Chapter 27

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