Chapter 52
Tyler spent a huge amount of money to treat Sonia and Zane to dinner, and he was evidently quite proud of himself as he swaggered into the house. He had already signed the contract for tryouts. Meanwhile, both Zane and Sonia had promised to keep this a secret for the time being. By the time he passed tryouts and officially joined the national basketball team, Tyler would no longer be fearful of Toby’s wrath because it would be insignificant. And so, Tyler hummed a tune as he walked into the foyer to change into his bedroom slippers. However, he entered the living room and was caught by surprise upon seeing Toby sitting on the couch.
The latter was dressed in loungewear and was currently smoking a cigarette quite relaxedly
*T-Toby!” Tyler jumped up in fright and stammered slightly, “W-Why are you back so early? I thought Tina’s still in the hospital. Why aren’t you there to see her?”
Toby glanced at him. “Have you had your dinner?”
“Yes, I have.”
“Come over here.” Toby flicked the ash off his cigarette by the side of the ashtray using his index finger. “Let’s chat.”
Just then, Tyler could feel a cold sensation
run down his spine. D*mn! Did Tina tell him
that I‘m going to join the tryouts? Tyler
clutched his backpack and walked forward
with trepidation. Then, he took a seat on the couch next to Toby, but his whole body remained quite tense. “Toby, it’s all my fault,” he started
Tyler had planned to admit his mistake and take full responsibility for everything. The worst punishment he can inflict on me is to make me face the wall, so that‘s not a big deal. Tyler wanted to prevent Toby from investigating this any further, lest the latter confronted Sonia about it.
“Go ahead and play basketball if that’s what you’re really keen to do.” Tyler had
barely said anything but was interrupted by
Toby before he even finished his
sentence.
Tyler stared at the other man in disbelief
and he wondered whether he had misheard something. “Toby, did you agree for me to… play basketball?”
“Yeah, go ahead,” Toby replied nonchalantly. “Do whatever makes you happy. I won’t stop you from it, and that includes playing basketball too. I’ll talk to Mom about it.”
Toby had rewatched the two video clips sent by Zane when he reached home at
night and he had contemplated the
situation for quite some time because of
Sonia’s words. Finally, he managed to
come to terms with everything. He had
entered the family business when he was in school because of his exceptional talent
for business. Furthermore, he wasn’t
against it either. However. Tvler disliked
finance and clearly had no intention to
work for the Fuller Group.
Earlier on, Toby had rung up the coach who had gone to Tyler’s school today. The former could sense the coach’s strong liking toward Tyler from his words. The coach had praised him throughout their conversation and insisted that such great talent should be cultivated well and
someday, Tyler would definitely shine in the athletic world. Just then, Toby realized that he shouldn’t force Tyler to take over the family business if the latter was reluctant to. Otherwise, he might end up
hating him. Besides, he didn’t want to stifle Tyler’s talent in playing basketball either.
“Is this for real?” Tyler’s eyes sparkled. Feeling shocked, he couldn’t quite believe
his ears. “Tony, you’re awesome! You’re the most liberal-minded brother in the whole wide world! Don’t worry! I won’t let you down. I’ll definitely make it into the national team and win lots of medals!”
Upon hearing that, Toby responded, “This is the path you choose for yourself so you have to persevere in it. Don’t bring yourself or the family name into disrepute.”
“Noted!” Tyler nodded vehemently before serving Toby a glass of water and some fruits. “Toby, did you win a tender today? |
feel like you‘re way more patient and understanding than normal.”
“So, what were your true thoughts of me previously?” Toby revealed a half-smile and glanced at him. “Fierce?”
Meanwhile, Tyler scratched his head and replied in a low voice, “Not really. In the past, I felt more like one of your subordinates working for you. Listening to you speak could be quite nerve-wracking.”
Toby laughed out loud and maintained his silence for a short while before saying, “It’s because a woman taught me an important
lesson today.” Throughout all these years,
I‘d assumed that I knew everything but after listening to Sonia‘s words today, I realized
that I never paid attention to Tyler‘s actual thoughts.I always maintained an
authoritative stance in front of Tyler and
never showed him any concern as a brother,
so we never really had a close relationship.
“Wow! What sort of woman would dare to behave so insolently and tell you off?”
Tyler questioned with a surprised tone of voice. “Was she your discipline teacher from school?”
Toby chose not to answer. Instead, he casually asked, “What did you have for dinner with Sonia tonight?”
“We had hotpot for dinner and it was
amazing. I ate four platters of meat just by myself…” Tyler was full of praise for the
dinner he had eaten that night and he chatted incessantly about it. Suddenly, he realized that something was amiss and he immediately stopped mid-sentence.
“Uh–I have some unfinished homework to do… Toby, I’ll head upstairs first!” Tyler
grabbed his backpack and hurriedly left the room. As soon as he reached the top
of the stairs, he turned back and yelled, “Toby, don’t smoke so much! Sonia mentioned that smoking too much
hastens one’s death!”
Toby shot him a cold look upon hearing that. Frightened, Tyler lowered his head and scurried off.
As for Toby, he stared intently at the half of
a cigarette in his hand. He distinctly recalled that night he had with Sonia and
“Of course not. We’re clad in ski attire!” Charles was well aware that Sonia didn’t enjoy being among crowds so she didn‘t have much experience in such extreme sports. He responded by lifting his brows. “I was once the national
She merely rolled her eyes at him. “We’re here on a business trip. We’re not here for fun!”
“Alright, alright. Business is much more
“Don’t ask. It’s good enough to know that he’s here.” She turned her head in the other direction to look outside the window and ignored him. I can‘t quite mention that it was my casual fling who gave me the information!
and greeted the man standing in front. “My name is Sonia Reed and I’m the vice president of Paradigm Co.”
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