“Is that so?” Toby raised his chin, but he didn’t probe further. Instead, he bent down and placed the high heels in front of her feet. “Wear them.”
“Okay,” Sonia answered. Then, she held the wall, ready to put on her shoes.
At this moment, he suddenly rose to his full height and grabbed her hand to place it on his shoulder. She looked at him in confusion and asked, “What are you doing?”
“Hold my shoulder while you wear them,” came Toby’s answer.
“No, it's the same even if I hold onto the wall,” she replied and was about to remove her hand when Toby stopped her.
Toby pressed her hand down on his shoulder and didn’t release it. “The wall is very cold, so your hand will freeze. My shoulder is warmer.”
Sonia felt amused upon hearing this.
“You’re really... Forget it. Since you are willing to be a wall, then I’ll just use you as my support.”
With that, she simply grabbed his shoulder, raised her foot and began to wear her shoes. After putting them on, Sonia removed her hand. “Thank you, Mr. Wall.”
This nickname made Toby subconsciously raise his eyebrows. “Mr. Wall?”
“Yes, you were behaving like a wall for me, so it is only right to call you Mr. Wall.” Sonia looked at him with a
tease.
He smiled slightly before he responded, “As long as you like it, but I'm much happier when you call me by my name. So, Sonia, don't address me as President Fuller in the future, okay?”
Although his eyes were dark, there was a hint of hope in them, making Sonia unable to refuse him.
Sonia turned her head to avoid his gaze before she concurred, “Then, from now on, I'll call you Toby.”
“Good.” Toby nodded in agreement.
Although it made him feel a little detached for her to address him by his name, it was considered an improvement from ‘President Fuller’ which was worse. I will have her call me something more intimate one day.
“Let’s go. I’ll bring you to meet President Homer.” Toby looked at the time and since it was already 11:00PM, the person of interest would leave in a while if they didn’t arrive soon. The main purpose for Sonia’s arrival was to meet Ted Homer.
After hearing what Toby said, Sonia nodded heavily. “Okay.”
The two of them went toward the elevator and arrived at the lounge upstairs. When they came to the door of Ted’s lounge, Toby suddenly stopped in his tracks. She noticed this and was rather puzzled. Just as when she wanted to ask what was wrong, he explained, “You can enter on your own; I’ll wait for you outside. Didn’t you say that you wanted to obtain the purchasing rights by yourself? So, I won't go in.”
If he entered and Ted saw that Toby was with Sonia, it was almost a guarantee that Ted would immediately award her with the purchasing rights. It would only mean that she didn’t receive the purchasing rights through her own ability, but rather because of Toby’s name. Hence, he wouldn’t enter and influence the outcome of the situation.
Sonia quickly understood his reason and solemnly replied, “Alright. Then, I'll be out soon.” He is right. I need to rely on my own ability to obtain the purchasing rights, so it's better for him not to go in.
As she had forgotten about this, it was a good thing that he reminded her.
“Go ahead. Good luck.” Toby nodded and gave an encouraging smile.
Sonia returned the smile. “I will; I’m going in now.”
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