Chapter 202

“I’m afraid you’re mistaken, President Fuller. These his-and-hers watches could never be meant for us because we aren’t a couple at all. You should take them back for Miss Gray and yourself.”

With that, Sonia took the box from the manager and closed it before she shoved it perfunctorily into Toby’s arms.

Toby’s expression stiffened as he was seized with the urge to throw the box out, but he eventually resisted the temptation to do so and tossed the box over to Tom instead.

After having caught the box, Tom briefly glanced at it. He noted the unhappy expression on Toby’s face while his own lips twitched in a show of helplessness. What am I supposed to do with this?

The manager, on the other hand, fixed his gaze on his shoes as regret washed over him. Had he known that the watches would only cause President Fuller to bicker with the young lady. he would not have taken the box out in the first place.

No one said a word as the tension in the room rose to nightmarish proportions. After what felt like a long moment, Toby broke the stifling silence and said, “Let’s go.”

Upon hearing this, Tom hurried forward to help Toby get on his feet.

Sonia reached out as well, making as if to help him, but as a sudden thought crossed her mind, she retracted her hand and let it fall to her side.

Toby did not miss the movement, which caused the air around him to grow cold. She could have helped me if she wanted to. Why did she change her mind halfway through?

The few of them exited the restaurant and arrived at the parking lot.

She opened the door to her car and ushered Douglas inside. Upon seeing this, Toby frowned and asked, “Are you going over to Zane’s place?”

Sonia closed the door to the backseat and answered curtly, “No.”

“But Douglas

“Douglas will be staying over at my place,” she replied plainly as she eyed the man steadily

Toby was somewhat relieved to hear that she would not be going over to Zane’s, but he did not show it and merely nodded to acknowledge her answer.

Sonia rounded the car and stood at the driver’s side before she courteously announced, “I’ll be making a move now, President Fuller.”

He shrugged nonchalantly “Drive safely”

 

Astonishment registered on her face when she heard this. Did he just ask me to drive safely? Is this the Toby I know?

“What’s wrong?” Toby asked gently at the sight of her distracted expression.

Sonia shook her head and snapped out of her reverie. “Oh, nothing. Drive safely as well, President Fuller.”

eyes glittered briefly with amusement as he hummed in

one last look before she opened the door to the driver’s side. Then, she slid behind

from where he

gear in

this way and in recent times, she found herself being

giving her anything more than monosyllabic answers. Now, she could barely count the times his gaze had lingered on her and he had spoken to her on

as she thought, What’s going on in

wrapped his arms around the driver’s headrest and leaned

and cast a brief glance at the left side

same spot with his eyes fixed in her direction. She pursed her lips

made her slam on the brake. “Mr. Toby likes you, Aunt Sonia,” the little boy commented as a

choked, and the itch in her throat was soothed after a few dry coughs. Flustered, she was torn between crying and laughing as she retorted, “Aren’t you

you, Aunt Sonia. I saw the way he was looking at you.

you can tell all that just by one look.” Sonia beamed at the child and did not take his comment to heart, dismissing it as a childish remark. He was only a little boy, after all. He couldn’t possibly decipher the look in anyone’s eyes at

 

had feelings for her was the biggest joke of the

didn’t believe a word he

the truth. Truer words have never

her skepticism and her humoring, Douglas pouted even harder,

dejection to settle upon him. Much like a deflated balloon, he shook his head

mirror and kept herself from bursting into laughter at how dejected he looked. With his head hung low

only just woken up when her phone rang with an

out a yawn.

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he felt a tingling sensation creep underneath his ribcage, not

quickly crossed his legs and cleared his throat awkwardly before asking, “Did I wake you

cleared her mind after a luxurious

out a quiet breath. “Good to

Douglas up?” Sonia tossed her covers

leaned against the door of his car as he chortled and answered, “You know me well. I’m

to the guest bedroom and saw that Douglas was still sound asleep on the bed with his little limbs spread out. She couldn’t help but sputter at the comical sight. Then, with

laughed on the other end of the phone too.

the door behind her. “Why don’t

to say this and now that she finally did, he broke into a dazzling grin as he

 

me.”

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