“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

the driver’s

her car depart from where he stood in

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

time she had felt this way and in

giving her anything more than monosyllabic answers. Now, she could barely count the

as she thought, What’s going on in

wrapped his arms around the driver’s headrest and leaned close to Sonia.

a brief glance at

fixed in her direction. She pursed her lips as she was a little irked by

“Mr.

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? Mr. Toby

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

You must be really brilliant if 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.

for her was the

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

have never been spoken,” Sonia placated, humoring

her humoring, Douglas pouted even harder,

a deflated balloon, he shook

herself from bursting into laughter at how dejected he looked. With his head

only just woken up when her phone rang with an incoming call from Zane. “Good morning,

let out a

va

Wh

underneath his ribcage, not

cleared his throat

replied, having cleared her mind after a

quiet breath.

Douglas up?” Sonia tossed her covers aside and got out of bed. Then, she headed out

car as he chortled and answered, “You know me well.

sound asleep on the bed with his little limbs spread out. She couldn’t help but sputter at the comical sight. Then, with a lowered voice, she added,

on the other end of the phone too. “The kid’s a

behind her. “Why don’t

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

me.”

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