“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—”

will be staying over at my place,” she replied plainly as she eyed the man

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

driver’s side before she courteously announced, “I’ll be making a

shrugged nonchalantly.

he just ask

asked gently at the sight

snapped out of her reverie. “Oh, nothing. Drive safely as

with amusement

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

Toby watched her car depart from where he stood in

he stared at her after she placed the gear in reverse to drive away. The

felt this way and in recent times, she found herself being caught

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

furrowed as she thought, What’s going on in that head of

leaned close to Sonia. “Hey, Aunt Sonia, Mr.

her eyes and cast a

her direction. She pursed her lips as she was a little irked by his odd demeanor. What in the world is he

her slam on the brake. “Mr. Toby likes you, Aunt Sonia,” the

torn between crying and laughing as she retorted, “Aren’t you a little young to be saying stuff like this, buddy?

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

take his comment to

the suggestion that Toby had feelings for her was the biggest joke of

pouted and huffed irritably when he saw that she didn’t believe a word he said. With newfound insistence, he declared, “I’m telling

never

Douglas pouted even

upon him. Much like a deflated balloon, he shook

mirror and kept herself from bursting into laughter at how dejected he looked. With his head hung low and a clear resignation in his posture, he looked like a

woken up when her phone rang with an incoming call

a

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

legs and cleared his throat awkwardly before

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

out a quiet

call me at this hour to pick Douglas up?” Sonia tossed her covers aside and got out of

he chortled and answered, “You know me

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

end of the phone too. “The kid’s

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255