Chapter 1329Chapter 1329
"I want to visit Toby first, and then I'll get some rest later." Sonia scratched her ears.
She couldn't help being unaccustomed to the feeling since she had just started wearing glasses. It had
only been a while, and her ears were already uncomfortable.
"I haven't gone to visit him yet," she added.
Tom was surprised. "Miss Reed, you haven't visited President Fuller yet?"
She shook her head. "The bandages around my eyes were just removed this morning, but my vision
wasn't clear, and I couldn't see well. That's why I didn't visit him. I wanted to see him after I received my
glasses. Fortunately for me, I learned that the heart had arrived as soon as I received my glasses. So, I
came here to wait for Toby's physical examination results."
At the time, what concerned her the most was whether Toby could undergo surgery as soon as
possible.
He nodded to indicate his understanding. "Alright, then. You should go, Miss Reed. I will book a room
at one of the hotels nearby and get some rest for now. I'll return later."
"Okay. Have a good rest." She waved him away.
After Tom departed to the nearest hotel, she did not stand around and headed straight for the ICU. Toby had not left the ICU ward. According to the nurses, he had not regained consciousness during the
past two days and remained in a coma.
Sonia came to stand outside of Toby's ICU ward and stared at the unmoving man through the glass.
Toby was wearing a hospital gown. However, the hospital gown was wide open, exposing his entire
chest.
His usually muscular chest was covered in electrical patches at the moment. However, that was not all,
as even his temples were covered in electrical patches. Those were placed to ensure that his
consciousness remained and prevent him from falling into a vegetative state.
That was why these electrical patches would release minor electrical shocks at regular intervals to
stimulate his consciousness.
She did not know whether he was in pain because of these minor shocks, but she was sure they were
highly uncomfortable.
She slowly pressed her palms against the glass and pressed her forehead tightly against the glass. Her
tears silently flowed down her cheeks as she stared at him in silence.
She remained in that position until a nurse came for her and brought her back to her ward an hour later.
"Chairman Reed." When Sonia returned to the hospital ward, she discovered that Rita had already
been waiting there for some time.
She carefully removed her glasses, used a tissue to dry her eyes before wearing them again, and gaveRita a strained smile. "You're here."
"Yes. I came to give you a report on the work progress of the last two days." Rita nodded. Then, she
carefully studied Sonia's eyes. "Chairman Reed, how is your sight?"
"It's fine. But I need to wear these glasses. Otherwise, my vision resembles the censored version of
mosaic tiles."
The words 'censored version of mosaic tiles' amused Rita to no end.
Sonia couldn't help feeling exasperated. From her point of view, her vision without the glasses was
indeed no different from the censored version of mosaic tiles.
"In any case, it's great that you can see again, Chairman Reed." Rita offered her sincere
congratulations.
"I want to visit Toby first, and than I'll gat soma rast latar." Sonia scratchad har aars.
Sha couldn't halp baing unaccustomad to tha faaling sinca sha had just startad waaring glassas. It had
only baan a whila, and har aars wara alraady uncomfortabla.
"I havan't gona to visit him yat," sha addad.
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Sha shook har haad. "Tha bandagas around my ayas wara just ramovad this morning, but my vision
wasn't claar, and I couldn't saa wall. That's why I didn't visit him. I wantad to saa him aftar I racaivad myglassas. Fortunataly for ma, I laarnad that tha haart had arrivad as soon as I racaivad my glassas. So, I
cama hara to wait for Toby's physical axamination rasults."
At tha tima, what concarnad har tha most was whathar Toby could undargo surgary as soon as
possibla.
Ha noddad to indicata his undarstanding. "Alright, than. You should go, Miss Raad. I will book a room
at ona of tha hotals naarby and gat soma rast for now. I'll raturn latar."
"Okay. Hava a good rast." Sha wavad him away.
Aftar Tom dapartad to tha naarast hotal, sha did not stand around and haadad straight for tha ICU.
Toby had not laft tha ICU ward. According to tha nursas, ha had not ragainad consciousnass during tha
past two days and ramainad in a coma.
Sonia cama to stand outsida of Toby's ICU ward and starad at tha unmoving man through tha glass.
Toby was waaring a hospital gown. Howavar, tha hospital gown was wida opan, axposing his antira
chast.
His usually muscular chast was covarad in alactrical patchas at tha momant. Howavar, that was not all,
as avan his tamplas wara covarad in alactrical patchas. Thosa wara placad to ansura that his
consciousnass ramainad and pravant him from falling into a vagatativa stata.
That was why thasa alactrical patchas would ralaasa minor alactrical shocks at ragular intarvals to
stimulata his consciousnass. Sha did not know whathar ha was in pain bacausa of thasa minor shocks, but sha was sura thay wara
highly uncomfortabla.
Sha slowly prassad har palms against tha glass and prassad har forahaad tightly against tha glass. Har
taars silantly flowad down har chaaks as sha starad at him in silanca.
Sha ramainad in that position until a nursa cama for har and brought har back to har ward an hour latar.
"Chairman Raad." Whan Sonia raturnad to tha hospital ward, sha discovarad that Rita had alraady
baan waiting thara for soma tima.
Sha carafully ramovad har glassas, usad a tissua to dry har ayas bafora waaring tham again, and gava
Rita a strainad smila. "You'ra hara."
"Yas. I cama to giva you a raport on tha work prograss of tha last two days." Rita noddad. Than, sha
carafully studiad Sonia's ayas. "Chairman Raad, how is your sight?"
"It's fina. But I naad to waar thasa glassas. Otharwisa, my vision rasamblas tha cansorad varsion of
mosaic tilas."
