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?”

“No!” Tina whined, burrowing back into his arms.

He sighed and did not try to push her away again. Indulging her whims, he asked, “Go on, then. Tell me what happened.”

head like a wounded kitten as she stared at him with red-rimmed eyes. “Why are they

He narrowed his eyes

on my way to Cynthia’s appeal when I saw Mrs. Stone on her knees, begging Miss Reed to forgive Cynthia. Miss Reed refused to

and cut her off momentarily. “Wait. You spoke up

response as she nodded. “I mean, Mrs. Stone was already on her

were in the wrong. You shouldn’t have done that,” Toby interjected as he regarded her with a dark

to take such a rebuff, Tina grew sullen as she protested,

was the 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 former. You have no right as a third party to interfere and plead Cynthia’s case, do you

on her lip and tried

probably going to say that it was harsh for Sonia to not forgive Cynthia even though Mrs. Stone had gotten down on her knees in front of her, but did you ever

she repeated, sounding

Stone could easily plead with Sonia in private, but she decided to get down on her knees

she feigned sadness. “It was no wonder that Mrs. Stone would blame me for helping her get on her feet. I ruined

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

she quickly glanced at him with an expectant look. “Toby, should we go have some

“This weekend?”

“Yes.”

her a bland smile. “Why the

anymore. I’m always alone, and it’s only a matter of time before I perish in boredom at home. Just

but we can’t make a long trip over the course of two days, so we’d have

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 Seafield. I’ll go along with whatever you

turn down this suggestion, and he lowered his gaze in thought.

and you claim to be quite the equestrian. President Cunningham just so happens to own an equestrian facility in the mountains. We

face stiffened when she heard

had suggested horseback riding and hiking. While she was perfectly fine with trekking through the mountains, she was completely hapless when

worse was that she had an innate phobia for

you not want to go horseback riding and hiking?” He

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