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

Chapter 454 A Call From Leonard

Toby gazed at her steadily as he answered, “I’m feeling okay.”

Even though he meant to reassure her, Sonia was regardlessly worried. “Are you sure? Do you feel lightheaded? And your arm—”

“I’m fine, really. Stop worrying,” he interrupted as he insisted that he was alright.

She parted her lips, but she wasn’t sure what else to say.

At that moment, he asked, “How about you? Tom told me that you collapsed after you carried me down the mountain. Were you hurt?”

“I’m alright now.” She shook her head.

As she had only sprained her back, she would recover soon enough, but the same couldn’t be said for him. The injuries to his head and back aside, his arm would take at least half a year to be fully recovered. All in all, he was in far worse shape than her.

“That’s a relief,” he noted after he was sure that she was telling the truth. With a nod, he went on to say, “Thank you for carrying me out of the cave and down the mountain. If you hadn’t, then I might have turned delirious from the fever.”

Sonia met his gaze solemnly and pointed out, “I should be the one thanking you instead. If you hadn’t stepped in, Carl and I might not even be alive right now. I owe you one for this, not the other way round.” Then, she abruptly changed the subject by asking, “By the way, what are you craving for?”

“Craving?” Toby raised a brow.

“That’s right. You only landed in this sorry state because of me, so it’s only right for me to stay and take care of you until you’re back in good health. You can let me know everything that you’re craving for and I’ll whip them up in the kitchen for you as a token of my gratitude,” she declared.

shook his head in rejection. “No, you don’t have to take care of me.

“I can’t just sit by and do nothing after you risked your life to save mine, or I’ll end up feeling guilty. Let me stay and take care of you, President Fuller. Think of it as easing my conscience.” After having said this, she

unfortunately it was the same arm that he had injured. He could use his right arm,

importantly, he had seen the stubborn glint in her eyes and he knew that with her will

her have her way, he told himself. As he pinched his brows in frustration, he asked

him. “You’re my responsibility now and if I just leave

said patiently, “Listen to me, Sonia. Taking care of me means having to spend an insane amount of time next to me for an indefinite period and last I checked, you hate my guts. Are you really serious about this? You can back out of it now; I’m giving you

shook her head slightly to deny the possibility

after her. His arm had already been badly injured, but he held onto her as tightly as he could and refused to let her go. That was enough to make her change her

meant you’ve stopped hating me,” Toby said half-jokingly as he gazed at her. A comfortable silence

his obsidian orbs. “What is

start afresh as friends?” he asked

doesn’t it? As far as she was concerned, it was impossible for a formerly married couple to remain friends after their divorce. However, looking at Toby and his wounds now, she could not bring himself to turn him down. A couple of beats later, she finally relented and

“That’s good enough for me. I won’t ask more of you and I’d like it if you could stay

a compatible heart for a transplant, which means I’ll only have three short years to live. Someone like me can’t possibly give Sonia the happiness she deserves even if I succeed in romantically pursuing her; I’d only become a burden to her in the end. With that in mind, Toby decided that a platonic relationship

he mean when he said he wouldn’t ask more of me? Is

even noticed the twinge of sadness that suddenly crept up on her because it faded the next second as she poured a glass of water for him. “A little early to be so sentimental about life,

second half bore a cryptic undertone that made it sound like he was

glistened in her eyes as he took the glass of water from her. “Okay, let’s just leave the conversation at that. I need to use the restroom

She nodded and readily helped him down

legs, he could walk to the bathroom without any hassle, although Sonia had to help him hold up the bottle of IV fluid. As such, she stood patiently outside the door while he used the restroom and when he

her hands off when her phone rang. “I have to take this,” she told Toby as she pulled out the ringing device and glanced

he saw her visibly brighten up over the phone call. He wondered who could be calling