“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 plainly

to hear that she would not be going over to Zane’s, but he did not show it and merely nodded

car and stood at the driver’s side before she courteously announced, “I’ll be making a

nonchalantly.

when she heard this. Did he just

asked gently at the sight

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

glittered briefly with amusement

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

from where he

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

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

never have spared her a second glance, nor would he bother giving her anything more than monosyllabic answers. Now, she could barely count the times his gaze had lingered on

thought, What’s going on

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

eyes and cast a brief

still rooted to the same spot with his eyes fixed in her direction. She pursed her lips as she was a little

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

she was torn between crying and laughing as she retorted, “Aren’t you a little young

looking at you. It’s the same way my

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

Toby had feelings for her was the biggest

she didn’t believe a word he said. With

words have never

pouted even harder,

to settle upon him. Much like a deflated balloon, he shook his head and sighed ruefully. “Well, I

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

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

a

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

and cleared his throat awkwardly before asking, “Did

didn’t,” she replied, having cleared her

let out a quiet breath.

this hour to pick Douglas up?” Sonia tossed her covers

against the door of his car as he chortled and answered, “You

little limbs spread out.

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