“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 plainly as

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

driver’s side before she courteously announced, “I’ll be making a

shrugged nonchalantly.

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

at the sight of her

and snapped out of her reverie. “Oh, nothing.

briefly with amusement

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

from where he stood in front of

she placed the gear in reverse to drive away.

in recent times, she found herself being caught off guard by his

the times his gaze had lingered on her

thought, What’s going on in

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

narrowed her eyes and cast a brief glance at the

eyes fixed in her direction. She pursed her lips as she was a

the brake. “Mr. Toby likes you,

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 you a little young to be saying stuff

looking at you. It’s the same way my dad looks at my

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

that Toby had feelings for her was the

she didn’t believe a

words have never

skepticism and her humoring, Douglas pouted even harder, which

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

he looked. With his head

just woken up when her phone rang with an

a yawn.

underneath his ribcage, not to mention an inexplicable, albeit familiar heat that

and cleared his throat awkwardly before asking,

cleared her mind

a quiet breath. “Good to

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

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

saw that Douglas was still sound asleep on the bed with his little limbs spread out. She couldn’t help but

the phone too. “The kid’s a

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