“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

going over to

and stood at the driver’s side before she courteously announced,

shrugged nonchalantly. “Drive

she heard this. Did he just ask me

asked gently at the sight of

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

eyes glittered briefly with amusement as he

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

car depart from where

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

and in recent times, she found herself

her anything 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

as she thought, What’s going on in that head of

around the driver’s headrest and leaned close to Sonia.

Sonia narrowed her eyes and cast a brief glance

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

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

her throat was soothed after a few dry coughs. Flustered, she was torn between crying and laughing as she retorted, “Aren’t you

I saw the way he was looking at you. It’s

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

that Toby had feelings for her was the biggest joke

didn’t believe a word he

Douglas. I know you’re telling the truth. Truer words have never been

humoring, Douglas pouted even harder, which caused him to look like a

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

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

up when her phone rang with an incoming call

a

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

crossed his legs and cleared his throat awkwardly

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

a quiet breath.

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

of his car as he chortled and answered, “You know me well. I’m already downstairs. Where’s

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 sputter at

end of the phone too. “The kid’s a heavy

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