The man in black looked at Sonia, seemingly asking for the woman's permission.
After Sonia nodded lightly at him, he followed the secretaries and assistants into the vast office, then began gathering Daphne's things.
Because of the increased speed from working together, within a few minutes, Daphne's things were all gathered and placed into two large cardboard boxes.
The man in black bent over and carried the two boxes in his arms. After informing Sonia, he walked straight toward the elevator.
Sonia and Lina stood outside the large office, watching him leave.
Lina sighed. "I know that Daphne resigned in pursuit of a better future; it's a good thing, but when I saw her leave, I still felt sad inside."
With that, she turned to look at Sonia.
She thought that Sonia would feel the same, but unexpectedly, she saw Sonia frowning while looking in the direction the man left.
"What's wrong, President Reed?" Lina glanced in the direction the man in black went, then back at Sonia, hastily asking, "Is something off about that man?"
If not, Sonia wouldn't have such an expression.
Sonia shook her head, then nodded. "No, it's just that I feel like I've seen this man somewhere before."
She had originally decided to ignore that notion.
However, when she watched the man in black leaving with the boxes, a sense of familiarity surged in her mind once again.
The sense of familiarity invaded her twice, so she didn't think it was just an illusion.
Therefore, she had seen this man before but couldn't remember where.
"You've seen him before?" Lina was stunned. "That's impossible, though. Unless you've been to her house, how could you have met Daphne's neighbor before?"
Sonia shook her head. "That is exactly what's bothering me. I haven't been there, but I feel like I've seen this man before. I wouldn't be acting like this otherwise."
"That's weird." Lina rubbed her chin. "Logically speaking, you wouldn't have met him before if you'd never been to Daphne's house. Could it be that you've seen him somewhere else?"
"I think so too. Perhaps you've seen him somewhere before," answered Sonia while rubbing her temples.
Lina said, "But if that man can easily carry two large filled boxes, he must be undeniably strong. He also has an uncommon aura about him, and I don't think he looks like a normal guy. He looks more like a soldier or a bodyguard."
"Bodyguard?" A flash of inspiration occurred to Sonia as she instantly thought of something. She widened her eyes.
When Lina noticed this, she promptly asked, "President Reed, do you remember now?"
Sonia nodded, her expression a little serious. "When you mentioned the word 'bodyguard', I remember now that I've seen this man before. It was at Charles' company. He is indeed a bodyguard; one of Charles' bodyguards, to be exact. However, Charles doesn't like having his bodyguards with him, so they are usually stationed in the security department of Lane Corporation. I must have seen him at Lane Corporation before."
"I can't believe he's President Lane's bodyguard," Lina exclaimed in surprise. "Are you sure, President Reed?"
"Absolutely." Sonia nodded earnestly.
A shocked Lina stared in the direction the man in black had disappeared, then gulped. "Didn't he say that he's Daphne's neighbor? Why is he President Lane's bodyguard now? Is he lying?"
She immediately looked at Sonia.
Sonia pursed her red lips as she remained silent, for she couldn't understand it either.
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