Chapter 48

Sonia pretended to be asleep to avoid talking to Zane.

When they were about to arrive at Seafield

High School, she took out her phone to ask

Tyler where he was, but she saw the



business-related news from her news app

instead.



As it turned out, two executives from the

Gray Group’s Norfolk and Fredburg branches had siphoned off 500 million of

the company’s money, causing Titus to pass out in anger.

There was also a photo included below the article of him being sent to the
hospital. Someone has stolen Titus‘ money? Great!

As she read the news, Sonia couldn’t help but clap her hands and she even wanted to thank the two
executives who fled with Titus’ money.

Ever since she discovered that her family’s bankruptcy had something to do with Titus, she had been
trying to gather evidence to help clear her father’s name, but she couldn’t locate anything in the end.



Therefore, she was delighted to see Titus being admitted to the hospital.

When the car arrived at the school gates, Zane parked the car and unfastened his seatbelt while asking
Sonia, “What are you

here for? If I remember correctly, you stopped contacting your relatives when your family went bankrupt.”

She glanced at him before she answered,

“I can’t believe that you care about me so

much that you even investigated my background.”

“The two of us are business partners, so it’s normal for me to look into you to

protect my own interest. What’s the problem, President Reed? Do you really think I fancy you that
much?” He chuckled and smirked, but she ignored him. “It’s fine if that’s what you’re thinking. I quite like
the idea of dating my best friend’s ex-wife just to see how different it feels from dating other women.”
While listening to Zane, Sonia found herself speechless.
Compared to him, I would much rather be with Charles.

She ignored his words and went to report

Tvler’s name to the school’s security guard

She ignored his words and went to report Tyler’s name to the school’s security guard before writing
‘family member’ in the

visitor column on the logbook.

Then, her phone vibrated and she received a new message informing that a sum of money had been
credited into her bank



account.

The moment Sonia saw the amount of

money transferred to her, she was

instantly dumbfounded. 100 million? Could

it be that some company has accidentally transferred their project fund to me?

While she was in a state of shock, she

received another message from Carl on

Messenger.

Carl: ‘Sonia, I’ve recently taken a few jobs

Carl: ‘Sonia, I’ve recently taken a few jobs and made a lot of money. I can’t find anywhere else to spend
it, so you can take it in case your company needs the fund!

Sonia: ‘You have just arrived at Palmont. What kind of job did you get that pays you

this much?’

Then, scenes of him subduing the difficult shareholders with his gentle tone when he accompanied her to
Paradigm Co. and the store manager’s respectful attitude toward him when they went to the mall started
to flash through her mind.

As she reflected on what Charles had

previously said to her, she began to



suspect Carl. Is he really just a model?

Before Carl even had the chance to reply to

Sonia, she sent him another message: ‘Two executives from the Norfolk and

Fredburg branches of Gray Group have stolen 500 million. Carl, does this have anything to do with you?’

After a few seconds, he replied: ‘You mean

to say that someone has stolen Titus’

money? Well, that’s too bad for him. Sonia,

I’m just a model and I don’t even

understand how the corporate world works. Besides, I don’t know any executives from Gray Group, so
how could | possibly be able to ask them to steal

Titus’ money?‘

He quickly followed up on his text with a

picture of his contract.

Carl: ‘Sonia, this is my contract with the

Carl: ‘Sonia, this is my contract with the

company. Can you see that the money

stated there is of the same amount that I



have transferred to you?”

Sonia read his contract in detail before she

let out a sigh of relief. However, at the

same time, she felt that she had gone overboard. Then, she texted, I’m sorry,

Carl. I shouldn’t have suspected you of

doing something illegal. After all, you’re only worried about me and the company’

Carl: ‘It’s fine. Sonia, I can’t return to

Seafield for the New Year, so you must remember to take care of yourself.”

Sonia: ‘Okay, you should also look after yourself while you are abroad!



