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

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 Douglash”

“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, “Ill 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.

out of her reverie.

eyes glittered briefly with amusement as

him one last look before

driver’s side. Then, she slid behind the wheel, thereafter pulling out of

car depart from where he stood in

caught the way he stared at her after she placed the gear in reverse to

time she had felt this way and in recent times,

bother 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 more occasions than she cared to remember. He even

furrowed as she thought, What’s going on in that

moment, Douglas wrapped

Sonia. “Hey, Aunt

Sonia narrowed her eyes and cast a brief glance at the left

pursed her lips as she

brake. “Mr. Toby likes you, Aunt Sonia,”

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 a little young to be saying stuff like this, buddy?

you, Aunt Sonia. I saw the way he was looking at you. It’s the same way my dad looks at my mom,”

beamed at the child and did not take his comment to

had feelings for her was the biggest joke

Douglas pouted and huffed irritably when he saw that she didn’t believe a word he said.

words have never been spoken,” Sonia placated, humoring the kid as she nodded in

even harder, which caused him to look like

to settle upon him. Much like a deflated balloon, he shook his head and sighed ruefully. “Well, I

my

looked. With his head hung low and a clear resignation in his posture, he looked like a little old man. The kid‘s an absolute

only just woken up when her phone rang with an incoming call from

let out a yawn.

he felt a tingling sensation creep underneath his ribcage, not to mention

and cleared his throat awkwardly before asking. “Did

cleared her mind after

a quiet breath.

her covers aside and

the door of his car as he chortled and

limbs spread out. She couldn’t help but sputter

the other end of the phone too. “The

her. “Why don’t you

had been waiting for her to say this and now that she finally did, he broke into a dazzling grin as he eagerly agreed. “Very well, then. I’ll head up now. Make

the red

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