Chapter 798 The Laughing Stock of the Company

 

Toby ignored him and rapped his knuckles against the top of the front desk.

 

The receptionist at the front desk was in her seat with her head low as she jotted something down into her files, and she didn’t notice that there was someone at the counter at all until she heard the knock. She put her pen aside and looked up, only to see that the person in front of her was none other than the big man himself.

She jumped in her seat and stammered, “P-President Fuller!”

Toby frowned, but he didn’t look like he planned on giving her a hard time. He knew his presence was a terrifying one to entry-level employees, so he wasn’t surprised to see how intimidated the receptionist was. In fact, he was already used to being greeted with such fear and respect.

 

“Did anyone from Paradigm Co. come by?” he asked after withdrawing his hand from the countertop.

The receptionist blinked at him and repeated inquisitively, “Paradigm Co.?”

Toby hummed in response, and behind him, Tom immediately realized what was going on.

 

Oh, so that’s why he wanted me to park the car outside all of a sudden. He’s breaking old habits for Sonia, Tom thought wryly. Then again, I should have known. Sonia is the only person who can make Toby give up his old habits and principles.

“No, President Fuller,” the receptionist replied dutifully.

Toby pursed his lips. Looks like the person in charge of delivering the soup isn’t here yet.

 

lowered gaze, Tom cleared his throat and took the initiative to ask, “President Fuller, did Miss Reed

nodded slightly

that case, why don’t you go up to your office first and I’ll stay here to look out for the delivery guy? I’ll bring whatever it is up to you

glance at Tom, and it looked as though he was telling him to stay out of his business. “That won’t be necessary,” he said curtly. “I will personally

to snap back at him. Excuse me? Why do you think I’m offering my services? It’s all because of you, you jerk! After all, no assistant

employee for offering to help, this guy decides to take it the wrong way and implicitly accuse me of wanting to take his special stuff! The audacity of him! Who cares if you’re in

he must find a girlfriend soon. If he has to deal with Toby and Sonia’s

assistant maintained a professional smile that perfectly concealed his

guess Tom’s thoughts. He sat down on the chair the receptionist had pulled up for him and crossed his

 

to Fuller Group from Paradigm Co., and he had taken the same amount of time just to get back from the factory. If his estimation was correct, the delivery

glanced at the time. Then, he tapped his fingers absentmindedly against the tops of his knees. His eyes were fixed on the main entrance of the company building, and there was no

 

couldn’t very well leave him alone. As

helplessly at the two most important men in the company sitting alongside her. The smile on her face was nearly frozen as she thought, What in the world is going on here? Why are these two big shots sitting

of having them sit so close to her was crazy. She couldn’t even focus on her work, and she dared not breathe too loudly for fear that they might suddenly look at

from all the smiling, and she cursed at

would dream of Toby showing up

realized; Toby had indeed shown up in front of her and sat down by her work station. However, she did not dare to stare at him and take in his handsome face like a lovesick schoolgirl as she had fantasized. She didn’t even dare to sneak a glance at him, fearing that if she did, he would suddenly turn around, catch her

Toby around the building and stared at him from afar. They were all dealt

before they could even bring their hopes to reality. More importantly, if they were fired from the company, it would show

receptionist gripped her pen tightly as she told

determined to hold out until after he left. However, the nerves she was feeling at the moment reflected the unease of the other employees who walked through the lobby. As such, they

president to be sitting at the front desk instead of lounging in his cushy office. If they didn’t know any better, they would have thought that Toby was here to be a receptionist for a day or to

footfalls when they caught sight of him. Moreover, they dared not so much as breathe as they lowered their heads like nervous schoolchildren and pretended they had not seen him. All of them were terrified that

were of him, they couldn’t help finding this whole scene ridiculously

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