“That’s quite a lot of money for a model. Looks like he cares a lot about you.” Zane’s voice suddenly
came to her ear. “Not only

is he young, he also treats you well. He’d

be the best candidate to be your second husband.”

“He is more like my brother.” Sonia exited

the chat box before she glared at him for peeking at her chat. “He plans to buy Paradigm Co.’s shares
with this amount of

money.”



She felt that she couldn’t take Carl’s money for nothing, so she decided to give him half of Paradigm
Co.’s shares.

“That’s a smart move. He knows that if you

want to get a girl, you need to get closer to her first,” Zane sneered. “President Reed,

how much does your shares cost? Why don’t I toss my hat in the ring too?”

However, she ignored him and asked the

guard where the basketball court was

before she left.

Over at the basketball court, the basketball

coach from the national team had already

scouted a few students and talked to their

parents since 10:00AM.

Only Tyler’s family members hadn’t arrived.

Looking at the time, the coach went over to him and asked, “Tyler, why isn’t your family here yet? I’ve
already waited another half an hour for you.”

Tyler only looked outside the basketball

court without saying a word. He had been trying to call Sonia since this morning, but she kept rejecting
his call. She still isn‘t here. Looks like she won‘t come to help me.



“You are a talented boy with loads of

potential. I really like you, but I still need to talk with your family.” The couch patted Tyler’s shoulder
pitifully. “If your family disagrees with you playing basketball, there’s nothing I can do.” After clenching his
fists for a while, Tyler murmured, “Can you please wait for a moment? I’ll make another call-”

“Tyler, the couch has already given you another hour. If your family isn’t here yet, it’s obvious that they
don’t agree with you playing basketball. I think you should stop

wasting the coach’s time and let him head home to rest!” a boy taunted.

Beside him were a few other boys who

smiled with satisfaction since all of them

had signed up for the trials.

Without saying a word, Tyler stared at the boy who taunted him.

“Why are you staring at me? Did I just

reveal your little secret?” The boy smiled as he continued to tease Tyler. “Sigh! What’s the point of being
the Young Master of the Fuller Family if you must obey your family’s orders and can’t even play
basketball? Such a pity.” With that, he shook his head and the boys next to him started to laugh.

“I dare you to say that one more time!”

Tyler shouted as he angrily rushed to fight with the boys.

“Hey, what do you think you are doing? How dare you try to fight with my son.” The boy’s mother stood
between them and stared at Tyler with arms akimbo. “You little brat. Don’t think that I’m afraid of you just



because you are from the Fuller

Family. I dare you to hit him right now!”

CO

The coach quickly went up to stop Tyler from reacting as well as resolve the confrontation. “Alright. Since
you have all signed the contract, you should tell your parents,”

The cold voice of a woman was suddenly

heard. “It seems like that little boy is the

Everyone in the basketball court looked toward the entrance and saw a slender

woman in a black coat enter. She had a gentle and refined aura while the young man following her from
behind was handsome and stylish.

She finally came. Tyler’s eyes immediately brightened, but when he saw Zane behind the woman, he
instantly felt nervous. Sh*t! Did she tell Toby
everything, which is why he sent Zane here to bring me home?

When the boy’s mother heard Sonia’s

words, she furrowed her brows and glared

at Sonia. “Who did you say is pitiful?”

“Of course I’m referring to you and your

son.” Sonia stood firm in front of the

woman while her red lips slightly quirked



woman while her red lips slightly quirked up. “My brother is the Young Master of the

Fuller Family, so he definitely isn’t pitiful.

He has millions of fortune at his disposal

and he doesn’t even need to do everything by himself.” Then, she lifted her chin and

asked the boy, “Little boy, have you ever

been in a helicopter?”

The boy consciously shook his head. “No…”

“It’s such a pity that you have never been in a helicopter before.” Sonia shook her head.

“It’s not a surprise, though. After all, your

parents are just employees and they don’t

have a lot of money, so it’s impossible for

you to understand what pleasure is. You

will also continue to work for someone

else in the future.”






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