Chapter 1400


    "I think I saw Miss Daphne by the street when I was on my way to our partner''spany to pass over


    the documents," Rita recounted.


    "Who? Miss Daphne?" Sonia was shocked.


    "Yes." Rita nodded.


    Sonia''s expression turned somber. "Rita, you gotta be kidding me. Why would Miss Daphne be here?


    Isn''t she pursuing her studies abroad? She shouldn''t be in the country. You must be mistaken."


    Rita bit her lower lip. "I thought I was seeing things too, but it''s impossible the more I think about it. I


    worked with her for such a long time; I know her very well, so I am sure about it. I didn''t see it wrongly.


    It was Miss Daphne. I called her number and she didn''t pick it up, so I called thepany where she''s


    supposed to be working. And guess what, Chairman Reed?"


    "She''s not with them?" Sonia narrowed her eyes.


    "Yes. They said they''ve recruited some fresh blood this year, but none of them is from our country. Miss


    Daphne lied; she isn''t pursuing her studies abroad. That''s why I''m certain that the person I saw was


    her."


    "How could this be?" Sonia''s brows crinkled.


    Rita shook her head. "Beats me. No one knows why Miss Daphne would make up such a lie."


    Sonia went silent for a moment. "Which street was it?"


    Rita told Sonia the ce she bumped into Daphne, after which Sonia nodded. "Got it. I know that


    you''re worried about her and so you''re telling me this. Don''t worry. Leave it to me. I''ll find out what


    she''s up to."


    "I believe in you, Chairman Reed." Rita bowed slightly before leaving the room.


    After Rita left, Sonia kneaded her temples and dialed Toby''s number. She decided to put Daphne''s


    matter in the back of her head for now.


    Everyone was selfish; although Daphne was her friend, her boyfriend''s issue weighed more importance


    to her. Besides, it would not be toote for her to look into Daphne''s matter after the call.


    The call was soon answered as the man''s mellifluous voice rang into her ear. "Done with your


    meeting?"


    "Yep." She smiled.


    On the other hand, Toby reclined in his chair with one hand holding the phone and the other twirling an


    expensive pen. One could see how rxed he was from his posture.


    "Did you call me about what''s happening on the Inte?" He could see through her right away.


    She smiled. "I knew that I can never hide it from you. Right, it''s about that. Everyone''s saying how cruel


    and cold-blooded you are. The ungrateful, youngd who doesn''t let his teacher off the hook. Aren''t


    you gonna speak up for yourself?"


    Toby''s gazended on the monitor before him as the corner of his lips curled into a sneer. He was


    aware of what was happening on the Inte.


    "There''s no need to exin to those idiots. Why noty out the proofs and shut them up?" The tip of his


    pen lightly knocked on the cold surface of the desk.


    Sonia smiled. "Yeah, you''re right. So, are you going to expose what the Lore Family has done on the


    Inte? Including Professor Randall''s matter?"


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    Toby replied implicitly, "If they''ve done it, they should''ve prepared themselves for the day when the lid is


    taken off. As for Professor Randall''s matter, it is confirmed that Mr. Lore took part in it, but I won''t


    expose it yet since there''s no irrefutable evidence."


    She nodded and added, "But people might think that you''ve gone too far. It''s true. Lte set me up


    last night, but I''m fine for now. Someizens might keep clinging to this part and ming you for being


    cruel when I''m all safe and sound."


    A glint shed across Toby''s eyes. "Just let those fools be. We don''t have to consider them. After all,


    I''m not revealing those for the fools. It''s for the clever and rational people."


    His words tickled her funny bones. "You have a point. So, are you—"


    "President Fuller." Before she could finish her words, Tom knocked on the door and called Toby.


    Toby looked at Tom. "What is it?"


    Knowing that it was not a question for her, Sonia smiled. "Tom must be looking for you for something.


    Go on. I gotta prep for a meeting anyways. I clinched a deal with the mall''s managementst night and


    we''ll be signing the contract at two in the afternoon. Gotta go now. Bye!"


    It had been a long time since they shared a conversation, yet the call was going to end when they


    barely spoke to each other. Frankly speaking, Toby was quite displeased.


    However, he was aware that Sonia was a career woman and that she did not wish to take up much of


    his time in such a situation. Hence, she chose to end the conversion.


    Fine. We can talk at hometer.


    Toby bid goodbye before the call ended. Setting his phone aside, he stared icily at Tom, who was


    entering his office. There was a momentary pause in Tom''s steps.


    What''s going on? President Fuller doesn''t seem happy to see me. Have I done something wrong?


    Right when he was all jittery with the spections running in his head, Toby piped up coldly, "What is


    it?"


    Smothering the doubts in him, Tom regained hisposure and adjusted his spectacles. "President


    Fuller, we found an important clue regarding the Acrees'' ident."


    "The Acrees?" Toby''s eyes narrowed. "Didn''t I tell you to stop with whatever has nothing to do with us?


    Is no one listening to my orders anymore?"


    Tom hurriedly shook his head. "It''s not like that, President Fuller. I did ask our men to stop right after


    you gave your orders yesterday. However, we found a SIM card when we retreated. They looked into it


    out of curiosity only to find out that it belongs to the driver who was taking revenge on the Acree Family.


    Most importantly, he has Lte''s number. He received some messages from her too."


    "Lte?" Toby was bbergasted.


    Quickly, Tom handed over the document. "Yes. It is Lte Lore. Last night, we assumed that the car


    ident was not as simple as a result of the driver''s revenge. We know that there''s another party


    involved, but we didn''tunch an investigation because it''s none of our business. But based on our


    latest finding, the other party is none other than Lte. Here''s the contact history and message


    content between the both of them. Please take a look at it."


    Toby perused the paper which listed a total of ten contacts. Each of themsted for about five minutes


    long.


    SIM cards did not leave records of a phone call; they could only know the number of contacts dialed


    and the time the calls were made, but not the content. Still, there was storage for messages.


    Toby read the content and the wrinkle between his brows deepened. As Tom had reported, Lte was


    the other party involved.


    The funny thing was—they thought that it would be someone who had bad blood with the Acree Family,


    hence the help given to the driver to take revenge on the family.


    Yet, reality proved them wrong. Lte did not hold a grudge against that family; she was doing it for


    the mere reason to stop the Acrees from attending the party.