Tha words 'cansorad varsion of mosaic tilas' amusad Rita to no and.
Sonia couldn't halp faaling axasparatad. From har point of viaw, har vision without tha glassas was
indaad no diffarant from tha cansorad varsion of mosaic tilas.
"In any casa, it's graat that you can saa again, Chairman Raad." Rita offarad har sincaracongratulations.
Sonia sat by the edge of the hospital bed and beckoned for Rita to take a seat.
"From tomorrow onward, you can bring some urgent documents that need my approval. Now that I'm
once again capable of sight, I can start reading through them instead of leaving them to accumulate
further."
"Okay," Rita responded. Then, she gave a succinct report on the situation at Paradigm over the last two
days.
Sonia felt relieved to hear that Paradigm was operating smoothly in her absence.
After she regained consciousness, she left the company in Rita's capable hands.
Although Rita was a novice, she was a dab hand at managing the company. But, at the very least,
there had been no trouble at the company.
"But Asher's men seem restless." Rita glanced at Sonia.
Sonia frowned in displeasure. "Oh? Have they begun causing trouble?"
"No." Rita shook her head as she continued, "Asher was their leader. Now that their leader is gone,
they are nothing more than small fry. The most they can do is cause some minor disturbances, but they
won't dare to actually cause any significant trouble. They are planning to rescue Asher. Over the past
two days, they have approached me and asked me to contact you. But I have been ignoring them." Sonia sneered coldly, "Are they actually trying to rescue Asher after what he did? Are they fools?
Leaving aside the fact that Asher committed deliberate murder, just the fact that he deliberately caused
arson is reason enough to deny him bail. Unless they have a background like Toby's family, everything
else is just wishful thinking. I can't believe they had the nerve to even visit me. They probably just want
me to come forward and intercede on behalf of Asher so that he has a larger chance of getting out of
prison."
"That's right. They also claimed that Asher is your uncle who has contributed greatly to Paradigm, so
you should come forward and plead on his behalf."
"Hah! Here we have fools dreaming instead of accepting reality. Ignoring them was the right move."
"But those people will definitely become restless over time. They will probably try to stir up some
trouble if we don't give them what they want."
"Don't worry. Just like you said earlier, they are a bunch of headless chickens without Asher taking the
lead. I have ways to deal with them, but I won't make a move for the time being."
Rita frowned in confusion. "So, I should just leave them alone?"
"Send Charles over to deal with them. Charles is the director of Paradigm, after all. He has the
authority to come forward and handle such matters when both the vice president and I are absent,"
Sonia said.
Rita felt that the suggestion made sense. "In that case, I will contact President Lane later so that he will
get rid of those people on Paradigm. Speaking of President Lane, he has been contacting me to inquire
about your situation over the last two days." Sonia lifted her chin. "I expected that. He called me, but I didn't answer his phone call. I grew up with
him, so I don't think I can lie to him. I'm sure he will see through my lies in an instant. That's why I didn't
dare to answer his phone call. If he couldn't contact me, he would surely contact you instead. What did
he say? Did he ask about Asher's termination two days ago?"
"Yes, he inquired about that. He is the director of the company, after all. He can't just ignore the
situation, especially after such a major incident. He inspected the factory in person and even
mentioned that he wanted to meet Asher face-to-face."
"What? Meet Asher?" Sonia grew anxious at the news. "Did he manage to see Asher?"
If Charles had gone to see Asher, then what happened to Toby and her was as good as revealed.
Rita shook her head. "Don't worry, Chairman Reed. President Lane failed to meet Asher. The police
temporarily forbid anybody from meeting Asher to prevent outside factors from affecting his trial. I
heard that it was Tom's suggestion."
Sonia breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. What did Charles say when he contacted you?"
"He wasn't very open. He mainly wanted to know your whereabouts and why he couldn't contact you.
After all, the situation involving Asher is a mystery to most of the public. Not many people know the
truth behind those incidents, so he probably wanted to know the details," Rita explained.
Sonia sighed as she felt a headache forming. "I will contact him personally after Toby's surgery."
In any case, there was nothing for her to worry about once the surgery was successful. Toby had yet to undergo surgery. So, she did not dare to reveal the slightest hint about their situation,
considering his numerous enemies.
It was not that she did not trust Charles. On the contrary, she did not trust the world with the news.
After all, loose lips sink ships.
"President Fuller's surgery?" Rita's eyes brightened. "Can President Fuller proceed with the procedure
now?"
"That's right. The heart has been delivered to the hospital, and the surgery will take place tonight."
Sonia grinned happily at the mention of this topic.
How joyous.
Rita looked at the smile on Sonia's face and sincerely felt happy for the other woman. "That's great."
"That's right. This is the happiest I've felt over the past few days." Sonia touched her chest as she
smiled softly.
At this moment, the phone rang.
She took out her phone and glanced at the screen. It was the private detective she hired a few days
ago, so she quickly answered the call, "Hello."
The other party on the phone said something, causing her expression to change drastically. "What?
Okay... I understand. Thank you. I will transfer the rest of the payment to you." When Rita saw the ugly expression on Sonia's face, she hurriedly asked in concern, "What happened,
Chairman Reed?"
Sonia did not answer immediately. Instead, she pursed her lips and pondered over something for some
time. Eventually, she clenched her phone tightly and explained. "I previously asked the private
investigator to search for Miss Daphne's whereabouts."
"Has he found her?" Rita quickly probed.
Sonia nodded and made a sound of confirmation. "He found her. Miss Daphne has not gone overseas.
On the contrary, she has been imprisoned."
"Imprisoned?!" Rita exclaimed in shock.