I see, Toby thought, nodding. I thought she was picking on Sonia.

“I have to tell you off about this, Toby,” Titus said with a straight face, giving him a displeased look. “Although Tina isn’t officially engaged to you, the news that she’s your fiancée was already announced during the party which was ruined by Sonia. Since she’s already your fiancée, you should at least give her a ring. People will make a joke out of her if she’s got nothing from you.”

“Stop it, Dad. Toby has his own ideas, and we shouldn’t force ours on him,” Tina said hurriedly, tugging at Titus’ sleeve. Then, she cast an apologetic look at Toby as though she was afraid that he would be angry. “I’m sorry, Toby. Don’t take my dad’s words to heart.”

“That’s okay, but Mr. Gray is right. I should give you a ring,” Toby replied composedly.

 

The reason he hadn’t given her a ring this whole time was because he simply didn’t feel like giving her one. That was why he brushed them off with the excuse that he would give it at the wedding. While even himself couldn’t explain why he didn’t feel like giving her a ring, Titus had a point—if he still didn’t put a ring on Tina even after she was his fiancée, everyone would belittle her.

“Toby, are you for real?” Tina asked, beaming at him.

saw how happy she was, his heart softened. “Yes.” She’s the woman I love, and I promised that I would make her happy for the rest of her life. I can’t just deny her a ring simply because of some

cried, throwing herself

“You left me for a

head around at him and pretending to be embarrassed when in fact she had exchanged a look with

 

first private suite, and they came up with this plan to make Toby promise

worked, and Toby

not expensive, I still want it because the brand only allows a man to buy one ring from them in his lifetime.” Lifting her head to look

was to turn down her idea. Despite that, when he saw the anticipation in her eyes, he suppressed

you, Toby!” she said happily and

equally happy, he felt frustrated. A few seconds later, he peeled her away from himself gently and said, “Let’s go to

now,” Titus agreed with a

family than the Grays, and even though they were not comparable to the Fullers, the Grays still had to show them some respect and not

with drinks and socializing in the brightly-lit banquet hall, Sonia was looking around the room with a glass of juice in her hand as though she was

shake off that pesky Zane. I wonder what’s wrong with him recently. He’s Toby’s friend to begin with,

of easy to get along with him,” Sonia said with a smile as she took the

though she didn’t know why he kept coming to them, she knew for sure that he was

were you looking for earlier, darling?” Charles

for Carl. Since the auction began, I’ve not seen him and only heard his voice,” she answered, rubbing the

me so much, Sonia.” A man’s gentle

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