“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—”

staying over at my place,” she replied

would not be going over to Zane’s, but

the driver’s side before she courteously announced,

nonchalantly. “Drive

he just ask me to drive safely?

asked gently at the

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

with amusement as he hummed

before she opened the door to the driver’s side. Then, she slid behind the wheel,

car depart from where he stood in front

stared at her after she placed the gear in reverse to drive away. The anomaly of it was enough to make her

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

glance, nor would he bother giving her anything more than monosyllabic answers. Now, she could barely 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 told her

as she thought, What’s going

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

Sonia narrowed her eyes and cast a brief

her direction. She pursed her lips as she was a

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

choked, and the itch in her throat was soothed after a few dry coughs. Flustered, she was torn between crying and laughing as she retorted, “Aren’t

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

the child and did not 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

Toby had feelings for her was the biggest

she didn’t believe a

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

pouted even harder, which

a deflated balloon, he shook his head and sighed ruefully. “Well, I guess it’s up to you to take my

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

only just woken up when her phone rang with an incoming call from

out a yawn.

he felt a tingling sensation creep underneath his ribcage, not

his legs and cleared his throat

having cleared her mind after a

a quiet breath.

me at this hour to pick Douglas up?” Sonia tossed her covers aside and got out of bed. Then, she headed out

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

asleep on the bed with his little limbs spread out. She couldn’t

laughed on the other end of the

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