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.”

as she stared at him with red-rimmed

He narrowed

I saw Mrs. Stone on her knees, begging Miss Reed to forgive Cynthia. Miss Reed refused to do

put up a hand and cut her off momentarily. “Wait. You spoke up for Mrs. Stone? As in, you were trying

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

in the wrong. You shouldn’t have done that,” Toby interjected

she protested, “I

and Sonia was the victim, which means she gets to decide if she wants to forgive the former. You have no right

her lip and

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 stop to think

she

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

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

He gently smoothed her hair and

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

“This weekend?”

“Yes.”

a bland smile. “Why the

meals together anymore. I’m always alone, and it’s only a matter of time

over the weekend. “Very well, then. We shall have some fun this weekend, but we

only just

suggestion, and he lowered his gaze in thought. Finally, as

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

face stiffened when she

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

she had an innate phobia

hiking?” He retracted his warm smile when

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