Sonia had never expected things to go so smoothly with the government. It only took an hour for a contract to be signed. As thanks to her for a few years of free land use rights, they promised to help her build her factory and have a machinery plant set up for her.

By the time she exited the department, the sky was already dark. As if on cue, her stomach grumbled loudly. Hearing it, Charles threw an arm around her shoulders. “How about we have steak for dinner, baby?”

“Sure.” She nodded in agreement.

“Let’s go!” Still with his arm around her, he lengthened his stride in the direction of their car.

Half an hour later, they arrived at one of Seafield’s most famous restaurants. The moment they walked inside, Sonia heard a familiar voice behind her. “Miss Reed, Mr. Lane, we meet again.”

Instantly, Sonia’s smile faded. Much less politely, Charles rolled his eyes. “Why is it you both again?”

It was none other than Tina and Toby. With a gentle smile, Tina asked, “You don’t wish to see us, Mr. Lane?”

“You don’t need to ask to know that,” he retorted, spreading his arms.

Nonetheless, her smile stayed on her face. She didn’t seem angry. On the other hand, Toby was silent. His gaze was fixed on the bandage on Sonia’s head with an unreadable look in his eyes.

Feeling his stare, Sonia gave him a curious glance and quirked her lips. “Aren’t you afraid your fiancee will get jealous of you staring at me like that, President Fuller?”

At her question, the smile on Tina’s face finally slipped. While Tina knew Sonia was purposely trying to provoke her and Toby, she had no way of denying that Sonia was telling the truth and that Toby had, indeed, been staring at her. Even though jealousy flashed across Tina’s eyes and brewed even more potently in her heart, she made an effort to bring a smile back to her face.

“What are you saying, Miss Reed? How could I possibly be jealous? You’re standing in front of me and Toby, so it’s not so strange that Toby is looking at you. Not to mention, he’s seen plenty of female employees at Fuller Group every day. If I got jealous of every one of them, I’d be very busy. Wouldn’t you say, Toby?” She wrapped her hands around Toby’s arm.

Feeling the force of her grip, Toby frowned slightly but didn’t pull his arm away.

Gray.” Sonia pretended not to see Tina’s

you still talking to them? I thought you were

“Of course.” She nodded.

arms around her waist and followed

intimately, he lowered his eyes and pursed his lips into a straight line. All of a sudden, he had an urge to rush up and separate them. Nonetheless, he held back. Keeping his head lowered to hide the expression in his eyes, he said to

“Alright,” she answered cheerfully.

their private room, Charles couldn’t resist grumbling, “Do you think Tina gets tired of faking a

tired of eating and

a smile, she pointed out, “Well, there you have it. Some people consider pretending as a vital part of their survival––just like eating or sleeping.

thought, he grinned playfully. “Baby, what’d

gave him an elbow. “She hasn’t done anything to us at the moment, so we’re not going to do anything to her.” Of

through the meal, Sonia wiped the corners of her lips and stood up. “I’m going to

need me to accompany you?” he teased playfully, waggling

him a faint

he shuddered and chuckled, “Heh, forget it. Come

her purse and left. After using the toilet, she tidied her clothes and headed to the sinks to touch up her

a sudden, the stall behind her opened and Tina stepped out. When she saw Sonia, her first reaction was to pause. Following that, she

Miss Reed,” she greeted as she fixed her

lipstick and only answered mildly, “It is indeed, to run into each

case, Tina looked up at the bandage on Sonia’s head. “Are your

even bothering to look at Tina. “Far from it, thanks

you still blame me?” The rims of Tina’s eyes abruptly grew

she hadn’t done anything to Tina. Why was Tina crying like she

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