“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—”

she replied plainly as she eyed the

would not be going over to Zane’s, but he

stood at the driver’s side before she courteously

nonchalantly. “Drive

she heard this. Did he just ask me to drive safely? Is

wrong?” Toby asked gently at the

snapped out of her reverie. “Oh,

briefly with amusement as he hummed in

the door to the driver’s side. Then, she slid behind the wheel, thereafter pulling out

depart from where

her after she placed the gear in reverse to drive away. The anomaly

not the first time she had felt this way and in recent times, she found herself being caught off guard by his strange

the times his gaze

as she thought, What’s going on

moment, Douglas wrapped his arms around the driver’s headrest and leaned close to

narrowed her eyes and cast a brief glance at the left

She pursed her lips as she was a little irked by his odd

nearly made her slam on the brake. “Mr. Toby likes you,

as she retorted, “Aren’t you a little young

he really likes you, Aunt Sonia. I saw the way he was looking at you. It’s the same way my dad looks

Douglas! You must be really brilliant if you can tell all that just by one look.” Sonia beamed at 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 his

Toby had feelings for her was the

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

Douglas. I know you’re telling the truth. Truer words have never been spoken,” Sonia placated,

skepticism and her humoring, Douglas pouted even

upon him. Much like a deflated balloon, he shook his head and sighed ruefully.

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 little old

just woken up when her phone rang with an incoming

let out a

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

his throat awkwardly before

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

let out a quiet

pick Douglas up?” Sonia tossed her covers aside and got out of bed. Then,

of his car as he chortled and answered, “You

opened the door to the guest bedroom and saw that Douglas was still sound asleep on the bed with his little limbs spread out. She couldn’t help but

laughed on the other end of the phone

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