Chapter 1360


    Sonia regretted making that joke. I shouldn''t have said that, especially when ites to something like


    this.


    Just then, Toby broke her train of thought. "What are you thinking about?"


    She forced a smile. "Nothing. It''s just…"


    "Hm?"


    "Well… About what happened just—"


    She didn''t get to finish her sentence as Toby had spotted something. He pointed at a group ofdies


    not far from them. "She''s right there."


    Sonia looked in the direction where he was pointing and saw a fewdies standing in the center of the


    hall, chatting away. All of them were in expensive clothes, and all looked regal. The one in the center of


    the group was the one Sonia wanted to talk to this time. She felt ted the moment her gazended on


    thedy she was looking for. "Oh, it''s her. I''ll be going, then."


    "Do you want me toe with you?" He stopped and looked at her.


    She shook her head. "No. You already helped me a lot tonight. I''ll do it myself. I''m the one who has a


    favor to ask, not you. I''d like to try it out myself. Besides, it''s alldies there. I don''t think a guy showing


    up would be appropriate."


    He patted her head softly. "Alright, I''ll stay around, then. Gotta say hi to my grandpa''s friend." He then


    pointed at the rest area and said, "I''ll be waiting for you there."


    Sonia nodded in acknowledgment. "Sure. I''ll be going now."


    "Okay." Toby nodded. "Go. I''ll go after you manage to start talking to them."


    "Alright." She smiled at him before turning around. She patted her chest as she took a deep breath to


    calm her nerves. Then, she mustered up her courage to approach thedies.


    Just then, one server called out to her, "Miss Reed, I can help you with the thing you''re holding if you


    want me to."


    She paused for a moment. She turned around to look at Toby when the realization struck her. He gave


    her an imperceptible nod when their eyes met. Ah, this is the one Tom sent to help me. She heaved a


    sigh of relief and handed her bag to the server. "Of course. Thank you very much."


    Surprised that Sonia was smiling at him, the server quickly bowed. "You''re wee, Miss Reed." And


    then, he looked at her hand. "I see you don''t have anything to drink. I shall be back with some. What


    would you like, Miss Reed?"


    "Red wine." She pointed at the group ofdies. "I''ll be there. Juste up to me when you''re done."


    "Of course." The server nodded and left with her bag in hand.


    She heaved a sigh. She gave Toby onest look before making her way to thedies.


    He watched on as she mustered up her courage to say hi. Then, she took the ss of ''red wine'' and


    raised a toast. He only left after she managed to get along with thedies and started chatting with


    them.


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    She had grown a lot before he knew it. If this were her from old times, she would never have the


    courage to say hi to thosedies. Now, all she did was muster up her courage, and she could already


    talk to them just fine. He was happy to see such growth in her.


    Toby left her to her own devices and went to greet his grandfather''s friend. Once he did that, he


    stopped talking to anyone and refused others'' requests to chat him up. He went to the rest area and


    waited for Sonia to finish her talk with thedies. Since he was adamant about refusing to talk to


    anyone, nobody tried to approach him. They didn''t want to get on his bad side, after all.


    And because of that, he ended up staying at the rest area all by himself as nobody even dared to get


    close to him. None would approach him unless he summoned them. The older generation—who didn''t


    intend to work with Fuller Group and weren''t business partners with thepany—wouldn''t humble


    themselves to greet him. Thest generation could, but he made it clear he wanted no disturbance, so


    they didn''t go over to say hi. The younger ones feared him and would rather stay clear of him than go


    over to chat him up.


    Thanks to that, Toby had some peace, which was what he wanted. The banquet''s host told all the


    servers to keep an eye on Toby. They would serve him right away whenever he needed anything as


    they dared not keep him waiting for long.


    The host didn''t get angry at Toby when he didn''te over to greet him. He didn''t have anyints


    about it, either. He knew Toby only came because his girlfriend was here, not because the host was his


    friend. Now that his girlfriend wasn''t around, Toby did not need to talk to anyone, not even the host.


    He was the most powerful man in this city, after all. So, the host didn''t get angry norin about


    Toby for his rudeness. The fact that Toby came was already something surprising, and it elevated his


    banquet to another level.


    The host didn''t mind that Toby refused to talk to anyone. After all, his girlfriend was talking to the host''s


    wife, and Toby didn''t stop her. I think he likes us. The host smiled when he came to that conclusion in


    his mind.


    Toby had no idea about the series of thoughts that just went through the host''s head. He sat in a corner


    as he sipped on some wine and scrolled through his phone. Tom just texted him. He said he found out


    which families the girls belonged to. They were from the Lencs and the Zartwursts. They were


    fourth-rate families in Seafield, and these families were in the food and fashion business respectively. It


    wasn''t until a decade ago did they start making a name for themselves. No, they were no aristocrats. At


    most, they were upstarts and not particrly rich ones.


    These families weren''t on the list of guests, either. They went through a lot just to get the invitation


    cards. Their goal was probably to be sycophants of the true aristocrats so that their family could


    get stronger and be one of the aristocrats one day. However, Toby wasn''t going to allow their


    hopes to take form. They crossed me, so they could forget about bing one of the aristocrats.


    He pursed his lips, fury filling his eyes. The fact that these families infiltrated the banquet reminded him


    of Grace''s reminder. The Acrees. The ones in the seafood business. They got an invitation card as


    well. They''re going to try and match me up with their daughter. Wonder if they''re here. He then made a


    call to Tom.


    It didn''t take long before Tom picked up his phone. "President Fuller."


    "I want you to check if there are any more uninvited guests, especially ones with the family name of


    Acree. Tell the host about it and keep those guests under check," Tobymanded coldly. He nned


    to get rid of these families in one go.