Chapter 1429
"I want to visit Toby first, and then I''ll get some restter." Sonia scratched her ears.
She couldn''t help being unustomed to the feeling since she had just started wearing sses. It had
only been a while, and her ears were already ufortable.
"I haven''t gone to visit him yet," she added.
Tom was surprised. "Miss Reed, you haven''t visited President Fuller yet?"
She shook her head. "The bandages around my eyes were just removed this morning, but my vision
wasn''t clear, and I couldn''t see well. That''s why I didn''t visit him. I wanted to see him after I received my
sses. Fortunately for me, I learned that the heart had arrived as soon as I received my sses. So, I
came here to wait for Toby''s physical examination results."
At the time, what concerned her the most was whether Toby could undergo surgery as soon as
possible.
He nodded to indicate his understanding. "Alright, then. You should go, Miss Reed. I will book a room
at one of the hotels nearby and get some rest for now. I''ll returnter."
"Okay. Have a good rest." She waved him away.
After Tom departed to the nearest hotel, she did not stand around and headed straight for the ICU.
Toby had not left the ICU ward. ording to the nurses, he had not regained consciousness during the
past two days and remained in aa.
Sonia came to stand outside of Toby''s ICU ward and stared at the unmoving man through the ss.
Toby was wearing a hospital gown. However, the hospital gown was wide open, exposing his entire
chest.
His usually muscr chest was covered in electrical patches at the moment. However, that was not all,
as even his temples were covered in electrical patches. Those were ced to ensure that his
consciousness remained and prevent him from falling into a vegetative state.
That was why these electrical patches would release minor electrical shocks at regr intervals to
stimte his consciousness.
She did not know whether he was in pain because of these minor shocks, but she was sure they were
highly ufortable.
She slowly pressed her palms against the ss and pressed her forehead tightly against the ss. Her
tears silently flowed down her cheeks as she stared at him in silence.
She remained in that position until a nurse came for her and brought her back to her ward an hourter.
"Chairman Reed." When Sonia returned to the hospital ward, she discovered that Rita had already
been waiting there for some time.
She carefully removed her sses, used a tissue to dry her eyes before wearing them again, and gave
Rita a strained smile. "You''re here."
"Yes. I came to give you a report on the work progress of thest two days." Rita nodded. Then, she
carefully studied Sonia''s eyes. "Chairman Reed, how is your sight?"
"It''s fine. But I need to wear these sses. Otherwise, my vision resembles the censored version of
mosaic tiles."
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The words ''censored version of mosaic tiles'' amused Rita to no end.
Sonia couldn''t help feeling exasperated. From her point of view, her vision without the sses was
indeed no different from the censored version of mosaic tiles.
"In any case, it''s great that you can see again, Chairman Reed." Rita offered her sincere
congrattions.
Sonia sat by the edge of the hospital bed and beckoned for Rita to take a seat.
"From tomorrow onward, you can bring some urgent documents that need my approval. Now that I''m
once again capable of sight, I can start reading through them instead of leaving them to umte
further."
"Okay," Rita responded. Then, she gave a sinct report on the situation at Paradigm over thest two
days.
Sonia felt relieved to hear that Paradigm was operating smoothly in her absence.
After she regained consciousness, she left thepany in Rita''s capable hands.
Although Rita was a novice, she was a dab hand at managing thepany. But, at the very least,
there had been no trouble at thepany.
"But Asher''s men seem restless." Rita nced at Sonia.
Sonia frowned in displeasure. "Oh? Have they begun causing trouble?"
"No." Rita shook her head as she continued, "Asher was their leader. Now that their leader is gone,
they are nothing more than small fry. The most they can do is cause some minor disturbances, but they
won''t dare to actually cause any significant trouble. They are nning to rescue Asher. Over the past
two days, they have approached me and asked me to contact you. But I have been ignoring them."
Sonia sneered coldly, "Are they actually trying to rescue Asher after what he did? Are they fools?
Leaving aside the fact that Ashermitted deliberate murder, just the fact that he deliberately caused
arson is reason enough to deny him bail. Unless they have a background like Toby''s family, everything
else is just wishful thinking. I can''t believe they had the nerve to even visit me. They probably just want
me toe forward and intercede on behalf of Asher so that he has arger chance of getting out of
prison."
