Chapter 828 A Heartwarming Dinner
Toby hummed in response as he buttoned up his jacket and said, “Let’s go.”
Sonia took a step forward, but perhaps she was hungry and still groggy from her nap because she wobbled on her feet. She had only just tried to walk when her legs caved under her weight, and she toppled forward like a house of cards.
At the sight of this, Toby’s expression froze. He didn’t bother with the last two buttons on his suit jacket as he reached out to grab Sonia’s arm, then pulled her forcefully upward and into his embrace.
The next second, Sonia found herself pressed against his sturdy chest, and she appeared to be in a daze. The fact that she had nearly fallen clearly scared her.
Toby held onto her gently. He had one arm around her waist and a hand patting her back softly as he asked anxiously, “Are you okay?”
She nodded feebly. “I’m fine.”
“What happened just now?” he asked as he gripped her shoulders and put some distance between them so he could look at her.
She let out a slow breath. Having regained composure, she replied calmly, “I was hungry, and I guess all my strength drained out of me because one moment I was standing and the next I was swaying. You saw what happened after that.”
Upon hearing her explanation, Toby nodded, then glanced down at her feet. “Did you sprain your ankle?”
She was wearing heels, and she could have sprained her ankle from a stumble like the one earlier. While he didn’t hear the sound of popping bones that usually accompanied a sprain, he wasn’t taking any chances.
“No,” Sonia answered with a smile. She shook her head good-naturedly when she saw how anxious he looked and added, “My ankles are perfectly fine. I promise.” As she said this, she made it a point to turn her ankle this way and that. When she was done with the right ankle, she proceeded to do the same with the left, and at last, she stood still.
Toby was no longer as worried when he saw that she was unhurt. Nodding slightly, he said, “Alright then. Come on, let’s get back to the apartment. You’re hungry, aren’t you?”
“I am,” she replied.
Toby put his arm around her waist and helped her over to
hand, was kind of hoping that he would let her go so that they didn’t have to hobble, as two so often did when they were
have to hobble around for long before
and grabbed the apron from the living room, then pulled it over
Toby grabbed her arm and said, “You don’t have to cook tonight. It’s late, and you’re so famished you can
she did not insist on making dinner and handed
moment,” he promised as he took the apron, then gave her a gentle stroke on the head before he headed
room. She
still making dinner, and Sonia was
TV show on pause and set the remote control down, then picked up her phone. After
from the atelier,” a woman’s voice said pleasantly
for you to be calling. Is there
you ordered has already been shipped over from Milan. May I know when you would be free to drop by for a fitting so we can see what alterations need to be
remembered, she gave an embarrassed laugh. “I
her. Some time had passed since then, long enough for her to push this matter to the back of her mind, where it would have inevitably dwelled forever
on the other line said with a polite laugh, “Well, in
in response.
call ended, she put
to see Toby
vantage point, she couldn’t see what was in the bowls until Toby bent over to put the tray on the coffee table in front of her. She peered at the
the slices of beetroot that had given the soup its distinct auburn-ish coloring. On top of the soup was a dollop of sour cream garnished with dill. The savory scent
she stared at the two bowls
happened to be the quickest dish I
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