“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—”

my place,” she replied

be going over to Zane’s, but he did not show it and

the car and stood at the driver’s side before she courteously announced,

shrugged nonchalantly.

her face when she heard this. Did he just ask me to drive safely? Is this the

wrong?” Toby asked gently at the

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

briefly with amusement as he hummed

last look before she opened the door to the driver’s side.

car depart from where he

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

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

could barely count the times his gaze had lingered on her and he had spoken to her on more occasions

What’s going

arms around the driver’s headrest and leaned close to Sonia. “Hey, Aunt Sonia, Mr.

narrowed her eyes and cast a brief glance at the

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 odd demeanor. What in the world is he looking

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

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 doesn’t like

looking at you.

take his comment to heart, dismissing it as a childish remark. He was only a little boy, after all. He couldn’t possibly decipher the look in anyone’s eyes at his

feelings for her was the

irritably when he saw that she didn’t believe a word he said. With newfound insistence, he declared,

truth. Truer words have never been spoken,” Sonia placated, humoring the kid

her humoring, Douglas pouted even harder, which caused him to look like a

take long for the dejection to settle upon him. Much like a deflated balloon, he shook his head

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

next day, Sonia had only just woken up when her phone rang

let out a

voice, he felt a tingling sensation creep underneath his ribcage, not to mention an inexplicable, albeit familiar heat that surged

throat awkwardly before asking,

cleared

out a quiet

tossed her covers aside and got out of bed. Then, she headed out of the

against the door of his car as he chortled

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, “Apparently,

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

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