Chapter 993 His Mind Is Put at Ease
Toby nodded slightly to imply the resolved suspicions in his head.
Tim exhaled a puff of smoke. “So, I went to the Lancasters’ Old Residence after I got off from work last night and I discovered a notebook left by my great-great-grandfather.
Titus’ great-grandfather had written the historical details of their family’s health. The men in the Gray Family have kidney failure, but it won’t affect the women even if they get married and have children with others.”
A flicker shone in Toby’s eyes when he heard that. There were finally some nuances on his emotionless face. “Is that true?”
“It’s written in the notebook, so it should be true.” Tim looked at him. “Genomically speaking, male and female genes are different. There are many genetic diseases in this world with some only passed down through either the men or women, but this possibility is rare.”
Toby smiled. “In other words, neither Little Leaf nor our children will inherit the disease.”
“That’s right.” Tim nodded approvingly. “That will be the case if everything that’s written by Titus’ great-grandfather is true. The women in the Gray Family won’t be affected by the disease, which means their genes are healthy.
That’s why it won’t be passed down to their children when they’re married to outsiders. Thus, you should put your worries to rest. If you’re still concerned about it, you can bring her over for a yearly check-up just to be sure.”
“Got it.” Toby nodded because he was planning to do so to avoid the worst case scenario even if Tim hadn’t advised. Nevertheless, it was really excellent news for Toby as he felt relieved upon hearing the news.
Tim then gave him some advice pertaining to Sonia’s diet before separating ways with him. As for the lighter, it was given to Tim. Although it was a precious item to Toby, that was it. Nothing more. Since he had decided to give it, he gave it away with pleasure.
Meanwhile, Sonia had already been waiting for him for about ten minutes at his office, but there was no sign of him returning. She murmured with pouty lips, “This guy. Didn’t he say that he’ll return in just a few minutes? Why isn’t he back yet? Has he gone elsewhere?”
She checked on the time through her phone and it rang at the very next second. It was an unknown caller.
Gazing at the number, she assumed that it was either a salesperson or a scammer. So, she did not pick it up as she had no intention to do so.
However, just a few moments later, she received a call from the exact same number again. It kept ringing as though it was urging her to pick it up. Sonia’s brows creased tightly and before she could decline the call, the caller sent her a message while the phone was still ringing like he had predicted what she was going to do.
Ding!
A notification popped into the screen upon receiving a text, so she could read the content without clicking on it. Despite the short message, the context blew her mind and her expression fall at the drop of a hat.
It read, ‘Miss Reed, I’m Connor. Are you really not going to accept the call?’
Gripping onto the phone tightly, she clenched her teeth while her heart was pounding rapidly. It is him!
Looking at the ringing phone and thinking of the message, she knew that she had to accept the call. After taking a deep breath, she swiped across the screen with her finger, which slightly trembled due to the anxiety.
“Hello?” She raised the gadget next to her ear.
There came Connor’s voice from the other side of the line. It was surprising to hear him sounded like a brisk young man, not like an old chap in his fifties.
“Good evening, Miss Reed,” he greeted with chuckles.
Her gaze fell onto the ground and she formed a fist with her hand in order to suppress the surging uneasiness. She tried to make herself sound calm and natural by saying, “It’s not a good evening.
It’s already late. What’s the occasion, Mr. Salzburg? If I read the time correctly, it’s already past twelve at midnight. Don’t you think that it’s unbecoming of you to call someone at this hour, Mr. Salzburg?”
Hearing her reprimand, he was not angry in the slightest. The smile on his face was beaming widely. “My apologies, Miss Reed. It is thoughtless of me, but I can’t help it.
I told you that you have two days to consider it when we first met. Time is out, so I decided to give you a call. I didn’t realize that it’s already late at night.”
Sonia’s expression stiffened as she had not imagined him to ring her at this hour because of the deal. Considering that the time had reached 12.00AM, it was true that it had been two days. Should she praise him for his punctuality?
She remained quiet, but the smile on Connor’s became wider. “So, Miss Reed, it’s been two days and what do you think?”
How dare he ask me that?! Her countenance slightly scrunched up with her eyes reddened in rage.
“Mr. Salzburg, before I answer that question, don’t you think that you should give me an explanation first? About you snatching the components produced by my business partner?”
Instead of feeling guilty in the face of her interrogation, Connor chuckled. “As you’ve said, it is true. I asked someone to snatch it.”
“I knew it!” The fury was visible on her visage as she sprang to her feet. Holding the phone tightly, she growled without a care of her image.
“Connor Salzburg, I know why you’re doing this. You’re trying to threaten me to give in and let go of Anya. But I’m telling you—I will never do as you wish! Dream it on!”
Obviously, he did not foresee her to blurt such words out as the smile on his face went stiff before simmering. Even the gentleness in his voice dissipated, replaced by a crumb of menace.
“Are you really going to behave like this, Miss Reed? You should know what kind of consequences Paradigm Co. will face without the components. Are you trying to imply that you have the money to fill the pit?”
She snorted coldly. “That’s none of your concern.”
Silence dawned upon him because he was aware that those were not impulsive words; Sonia appeared confident in regards to dealing with the predicament. Has she managed to buy the components or is she going to use money to solve the problem?
The latter seemed highly possible since it was not easy to search for such components. During the beginning of the production, the workers would crave the respective logos of each company on the components. Thus, it would take her a long time to dispose of the logos, rendering it redundant to purchase new ones.
Since it was impossible to procure the components, he reckoned Sonia was going to solve it with money. He could make a vague guess of how she was going to get enough money for it.
“Miss Reed, you’ve sought help from Toby, right?” A glint flashed across his eyes as he tested the waters.
If that was really the case, the big sum of money could prove how important she was to Toby, which was beyond Connor’s expectation and all the more reason for him to use her for his advantage.
Still, her answer had ruined his plans again.
