At that moment, Grayson, who had a strong dislike toward Sonia, felt even more unhappy with her, thinking she was purposely stalling and making him wait.
After all, Sonia was the only person who was daring enough to do that to him, which he assumed must be because she thought Toby had her back. How arrogant this lady is! Why are you so cocky, Sonia? You're nowhere close to Lynette. What makes you think you're a perfect match for Toby?
As Grayson grew tired of waiting and was about to barge into the building, the receptionist suddenly put down the phone after saying something to Sonia on the inside and turned her attention to the man. "I'm sorry to have made you wait, Mr. Lore. Chairman Reed has agreed to see you now. Please come with me." She then extended her arm and showed the two men the way.
Grayson lightened up a little when he heard her words, but he remained haughty and insolent. At the same time, he waved his hand and grunted. "At last, she made the right move."
When the receptionist heard the man's words, she secretly rolled her eyes upward in disdain. What the hell is wrong with this man?! He is on someone else's turf, yet he won't keep his arrogance in check at all. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised to see a man like him with a shameless daughter who wants nothing but to be a mistress! No wonder people say like father, like daughter!
The receptionist's mind was filled with disgust toward Grayson, but due to her status as an ordinary employee working at the front desk, she didn't dare to express her disdain as she continued to lead Grayson and his assistant to the elevator. Nonetheless, she hoped that Sonia would teach them a lesson later.
In the meantime, Grayson, who was following behind the receptionist, kept looking around the building. Noticing the old interior design, Grayson didn't even bother to hide the contemptuous look on his face. In fact, he even wiped the elevator to degrade Sonia's company, although there was barely any dust inside the elevator. Then, he blew his own hands and clapped them like he was trying to dust his hands. At the same time, he went on to mock the company by asking, "What's with this design? I can't believe Paradigm Co. is so old-fashioned."
Meanwhile, the receptionist felt even more disgusted when she saw what Grayson did. After all, she worked at the front desk and had come across countless people day in and day out. Thus, she considered herself quite a keen judge of character and was able to see through Grayson's ill intention behind his gestures.
How cheap! This guy is just trying to make Paradigm Co. seem bad. As one of the employees of her company, she had to admit that Paradigm Co. was not in its best financial state at that moment. However, she was grateful that the company had never forgotten the benefits that they deserved. At the same time, she was never worried about Paradigm Co.'s respect and her own future, considering the relationship between Sonia and Toby.
Because of that, every single employee had a strong sense of belonging in the company. Thus, the receptionist could not stand it when she heard someone degrading her company, but despite her displeasure, she wasn't going to express it anyway because she was just an ordinary employee who worked at the front desk.
Other than knitting her eyebrows and reacting with an indifferent attitude, there was only so much she could do. Nevertheless, she was determined deep down to tell Sonia what she saw, thinking her boss was in a better place to refute Grayson than she was.
Well, even if Chairman Reed can't do anything, I'm sure Mr. Fuller can handle this guy. At the thought of that, the receptionist only kept her eyes on the elevator door without even bothering to look at Grayson. While she continued to smile, she answered nonchalantly, "Paradigm Co. was built more than twenty years ago, so it's not surprising that the interior design seems old school. Although it's barely comparable to the trend right now, the design was one of the most popular ones back then."
"No wonder." Grayson smiled nonchalantly. "You may be right, but after more than two decades, don't you think it's time for your company to go through a makeover? After all, your company's appearance is the most obvious factor that influences how people think of it. If your management won't do anything to change it, it'll only seem to others as if it hasn't progressed at all without anything worth looking forward to." The man implied that Paradigm Co. was just like an outdated property, destined to be left forgotten.
The receptionist clenched her fists and faked a smile. "I beg to differ, Mr. Lore. The reason the interior design in Paradigm Co. remains the same is not because we can't afford to change, but because our leaders are nostalgic of the past. Furthermore, with the relationship between Paradigm Co. and the Fuller Group, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before they do something about changing the interior design. In fact, even if we don't make any changes, I'm sure whoever works with our company will respect us due to our alliance with the Fuller Group. After all, no one is going to disrespect us just because of our outdated interior design, which is why I don't think it's that important of a matter to change the interior design. Moreover, Paradigm Co. is backed by the Fuller Group just as Chairman Reed is backed by Mr. Fuller."
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