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.”

briefly with amusement as he hummed

look before she opened the door to the driver’s side. Then, she slid behind the wheel, thereafter pulling out of

watched her car depart from where

at her after she placed the gear in reverse

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

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 told her

furrowed as she thought, What’s going

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

her eyes and cast a brief

was still rooted to the same spot with his eyes fixed in her direction. She pursed her lips as she was a little irked by his

on the brake. “Mr. Toby likes you, Aunt Sonia,” the little boy commented

almost 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

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

take his comment to heart, dismissing it as

for her was

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

truth. Truer words have never been spoken,”

her humoring, Douglas pouted even harder, which caused

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

With his head hung low and a clear resignation in his posture, he looked like a little old man.

phone rang with an incoming call

let out a yawn. “Good

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Wh

hearing her soft and sleepy voice, he felt a tingling sensation creep underneath his ribcage, not to

cleared his throat awkwardly before asking, “Did I

didn’t,” she replied, having cleared her

out a quiet breath. “Good

me at this hour to pick Douglas up?” Sonia tossed her

he chortled and

door 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

the phone too. “The kid’s a

closed the door behind her. “Why don’t you

broke into a dazzling grin as he eagerly agreed. “Very well, then. I’ll head up now. Make

me.”