Sonia had never expected things to go so smoothly with the government. It only took an hour for a contract to be signed. As thanks to her for a few years of free land use rights, they promised to help her build her factory and have a machinery plant set up for her.

By the time she exited the department, the sky was already dark. As if on cue, her stomach grumbled loudly. Hearing it, Charles threw an arm around her shoulders. “How about we have steak for dinner, baby?”

“Sure.” She nodded in agreement.

“Let’s go!” Still with his arm around her, he lengthened his stride in the direction of their car.

 

Half an hour later, they arrived at one of Seafield’s most famous restaurants. The moment they walked inside, Sonia heard a familiar voice behind her. “Miss Reed, Mr. Lane, we meet again.”

Instantly, Sonia’s smile faded. Much less politely, Charles rolled his eyes. “Why is it you both again?”

It was none other than Tina and Toby. With a gentle smile, Tina asked, “You don’t wish to see us, Mr. Lane?”

“You don’t need to ask to know that,” he retorted, spreading his arms.

Nonetheless, her smile stayed on her face. She didn’t seem angry. On the other hand, Toby was silent. His gaze was fixed on the bandage on Sonia’s head with an unreadable look in his eyes.

curious glance and quirked her lips. “Aren’t you afraid your fiancee will get jealous of you staring at me

 

no way of denying that Sonia was telling the truth and that Toby had, indeed, been staring at her. Even though jealousy flashed across Tina’s eyes and brewed even more potently in her heart, she made an effort to bring a smile back to her

strange that Toby is looking at you. Not to mention, he’s seen plenty of female employees at Fuller Group every day. If I got jealous of every one of them, I’d be

force of her grip, Toby frowned slightly

of you, Miss Gray.” Sonia pretended not to see

“Baby, why are you still talking to them? I thought

“Of course.” She nodded.

around her waist

pursed his lips into a straight line. All of a sudden, he had an urge to rush up and separate them. Nonetheless, he held back. Keeping his head lowered to hide the expression in

“Alright,” she answered cheerfully.

“Do you think Tina gets tired of faking a smile when she’s clearly

get tired of eating and sleeping?” Sonia

he shook his head. With a smile, she pointed out, “Well, there you have it. Some people consider pretending as a vital part of

After a moment of thought, he grinned playfully. “Baby, what’d

not going to

they reached their private room. The couple ordered the restaurant’s famous steaks. Halfway through the meal, Sonia wiped the corners of

need me to accompany you?” he teased playfully,

faint smile.

in her smile, he shuddered and chuckled,

she picked up her purse and left. After using the toilet, she tidied her clothes and headed to the sinks to touch up her

to pause. Following that, she walked

she greeted

“It is indeed,

Tina looked up at the bandage on Sonia’s

lips without even bothering to look at Tina. “Far

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