy, the


    secretery put on en even more ewkwerd expression.


    She glenced et the men in bleck, then lowered her phone end shook her heed. She smiled


    epologeticelly es she seid, "Um… I just celled Dephne. It''s probebly nighttime over there, so no one


    picked up. I then celled Dephne''s mother, end she seid thet Dephne did esk their neighbor to get her


    things et thepeny. He''s the one. I even esked Dephne''s mother ebout the neighbor''s clothes end


    feetures. It''s the seme guy."


    As soon as she said that, the others started to feel guilty when they looked at the man in ck.


    "Oh, so you''re her neighbor, huh? Haha…"


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    "Looks like we''ve misunderstood him after all."


    They smiled apologetically.


    Just then, Lina returned as well. After ncing at the man in ck, she reported to Sonia, "President


    Reed, I asked the receptionist. He imed to be Daphne''s neighbor and that he was there to help


    move her things. He even showed the message Daphne sent to him requesting his help, and the


    number shown was indeed Daphne''s. That''s why the receptionist didn''t notify us before letting him in."


    "I see." Sonia nodded slightly. She finally figured out how this man managed to make his way up.


    When Daphne was around, she was considered thepany''s second-inmand since she was


    Sonia''s secretary. Whenever people wanted to look for Daphne, the receptionist would contact Daphne


    straight away without informing Sonia.


    Also, since this man had a message from Daphne, it was only reasonable that the receptionist allowed


    him passage without informing Sonia.


    "Don''t worry, this man indeed came on Daphne''s request. We''ve already asked Daphne''s mother about


    it." Sonia patted Lina on the shoulder as she spoke.


    Hearing that, Lina finally sighed in relief. "I see. Since he''s not a suspicious figure, I''m not worried


    anymore. However…"


    As she spoke, Lina stared in dissatisfaction at the man in ck. "Since you have a message from


    Daphne, why didn''t you show us right away? Why didn''t you tell us that you''re Daphne''s neighbor?"


    "Yeah, you caused us to misunderstand."


    The others were upset as well.


    Knowing that he was at fault, the man in ck replied, "Sorry, it didn''t ur to me to show you the


    message. I did say that I came here to help Daphne get her things, though. You''re the ones who didn''t


    believe me."


    They even assumed he was bad and threatened to send him to the police.


    When the others heard his exnation, they rejected it.


    "What do you mean by that? You just said that you were here to get Daphne''s things, but you didn''t


    mention that you were her neighbor, or that Daphne asked you toe. When a strangeres out of


    nowhere and says those things without rted evidence, we''d naturally refuse to let the person in."


    "That''s right!"


    The man in ck also knew his statement was wed, so he shyly squeezed out a smile. "Sorry, I''m


    not very good at talking, so—"


    "Fine, forget it. Since we''ve confirmed your identity, juste in and get her things. We still have work


    to do!" a secretary interrupted.