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.

 

his throat and took the initiative to ask, “President Fuller,

slightly

you go up to your office first and I’ll stay here to look out for the delivery guy? I’ll

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

Excuse me? Why do you think I’m offering my services? It’s all because of you, you jerk! After all, no assistant would want to see their own boss waiting for a delivery at the front desk like

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 love, President Fuller?

he would and he must find a girlfriend soon. If he has to deal with Toby and Sonia’s sickening lovey-dovey moments any longer, he

in his head, the poor assistant

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

 

taken the same amount of time just to get back from the factory. If his estimation was

of his knees. His eyes were fixed on the main entrance of the company building, and there was no hiding the anticipation that glittered

 

to stay and wait at the front desk, Tom couldn’t very well leave him alone. As such,

sitting alongside her. The smile on her face was nearly frozen as she thought, What in the world is

to her was crazy. She couldn’t even focus on her work, and she dared not breathe too loudly for fear that they

were already stiff from all the smiling, and she cursed at fate’s

of times they had seen Toby or discuss his breathtakingly handsome face. There were even times when this receptionist would dream of Toby showing up in front of her and letting

take in his handsome face like a lovesick schoolgirl as she had fantasized. She didn’t even dare to sneak

employees in the group had stalked Toby around the building and stared at him from afar. They were all dealt with by Toby and Tom, and they never showed up

before they could even bring their hopes to reality. More importantly, if they were fired

gripped her pen tightly as she told herself this over and

receptionist was 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 were

If they didn’t know any better, they would have thought that Toby was here to be a receptionist for a day or to

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 he would suddenly call their names and

afraid as they were of him, they couldn’t

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