Jessica was rendered speechless and her expression became thunderous.
Meanwhile, Sonia, who wasn’t bothered to entertain her anymore, reached out her hand to press on the elevator button to close the doors. She had yet to arrive at her floor.
However, before Sonia managed to do so, Jessica suddenly shouted and pressed on the button outside the elevator. “Hey, what are you doing?!”
Upon hearing that, Sonia frowned. “I’m going up to the highest floor. What do you think I’m doing? Since you are not coming in, I have to close the doors. I can’t be wasting my time because of you, can I?"
“Who says that I’m not going in?” Jessica glared at her, releasing the button and stepping into the lift on her high heels.
And so, Sonia stepped aside to distance herself from Jessica because she refused to stand too close to her.
Jessica was livid when she saw how Sonia avoided her, as though she was a piece of thrash. Just as she was about to say something about it, Sonia suddenly turned to her. “Jessica, don’t go anywhere after work. Stay in the office; I’ll take you somewhere.” “Where are you going to take me to?” Jessica stared at her with a wary look.
Sonia avoided her gaze and didn’t reply.
At that moment, they arrived at the highest floor, so Sonia lifted her foot and exited the lift.
Upon seeing that, Jessica stomped her foot and went after her. “Stay right there, Sonia! You haven’t answered me. Where are you taking me?”
“You will know when you are there,” Sonia replied without looking back at her.
Standing in the lift lobby, Jessica let out a snicker. “So you are not going to tell me, huh? Fine, since you’re not willing to tell me, why should I listen to you and stay in the office? Listen here—I won’t let you take me anywhere!”
Sonia paused in her tracks and turned to look at her. “Is that so? Let’s see if you can leave Paradigm Co., then.”
With that, Sonia continued to move forward without hesitation.
Scowling, Jessica bellowed at her, “What do you mean? Are you locking
me in?'
An unfazed Sonia soon pushed open the door to her chairman’s office and entered the room, leaving Jessica standing on the spot angrily roaring at the air.
Her shouting was so loud that even Sonia, who had entered her office, could hear her voice.
Sonia rubbed her temples, then picked up the handset to make a call.
“President—I mean, Chairman Reed.” Daphne’s voice was heard from the other end of the line.
Sonia pulled out her chair and took a seat. “Get two security guards up here and escort Jessica away. She’s making too much noise.”
Feeling puzzled, Daphne asked, “Chairman Reed, what’s wrong with
Jessica?”
“She’s shouting outside my office,” Sonia replied after casting a look at her office door.
Daphne nodded understandingly.
“Noted. I’ll get it done right away.”
Humming in response, Sonia raised her chin and hung up the call.
Soon, she heard footsteps outside her office, which was followed by Jessica’s frantic yelling. “What are you guys doing?! Let go of me! I’m your vice president. How dare you grab me?!”
Nonetheless, no matter how much Jessica resisted and shouted, she was forcefully taken into the elevator and away from the scene by the security guards that Daphne sent over.
In the short span of a day, Jessica had been forcefully taken away twice in the same manner, and that made her despise Sonia to the bone.
However, no matter how much Jessica resented her sister, there was nothing she could do to Sonia since the latter was the chairman. Even so, the series of events had made Jessica more determined to kick Sonia out of the company so that she could become the chairman instead.
When it finally became peaceful outside the door, Sonia switched on her computer and began to work.
It was only when Toby called her in the afternoon that she took a break from her busy schedule.
“Hello?” Leaning back against the chair with her head slightly raised, she lifted a hand before placing it on her forehead to massage her head and ease her pulsing temple.
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