Chapter 102

Tina chewed on her bottom lip as panic filled her. No longer in the mood to stay for Cynthia’s appeal, she turned and left.

Half an hour later, she found herself at Fuller Group.

“Toby..” Tina couldn’t care less if there were others in the presidential office as she strode over to Toby’s desk. With her eyes red and glistening with tears, she sat down on his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck, thereafter nuzzling into his chest as she began to sob quietly.

Toby stiffened at her unanticipated behavior, but when he regained his composure, he frowned at the woman in his arms.

If it weren’t for the fact that she was crying, he thought he might very well push her away.

“Leave the documents here, and I’ll get back to the both of you after I’ve reviewed them. Go back to your own desks for now,” Toby announced to the man and woman standing in front of his desk. He put down the documents in his hand and rubbed his temple tiredly.

The man and woman standing in his office nodded. “Yes, President Fuller.”

After that, they left his office.

It was only after the door closed behind them that the woman whispered disapprovingly, “Isn’t she President Fuller’s fiancée? She ought to know better than to barge into the office without knocking first. It’s so rude of her to interrupt while we’re in the midst of a work discussion, not to mention sit down in President Fuller’s lap at first instance. The company is no place for her to throw her girly tantrums.”

The man next to her simply shrugged. “President Fuller always lets her have her

way.”

The woman was obviously displeased. “Okay, well, he needs to draw the line somewhere!”

“Alright, that’s enough now. We’re the ones who would get in trouble if we keep talking about this.”

The woman pouted but said nothing more.

Meanwhile, in the office, Toby carefully pried Tina away as he said, “There, there,

Tina. Why don’t you get down for a bit?”

whined, burrowing

Indulging

kitten as she stared at him with red-rimmed eyes. “Why are they all

He narrowed his

and Mrs. Stone. I was on my way to Cynthia’s appeal when I saw Mrs. Stone on her knees, begging

“Wait. You spoke up for Mrs. Stone?

mean, Mrs. Stone was already on

have done that,” Toby interjected as he regarded

as she protested, “I don’t

one who caused this mess in the first place, and Sonia was the victim, which means she gets to decide if she wants to forgive the

her lip and tried

forgive Cynthia even though Mrs. Stone had gotten down on her knees in front of her, but did you ever stop to

coercion?”

coercion?” she

nodded gravely. “That’s right. Mrs. Stone could easily plead with Sonia in private, but she decided to get down on her knees right there in a public space. She

she mumbled, lowering her head as she feigned sadness. “It was no wonder that Mrs. Stone would blame me for helping

make sure you think before you help somebody the next time.” He gently smoothed her hair and added, “Besides, the Stones aren’t particularly known for good breeding. You should stay away from them if

a sudden thought seized her, she quickly glanced at him with an expectant look. “Toby,

“This weekend?”

“Yes.”

bland smile. “Why the

always alone, and it’s only a matter of time before I perish in boredom at home. Just humor me, Toby.” She

well, then. We shall have some fun this weekend, but we can’t make a long trip over the

smile when she heard that he had acceded. “I don’t know where I want to go, either. I’ve only just gotten here not too long ago, so I wouldn’t know any fun places in

this suggestion, and he

him, the smile

be quite the equestrian. President Cunningham just so happens to own an equestrian facility in the mountains. We could go horseback riding and

when

perfectly fine with trekking through the mountains, she was completely hapless when it came to horseback

made matters worse was that she had an innate

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