Boss, Your Wife's Asking For A Divorce, Again

“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.”

with amusement as he hummed

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

from where he stood in front of his

placed the gear in reverse to drive away. The anomaly of it was

the first time she had felt this way and in recent times, she found herself being caught off guard by his strange

the past, he would never have spared her a second glance, nor would he 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

she thought, What’s going on

moment, Douglas wrapped his arms around the driver’s headrest and leaned close

and cast a brief glance at

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

on the brake. “Mr. Toby likes you,

soothed after a few dry coughs. Flustered, she was torn between crying and laughing as she retorted,

I can tell he really likes you, Aunt Sonia. I saw the way he was looking at you. It’s the same

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

for

a word he said. With newfound insistence, he declared, “I’m telling

Truer words have never been

by her skepticism and her humoring, Douglas pouted even harder, which caused him to look like

didn’t take long for the dejection to settle upon him. Much like a deflated balloon, he shook his head and sighed ruefully. “Well, I guess it’s up to you to take my

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

when her phone rang with an incoming call from Zane. “Good morning, Sonia,”

out a yawn. “Good

va

Wh

he felt a tingling sensation creep underneath his

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

didn’t,” she replied, having cleared her mind after a luxurious

quiet

you call me at this hour to pick Douglas up?” Sonia tossed her covers aside

he chortled and answered, “You know me

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 a

the other end of the phone too. “The

door behind her. “Why don’t you come up for

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 sure you roll out the red carpet

me.”