Novel Squares
Chapter 29
Chapter 29
Zane ignored the gloomy face Toby was giving and asked again, “Also, why did you ask someone to send mangoes to Paradigm Co.7”
Toby furrowed his brows. “I didn’t.”
Toby’s face darkened even more after Zane explained how Jean scolded Sonia
because of the matter about the mangoes.
Then, he quickly called Four Seasons
Orchard to look into it.
After looking into the matter, the person-in
charge quickly apologized, “I’m sorry.
President Fuller, the delivery man wasn’t
aware of your divorce and thought Miss
Reed was still your wife, so he delivered
the mangoes to Miss Reed’s company instead. My sincere apologies about that.”
Toby had put his phone on speaker, so
Zane–who was sitting across from
him–heard the content too. “Oh, poor Sonia. She was wrongly accused by your mother.”
Feeling vexed, Toby rubbed his eyebrows.
He had never thought that someone would
have the guts to secretly take pictures of
him at Sakura Heights. Besides that, he
had not expected that the mangoes would
be delivered wrongly, which caused Jean
to confront Sonia at Paradigm Co.
After waiting for the waiter to serve the
dishes and walk out, Toby asked Zane, “Has Sonia talked with the person-in
charge from Rentoon?”
“Yeah, She’s going to visit Rentoor’s factory on Thursday.”
Zane even praised Sonia. “I think even if you didn’t give Rentoor a heads-up, they will still be willing to collaborate with Sonia given her eloquence. Although she has just entered the business circle, she’s a fast learner, and that is really something.”
“You think so? All of a sudden, Toby felt like it wasn’t that he didn’t know Sonia well
enough, but he just had not paid attention
to her at all.
After having married Sonia for six years, all
he could remember was the scene of
Sonia being busy at home. As a
responsible wife, she would prepare
charge from Rentoon?”
Yeah, She’s going to visit Rentoor’s factory on Thursday.”
Zane even praised Sonia. “I think even if you didn’t give Rentoor a heads-up, they will still be willing to collaborate with Sonia given her eloquence. Although she has just entered the business circle, she’s a fast learner, and that is really something.”
“You think so?* All of a sudden, Toby felt
like it wasn’t that he didn’t know Sonia well
enough, but he just had not paid attention
to her at all.
After having married Sonia for six years, all
he could remember was the scene of
Sonia being busy at home. As a
responsible wife, she would prepare
delicious dinners for him and iron his
clothes.
Toby had never expected that besides doing house chores, Sonia was outstanding in other aspects too.
Zane shrugged. “You’ll understand when you see it for yourself next time. Your ex wife is really something. But I don’t understand, Toby. Isn’t Paradigm Co. going to sign a contract with Dwells soon? Why
did you still introduce Rentoor to them?”
Zane asked. “You would owe Rentoor a
favor by doing so, and Rentoor would
surely bother you to return this favor in the future.”
“This overseas order is very important for
Paradigm Co., which is currently very
unstable,” Toby replied indifferently while
eating. “Dwells is good at dealing with overseas orders, but Rentoor is even better, and they are more well-known than Dwells. If Paradigm Co. can establish a long-term collaboration with Rentoor, they
won’t have to go look for orders as the
business with Rentoor will be profitable
enough.”
“Did I hear it right? Toby, are you helping
your ex-wife to build connections?” Zane rubbed his chin.
Toby remained silent for a moment and said nonchalantly, “She did not ask for anything when we divorced. I’m doing so
as compensation to her.”
*This compensation is too stingy. She has
stayed with your family for six years.
Having been ordered around by your
mother every day for six years straight–if I were Sonia, even a billion is too little of a compensation.” Zane chuckled.
Before Zane could finish teasing Toby, the latter suddenly put down the cutlery and
grabbed his blazer on the back of his chair.
“I’m heading back to the office.”
Seeing Toby walk out, Zane yelled, “I’m just
spitting facts. Did that bother you, Toby?”
As a response to him, Toby flung the door
closed with a loud bang.
“Go ahead and fling it. I don’t have to pay for any damage caused anyway.” Zane shrugged and summoned the waiter to order more food
Some staff of Paradigm Co, had secretly recorded the video of Jean causing a scene in the company, and that particular video had spread across the business
circle.
