After pondering for a few seconds, Toby made his final decision and said, "I'll give it to Emily."
"Emily?" Sonia was stunned when she heard his words. Then, a woman's face flashed across her mind, and she slapped her thigh in realization. "Is Emily the woman who danced with you at the banquet a few months ago? The one who is tall and looks like a foreigner," she asked.
"Yes." Toby nodded. "Her grandfather is my grandfather's brother. Hence, their family is on good terms with my grandfather. When I was young, Emily took great care of me, so we both have a pretty good relationship. However, she stayed abroad as her mother was a foreigner. When my grandfather died, their family left and stayed with her mother. They only return when there are matters that they need to attend here."
Listening to his words, Sonia understood what he meant. "I see… It's also best if Emily has the jade since she is also from the Johann Family. With that, the jade will be in the righteous hand of the Johanns again."
"That's exactly how I plan it to be." Toby nodded and looked at the phone that she was holding. "Tom, find time to talk to Emily about this and send the jade to her. I believe that Old Mr. Johann would be happy if he knew about this."
Old Mr. Johann was the younger brother of Toby's grandfather. He had stayed abroad for a long time and never came back. Thus, he and Toby weren't exactly close, and they only knew about each other's existence.
"Yes, President Fuller." Tom nodded and obliged. Then, he closed the box and put it on the passenger seat.
At the same time, Toby raised one of his hands and rubbed his temples. "Is there anything else?" he asked faintly.
Initially, Tom was going to end the conversation, but he couldn't help but laugh when he remembered something. "There's another thing I must say. We were just saying that Mr. Lore had gone to the hospital to check his mouth early in the morning. I heard that his lips are severely swollen. At the very least, he wouldn't be able to open his mouth widely and eat for a few days. He can only stay in the hospital and take nutrient solutions."
"Is that so? Good job." As Toby spoke, he smiled while a hint of satisfaction flashed across his eyes.
When Sonia heard their conversation, she suddenly realized something and squinted her eyes as she looked at Toby. "Judging by the meaning of your conversation, don't tell me that you guys have done something to Mr. Lore?"
"Yes." Toby did not intend to hide it and admitted it straightforwardly, indicating that they had indeed done something to Grayson.
Seeing his reaction, Sonia inhaled sharply and said, "You guys actually did it. I heard Tom say that Mr. Lore's lips were swollen. Did you guys hire someone to slap him?"
"Bingo, Miss Reed. You are such a smart person for guessing it correctly right away." On the other end of the phone, Tom gave Sonia a thumbs up and praised her without hesitation.
Hearing his words, Sonia twitched her lips and said, "Did you really do it?"
However, Toby didn't reply to her and raised his chin as he spoke. "He was being rude to you. It is only fair for him to be taught a lesson for having such a foul mouth. After this, he would learn to speak on the proper occasion." As he spoke, his expression was gloomy.
"That's right, Miss Reed." Tom nodded hastily and said, "You also know how awful his words were when you kicked him out of Paradigm Co., so how could President Fuller possibly hold back when he saw the video your employee posted online? When he saw the clip, he immediately asked me to tell them to teach him a lesson. I felt that he wouldn't regret his decision if I simply punished him. Since he has a foul mouth, I asked someone to slap him, which it's the origin of his misdoings. Other than feeling pain, he will understand why he was being beaten. With that, I believe that he will feel humiliated."
When Sonia heard Tom's explanation, she looked at Toby and felt fuzzy inside. "So you guys taught him a lesson because he caused me trouble at Paradigm Co. yesterday. Thank you, Toby," said Sonia as she smiled, feeling touched.
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