“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—”
will be staying over at my place,” she replied plainly as she eyed the man
she would not be going over to Zane’s, but
and stood at the driver’s side before
nonchalantly. “Drive
her face when she heard this. Did he just ask me to drive
at the sight of her distracted
of her reverie.
with amusement as he hummed in
to the driver’s side. Then, she slid behind the wheel, thereafter pulling
car depart from where he stood in front
he stared at her after she placed the gear in reverse to drive away. The anomaly of it was enough to
time she had felt this way and in recent times, she found herself being caught off guard
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
thought, What’s going
his arms around the driver’s headrest and leaned close to Sonia. “Hey, Aunt Sonia, Mr.
narrowed her eyes and cast a
in her direction. She pursed her lips as she was a little irked by his odd demeanor. What in
nearly made her slam on the brake. “Mr. Toby likes you, Aunt Sonia,”
and laughing as she retorted, “Aren’t you a little young to be saying
really likes you, Aunt Sonia. I saw the way he was looking at you. It’s the same way my dad looks at my mom,”
take his comment to heart, dismissing it as a childish remark. He was only
had feelings for her was the biggest joke of
pouted and huffed irritably when he saw that she didn’t believe a word he said. With
words have never
and her humoring, Douglas pouted even harder, which caused him to look like
shook his head and sighed ruefully. “Well, I guess it’s up to
he looked. With his head hung low and
…
next day, Sonia had only just woken up when her phone rang with an incoming call from Zane. “Good morning, Sonia,” he
a yawn. “Good
a tingling sensation creep underneath his ribcage, not to
throat awkwardly before asking, “Did I
she replied, having cleared her mind after a
let out a quiet breath.
me at this hour to pick Douglas up?” Sonia tossed her covers aside and got out
of his car as he chortled and answered, “You know me well.
with his little limbs spread out. She couldn’t help but sputter at the comical sight. Then, with
the phone
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