Everyone was surprised that Toby, who
was resolute and honorable in the
business circle, actually had such a
ferocious mother. Meanwhile, some
thought Sonia was too much for treating
her ex-mother-in-law that way after
watching the second half of the video
which had been deliberately edited.
Some even came up with theories that
Sonia had already been together with the
model from Vashine Entertainment long
ago, and that Toby had divorced her upon
finding out her betrayal.
All sorts of conspiracy theories started going around the business circle.
Nonetheless, Sonia couldn’t bother less about the rumors. After settling the agendas in the company, she went to Norfolk on Thursday. Rentoor’s factory occupied a large area in Norfolk
After Sonia greeted Rentoor’s boss, she followed him to visit the production line, to
observe how the overseas goods were
made and to inspect the final products. Both of them negotiated from lunch at
noon till 2 in the afternoon. Finally, they
came to an agreement and the contract
was signed by both parties.
Sonia wore a relaxed smile the moment she saw Rentoor’s stamp sealed on the contract. She then shook hands with
Rentoor’s boss. “I’ll count on you for the
orders then. The New Year is coming soon
M’ll ask my secretary to send some gifts to you and the staff later.”
“No problem. You’re too kind, President
Reed.”
Later, Sonia turned down the boss’ invite for dinner and bought a plane ticket at 3 P.M. It was 4.30 P.M. when she arrived back at Seafield.
While walking along the boarding bridge, a
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beside Sonia accidentally bumped into her,
causing her to almost lose grip of her
phone.
“I’m sorry.”
Seeing that the other party had apologized,
Sonia didn’t think it was necessary to make a fuss. She quickly picked up the scarf from the floor and passed it to the person. Just then, the person lifted her head and Sonia realized it was someone
she knew, so she greeted her politely, “Hi, Mrs. Gray. What a coincidence.”
Julia‘s originally gentle-looking face darkened when she saw Sonia.
Without thanking her, Julia quickly grabbed
her scarf and said coldly, “We‘re having
dinner with Toby’s parents tonight to
decide the date for Toby and Tina’s
engagement. Miss Reed, since you’ve
already divorced Toby, please stay away
from him.”
Hearing that, Sonia smirked slightly. “I’m
so sorry. If it wasn’t that I asked President Fuller for the Ocean’s Heart, he and Miss Gray would have been engaged long ago.”
“You!” Julia glared at Sonia with a sullen
look.
“Don’t worry. Mrs. Gray. I’ve never regretted
any of my decisions and will definitely not
get back with President Fuller. He and Tina
are a good match.” With that, Sonia
brushed past Julia and walked away
resolutely
Initially, Julia wanted to give Sonia a
warning, but she was irritated by her in
return. With a gloomy expression, she
walked out of the airport with her luggage
and coincidentally saw Sonia talking to her secretary. Sonia’s side profile caught
Julia’s attention when the former was getting into the car as she thought it looked rather familiar. Julia gazed fixedly at Sonia’s car until it disappeared from her sight.
“Honey.” Titus walked over in a hurry and took the luggage from Julia. “Sorry I’m late. The traffic was terrible.”
Seeing as she was ignoring him, Titus
asked, “What happened?”
“N-Nothing.” Julia retracted her gaze and
walked to the car with Titus while asking
him, “Where are we going for dinner?”
Titus opened the door to the backseat and
escorted Julia in. “At Sheraton Hotel under
Fuller Group. It’s just a dress you could’ve
asked someone to send it here. Why bother to go all the way to Norfolk to get it? That’s too tiring.”
*This is Tina‘s favorite dress, and she
wants to wear it tonight. I was worried that
the others would be careless and ruin it.
She has to be at her best appearance tonight when having dinner with Toby’s family,” Julia replied.
“Yes, yes. I know you love Tina. Let’s go.”
After getting into the car, Julia realized there was a bouquet of baby’s breath at
the other end of the seat. Her smile
disappeared at once as a complicated
look spread across her face.
After Titus got into the car, his eyes turned
dim when he saw Julia holding the
look spread across her face.
After Titus got into the car, his eyes turned dim when he saw Julia holding the
bouquet of flowers.
“It’s Rina’s death anniversary today.”