Chapter 1014

Hence, it made Brian feel a little more empathetic. At that thought, he looked at Sonia, his expression becoming a lot kinder, making him look like a kind elderly man instead of a businessman who was here to sign a deal.

"Don't get upset, Miss Reed. This is a very realistic question. A person who has no ability, connections, or support can't get far in life. I hope you can understand," he comforted.

Sonia knew that he was saying these words for her own good, but she still couldn't accept it. It felt as if all of her efforts were just a joke. Even though she had worked hard and struggled, what others saw was not her efforts, but the influence behind her. Her so- called efforts were worthless in the face of this influence and weren't even worth mentioning.

"Sonny." At the sight of Sonia biting her lower lip with a pale face, Charles became even more worried.

At the same time, he also blamed himself for not being as powerful and formidable as Toby, and that he could only remain unchanged, so he had been unable to develop the Lane Family even further. If not, he could easily help her solve any problems she faced instead of letting her fall into an awkward situation like she had now.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Seeing the concern in his eyes, Sonia forced a smile at him, indicating that she was all right.

However, Charles could clearly tell that she was faking a smile and lying that she was fine. He knew that she must be feeling miserable, but he didn't know how to comfort her.

meet me because of my conditions and not because of anyone else. However, you told me

really sorry." Brian still

for waking me up and letting me understand that I am far from being strong or qualified enough to let others prioritize me. Now, I would like to thank

that, she picked up her glass of

and had truly felt that they agreed because of her. For this reason, she did feel complacent and thought that she was now strong enough to

of the person supporting her, not because of herself, and that others were treating her well because of the person backing her and not out of respect for her. After all,

going well because of her own strength. In the end, if she became more blindly confident and even got ahead of herself, it would be even more terrifying. After all, a conceited person had no way to accept things

own capability, but because of Toby, she might have a breakdown and even do something unthinkable. There was no need to

her understand how weak she actually was, and that her so-called success was just an illusion. Because of that, she could reflect on herself even better and prevent herself from becoming an

his glass and accepted her toast. "Thank you, Miss Reed. In fact, you don't have to thank me. I

took a sip of wine and replied with a smile, "You're doing it for your business, but

that case, I'll

nodded

she had shown earlier, he breathed a sigh of relief

answered me yet. Why do you want to borrow money from our bank instead of President

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