“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—”

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

to Zane’s, but

and stood at the driver’s side before she

shrugged nonchalantly.

when she heard this. Did he just ask me

gently at the sight of her distracted

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

eyes glittered briefly with amusement as

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

depart from where he stood

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

not the first time she had felt this way and in recent times, she found herself being caught

the times his gaze had lingered on her and he had spoken to her on more occasions than she

What’s going on

leaned close to Sonia. “Hey, Aunt

Sonia narrowed her eyes and cast a

same spot with his eyes fixed in her direction. She pursed her lips as she was a little irked by

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

and laughing as she

he was looking at you. It’s the same way my dad looks at my mom,”

can tell all that just by one look.” Sonia beamed at the child and did not take his comment to heart, dismissing it as

for her was

believe a word he said. With newfound insistence, he declared, “I’m telling the

never been spoken,” Sonia placated, humoring the kid as

her skepticism and her humoring, Douglas pouted even harder, which caused him to look

a deflated balloon, he shook his

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

her phone rang with an incoming call from

a

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

crossed his legs and cleared his throat

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

a quiet

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

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

sound asleep 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,

end of the

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