From the moment she helped unwrap the gifts, she knew that whatever the gifts were would come as a shock. That was not to say that it was how priceless the gifts were that was shocking to Daphne, as she knew the gifts would have been valuable since they were given to Sonia by Toby. After all, if Toby's gifts weren't valuable, that would turn everything Sonia knew about him upside down. Hence, Daphne had expected Toby's gifts to Sonia to be priceless from the very start.
What was truly shocking to Daphne was how she could feel Toby's sincerity, as these gifts were just perfect for Sonia. For the rich, they would be satisfied with giving women something valuable and expensive without considering the receiver's feelings, not to mention whether the gifts would suit the receiver. All they knew was just the mere act of giving gifts, as they gave no further care to the aspects of the action itself.
Hence, Toby's gifts had very well set themselves apart in this aspect, as they were not only priceless, but, more importantly, also showed just how well Toby knew Sonia. The numerous cosmetics, handbags, perfumes, and pieces of jewelry were each very exquisite to the extent that any woman would not be able to keep their eyes away from them. Thus, one should always strive to give the most suitable gifts and not just simply give for the sake of giving, as it was the sincerity behind the gift that would make or break a gift.
Look at all these gifts President Fuller gave Chairman Reed. Each and every one of them are well thought out and suits the chairman very much. If this doesn't win a woman over, I don't know what will.
As Sonia listened to what Daphne said, she looked at the gifts, revealing a smile on her face. "I guess he is quite good at winning over someone." Toby had told her that the gifts he prepared for her would be better than the ones he gave to Grace. Looking at the gifts, it was far better than she had expected. This man, she thought while shaking her head with a smile.
Daphne was also looking at the gifts on the table. "Chairman Reed, these all should be the latest products, right?"
Sonia answered yes before she further clarified, "These aren't put up for sale yet. Toby got them in advance." "President Fuller does indeed have that power to do so." Daphne nodded before she started urging, "Chairman Reed, hurry up and try them out. I'll take a picture for you."
"Alright." Sonia nodded. Since she had accepted these gifts from Toby, she would naturally choose to use them. If that man caught me not using his gifts, he would be overthinking things again. After all, what difference would there be between her accepting the gifts but never using them and never accepting the gifts in the first place? Hence, when Daphne offered to take a picture for her, she readily agreed to try out the bags and so forth.
As a result, the two of them started playing dress-up in the office.
After Sonia was done trying out all the gifts, she got tired and took a seat on the sofa before taking a drink of water.
Daphne, who was sitting next to Sonia, was sorting out the pictures she had taken for her. When she was done, she handed Sonia's phone back to her. "Chairman Reed, these pictures came out good. What do you think?"
Placing her drink on the table, she then took the phone and started looking through the photos before giving Daphne a thumbs up. "These are good. Thank you."
"You're too kind, Chairman Reed." Daphne smiled, albeit feeling slightly embarrassed.
Sonia then sent a few of the best photos to Toby. However, perhaps Toby was preoccupied at the moment, as there were no replies from him after she had sent the photos. Nevertheless, she was not disappointed about the lack of reply; she was not the kind of person to force her significant other—regardless of whether they were busy—to immediately reply to her message as a show of her significant other's love for her.
Furthermore, she knew that Toby would reply the moment he was done with his matters. "Alright, looks like you have some juicy story for your circle of secretaries now that we're done unwrapping the gifts," Sonia said with a smile after she kept her phone away and sorted the gifts on the table.
Daphne stood up with a smile on her face. "Looks like it. I'm guessing the others are now beside themselves with anticipation. However, it'd be much more accurate to say even the employees on the lower floors are hoping to get news from the top floor. After all, everyone just loves gossiping here. It would be impossible for only the top floor employees to be curious about President Fuller's gifts." "That's true. Well, since they are dying to know about it, you should quickly let them know," Sonia said wryly.
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