"That''s right. They also imed that Asher is your uncle who has contributed greatly to Paradigm, so
you shoulde forward and plead on his behalf."
"Hah! Here we have fools dreaming instead of epting reality. Ignoring them was the right move."
"But those people will definitely be restless over time. They will probably try to stir up some
trouble if we don''t give them what they want."
"Don''t worry. Just like you said earlier, they are a bunch of headless chickens without Asher taking the
lead. I have ways to deal with them, but I won''t make a move for the time being."
Rita frowned in confusion. "So, I should just leave them alone?"
"Send Charles over to deal with them. Charles is the director of Paradigm, after all. He has the
authority toe forward and handle such matters when both the vice president and I are absent,"
Sonia said.
Rita felt that the suggestion made sense. "In that case, I will contact President Ler so that he will
get rid of those people on Paradigm. Speaking of President Lane, he has been contacting me to inquire
about your situation over thest two days."
Sonia lifted her chin. "I expected that. He called me, but I didn''t answer his phone call. I grew up with
him, so I don''t think I can lie to him. I''m sure he will see through my lies in an instant. That''s why I didn''t
dare to answer his phone call. If he couldn''t contact me, he would surely contact you instead. What did
he say? Did he ask about Asher''s termination two days ago?"
"Yes, he inquired about that. He is the director of thepany, after all. He can''t just ignore the
situation, especially after such a major incident. He inspected the factory in person and even
mentioned that he wanted to meet Asher face-to-face."
"Yes, he inquired about that. He is the director of thepany, after all. He can''t just ignore the
situation, especially after such a major incident. He inspected the factory in person and even
mentioned that he wanted to meet Asher face-to-face."
"What? Meet Asher?" Sonia grew anxious at the news. "Did he manage to see Asher?"
If Charles had gone to see Asher, then what happened to Toby and her was as good as revealed.
Rita shook her head. "Don''t worry, Chairman Reed. President Lane failed to meet Asher. The police
temporarily forbid anybody from meeting Asher to prevent outside factors from affecting his trial. I
heard that it was Tom''s suggestion."
Sonia breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. What did Charles say when he contacted you?"
"He wasn''t very open. He mainly wanted to know your whereabouts and why he couldn''t contact you.
After all, the situation involving Asher is a mystery to most of the public. Not many people know the
truth behind those incidents, so he probably wanted to know the details," Rita exined.
Sonia sighed as she felt a headache forming. "I will contact him personally after Toby''s surgery."
In any case, there was nothing for her to worry about once the surgery was sessful.
Toby had yet to undergo surgery. So, she did not dare to reveal the slightest hint about their situation,
considering his numerous enemies.
It was not that she did not trust Charles. On the contrary, she did not trust the world with the news.
After all, loose lips sink ships.
"President Fuller''s surgery?" Rita''s eyes brightened. "Can President Fuller proceed with the procedure
now?"
"That''s right. The heart has been delivered to the hospital, and the surgery will take ce tonight."
Sonia grinned happily at the mention of this topic.
How joyous.
Rita looked at the smile on Sonia''s face and sincerely felt happy for the other woman. "That''s great."
"That''s right. This is the happiest I''ve felt over the past few days." Sonia touched her chest as she
smiled softly.
At this moment, the phone rang.
She took out her phone and nced at the screen. It was the private detective she hired a few days
ago, so she quickly answered the call, "Hello."
The other party on the phone said something, causing her expression to change drastically. "What?
Okay... I understand. Thank you. I will transfer the rest of the payment to you."
When Rita saw the ugly expression on Sonia''s face, she hurriedly asked in concern, "What happened,
Chairman Reed?"
Sonia did not answer immediately. Instead, she pursed her lips and pondered over something for some
time. Eventually, she clenched her phone tightly and exined. "I previously asked the private
investigator to search for Miss Daphne''s whereabouts."
"Has he found her?" Rita quickly probed.
Sonia nodded and made a sound of confirmation. "He found her. Miss Daphne has not gone overseas.
On the contrary, she has been imprisoned."
"Imprisoned?!" Rita eximed in shock.