However, Toby flipped out when he saw Tom acting covertly delighted, and he snorted disdainfully. "No mercy for you if you dare ruin my night without advance notice."
In other words, he would overlook this night, but if this happened again, Tom would be sent to Ibira for sure. Tom, of course, was over the moon because being sent to Ibira would be unpleasant.
"Got it, President. It will never h—"
He suddenly froze as a thought struck him. President Fuller said something about ruining his night, right? But how have I ruined it?
Combining the time and how Toby looked resentfully at him, it very quickly dawned on him just what exactly his boss meant. What else could a pair of adults do at such a late night apart from that?!
In other words, Toby hadn't taken his anger out on him because Toby lost to Sonia in a game, but he had interrupted his boss' fun time with her. That was why Toby was so livid with him and wanted to transfer him to Ibira.
It would be justifiable if it was truly the case.
At that, Tom smiled grimly. He didn't think he would be as hapless as to so coincidentally show up just when they were making out.
Hell, no way would he have rung the doorbell if he had the slightest clue!
Sigh…
"Shoot. Why did you come over at this time, and why didn't you call beforehand?" Toby questioned grimly.
To that, Tom scratched his head and explained, "I would've if I could, President. But I accidentally broke my phone on my way over. So I can only come over personally."
While speaking, he pulled his destroyed phone out of his pocket, leading Toby to purse his lips upon seeing it. "Alright, what's up?"
It was a no-brainer that it was something grave if Tom would deliberately show up at an ungodly hour instead of waiting until the morning.
"It's something really important, but…" Tom suddenly looked over to Sonia as he left his words hanging.
Sonia quirked an eyebrow, then smiled, getting what he meant. "Okay, you guys go ahead. I'm going to go back inside because I happened to need to make a call as well."
With that, she returned to the living room crisply. She wouldn't get upset at all just because Tom wouldn't let her listen to their conversation, as it wasn't a big deal after all.
Besides, even if she and Toby got back together, it didn't mean that she could listen to their every conversation. As much as they were a couple, they were working in different companies.
So, it was only right that she shouldn't be present if the two were going to talk about trade secrets. Besides, she and Toby hadn't remarried.
Even if Toby didn't mind, she couldn't listen to their conversation without qualms. Thus, walking away would make things a lot easier for her.
Meanwhile, Tom looked at Toby after Sonia left. "President, Miss Reed wouldn't be mad at me, would she?"
He had deliberately stayed away from the topic while she was present precisely because he didn't want her to hear about it. Hence, he worried that Sonia would get upset over it.
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