Chapter 27
“Tina, what’s wrong?” Jean asked, as if sensing that there was something off
about Tina’s expression.
Tina immediately locked her phone and
said softly, “It’s nothing. My mother sent
me a message asking when I’m going
back. I’ll reply to her later.”
Jean didn’t suspect anything and turned to
talk to Toby.
After making sure that Jean wasn’t looking
at her, Tina picked up her phone again and
read the message her friend had sent her.
This friend of hers was also playing cards
at Sakura Heights today. She said that she
w Toby and wanted to say hello, but she saw himchasing after Sonia. Then, the
two of them sload by the car and chatted for a long time
Tima turned off the volume before clicking
on the video
She saw Toby saying something to Sonia, then he picked her up and placed her in the driver’s seat of her car before driving away
It was just a short ten-second video, but
Tina felt chills all over her hands and feet
as she held her phone in a firm squeeze.
Aren’t they divorced? Then why did Toby get
into Sonia’s car? And why did he lie to me?
Tina remembered that at the banquet that
night, Toby seemed to be on her side, but
as soon as Sonia made the request, he gave her the Ocean’s Heart because he didn’t want to humiliate Sonia. And today’s
video…
Tina felt a sense of panic in her heart. She was afraid that even though Toby and Sonia were divorced, Toby still wasn’t fully
hers.
Could it be that she was destined to be
unable to keep something she stole?
When Sonia woke up in the hotel, it was
already the next morning.
She remembered being caught in the rain
last night and catching a cold, but when
she woke up, she felt refreshed.
Sonia soon remembered that Toby had driven her back to Bayside Residence yesterday afternoon. While she was still in a muddled state, she felt someone feeding
her something…
Was it Toby?
Sonia banished the images from her mind, then quickly washed up before leaving the
hotel.
After arriving at the office, Sonia called
Daphne. “Dwells’ boss will come to the
office to sign the contract later, so get the
contract ready.”
Daphne was surprised. “President Reed,
you managed to seal the deal with
Dwells?”
“Yeah. Although Sonia didn’t want to admit it, if it hadn’t been for Toby coming to the private room yesterday afternoon, Dwells boss wouldn’t have relented and taken on Paradigm Co.’s order.
She owed Toby a favor.
“Okay.” Daphne nodded, then quickly went to prepare the contract.
After taking off her coat, Sonia hung it on
the hanger. Just as she was about to sit
down and settle the documents Daphne
had sent, the phone on her desk rang.
She answered, “Hello?”
“President Reed, a gentleman named Zane
wants to see you,” the receptionist
reported. “Do you know him?”
Sonia responded, “Send him up.”
Soon, there was a knock on the office door, and the receptionist led a man in.
The man was dressed in comfortable and loose casual clothing; his jet-black hair was thick with the ends slightly curling
upward, and his facial features were so
perfect that no flaws could be found. He
was handsome and carried himself with
ease and natural poise.
His narrow eyes swept nonchalantly
across the office before finally landing on
Sonia
“President Reed, you adapt really well.” Zane walked toward the desk, then pulled
out the chair and sat down. He began
makina conversation with Sonia as if they
making conversation with Sonia as if they were close friends. “You’ve only been in Paradigm Co, for a few days, but you already possess the spirit of a proper leader. I couldn’t tell that you’d been a
housewife for six years.”
“I didn’t expect that the romantic and
suave playboy who couldn’t refuse any
women would turn out to be the youngest
son of the mayor.” When it came to being
sharp-tongued, Sonia was never weak.
Zane raised his eyebrows. “President
Reed, I was complimenting you for finally being yourself, yet you’re insulting me?”
“I was praising you for being popular with the ladies.”
Zane knew that this woman looked gentle and dignified, but she was extremely good at talking. After adjusting his posture, he said, “I know that Paradigm Co. has an overseas order and wants Dwells’ factory to produce it, but I know a factor that’s even better at producing foreign goods.”
“Are you saying that you want to introduce resources to me?” Sonia looked at him in surprise. “Why?”
Zane shrugged, then spoke in a lazy and
casual manner. “We have a business
relationship, don’t we? If I have good
resources, of course I’ll introduce it to you.
Treat it as a personal favor!”
Sonia didn’t believe his nonsense. “Mr.
Coleman, we’ve only met once before, so we‘re not even close with each other, and
another man. If I don’t get my revenge, I’d
be a sorry excuse of a man…
Sonia looked at the woman in the photo. “Your girlfriend is very beautiful. I didn’t
expect that there would come a day where you would get cheated on.”
Zane ignored the sympathetic look she
was giving him. “Yeah. I can’t tolerate
being cheated on! So, I want to take revenge on Dwells. No friend around me is
allowed to cooperate with Dwells. You and
I are partners, so of course, you can’t
cooperate with them either. This standard of the foreign goods this factory produces
is higher than Dwells’. Believe me.” Zane
fiddled with his phone. “I’ll send you the
number of the person in charge at
Rentoor.”
“Rentoon?” Sonia was slightly shocked.
She knew about Rentoor Inc. They were a
well-known factory in Norfolk. Because of its high quality, many foreign companies approached them to produce their goods.
She even heard that their production
orders were scheduled until next year.
Initially, Sonia wanted to approach Rentoon
too, but because she didn’t have any way
to do it, she went for the second best
option and chose Dwells.
“I’m very familiar with their business in
Norfolk,” Zane explained. When he saw the box of mangoes by the table, he picked one up and peeled it before eating it. “Call him and talk to him first.”
Sonia immediately copied the number given by Zane before dialing it. The other
party picked up fairly quickly.
Sonia knew the overseas order like the
back of her hand, so her conversation with
Rentoor’s commerce department went smoothly. It didn’t seem like she was a newbie who had just entered the industry at all; she spoke in such a clear and organized manner that even Zane was
looking at her with admiration.
Finally, Rentoor’s staff told Sonia that after
signing the contract, they could produce
her goods within the time limit, but she
needed to go to the factory on Thursday to
have a look. The two parties would discuss again before going through with the contract
After hanging up the phone, the burden in Sonia’s heart was lifted completely. “Zane, you’ve done me a huge favor.”
“As long as you don’t cooperate with
Dwells, we’re friends.” Zane had finished
eating a mango and was wiping his hands with a tissue. “Four Seasons Orchard has good mangoes this year. Did Toby send
them?”
As Sonia thought of what happened
yesterday afternoon, she frowned. “No.1
divorced him a long time ago, so I won’t
accept the things he sends. A childhood
friend of mine bought these. You can bring
them back if you like.”
“Really?” Zane raised an eyebrow and gave
her a knowing look.
Sonia found the look he was giving her to be strange. After taking a look at the time, she got up and put on her coat. “Mr. Coleman, if you don’t have any plans for
lunch, let me treat you to a meal.”
“Sure. Then I’ll have to pick the restaurant well.” Zane followed her out of the office.
“Sonia, you b*tch. Come here right now! |
must teach you a proper lesson!”
As soon as Sonia came out, she heard the
noises outside, and the voice was rather
familiar. Looking up, she saw Jean
standing not far away from her. With her hands on her hips, she was screaming at
Sonia at the top of her lungs.
There were emnloveee around her who
There were employees around her who tried to throw her out, but they retreated after being scolded by Jean
Sonia walked over in her high heels, then asked calmly, “Madam White, is something wrong?”
“You b*tch. You’re finally showing
yourself!” When she saw Sonia, Jean
became even angrier. She stalked toward Sonia in a rage, then raised her hand to
slap Sonia
