Chapter 534 The Grudges Between Them

Not long after the three of them had returned to Toby’s office, the doctor Tom summoned earlier arrived. Immediately, Sonia cleared away the things on the coffee table to make room for the doctor’s medical kit.

However, the doctor had only just put down his kit when Toby pointed at Sonia and instructed, “Attend to her first.”

“President Fuller!”

 

“No!”

Tom and Sonia protested simultaneously, making their objections clear. As far as Tom was concerned, Sonia was relatively unscathed, whereas Toby’s foot was swollen.

As such, it made sense for the doctor to tend to Toby’s injuries first instead of checking up on Sonia.

Sonia, on the other hand, thought the same thing. The abrasions on her arm were not any worse than Toby’s swollen ankle, but more importantly, he had been the one who stepped in and saved her in time. On that point alone, he rightfully deserved all the medical attention.

At the sight of Sonia’s stony expression and stubborn refusal, Toby parted his lips to say something but thought better of it when he felt her overwhelming authority loom over him.

up on his attempt to argue that she looked away and addressed the doctor in a white coat

 

the doctor agreed with a perfunctory nod. “President Fuller,

frowned, seemingly reluctant to follow

her lips at this and urged like a flustered hen, saying, “Didn’t you hear the doctor? Lift your leg up so he can examine it! How else do you expect him to go about this?” Without warning, she bent over to wrap an arm around his injured leg to

gesture. However, this only made it harder for Sonia to lift his leg, and she reached out

snapped out of his daze. He

she felt that his leg was not quite as heavy and stiff as before, she successfully lifted it up and

he walked over to the sofa and crouched

keep from laughing. He was highly entertained by how Toby dared not utter a word of complaint even though he was anal about someone touching his foot, all because Sonia was staring at him like she would not hesitate to put him in place. Maybe fear really is

his eyes at the latter as though saying

pride was definitely hurt. He’s right. I probably shouldn’t make fun of him when I’ve been a bachelor all

exchange between Toby and Tom, Sonia kneeled down before Toby’s injured foot and asked

bottle of cooling spray from his medical kit. Shaking the aluminum bottle twice, he aimed the nozzle at Toby’s swollen ankle and sprayed it. “It’s nothing serious.

of relief and said, “Oh, thank goodness.” Then, she looked at Toby and flashed him a bright smile. “Did you

endearment as he answered, “I heard

They had been downstairs, and she was just about to get into the car

had thought that it would only pass her by, but to her

back to the pavement, Tina would have knocked her off her

as much as I do. I couldn’t just do nothing and watch you get

failed to save her. With that in mind, he thanked the heavens that he had been there to drag her back onto the safety of the

thinking about what might have happened. He couldn’t bring himself to accept how dire the situation could have been had he not

heard the man’s subtle confession, Sonia felt her heart begin to race, and she parted her lips to say, “Even then, you shouldn’t have risked your life like that

terrified about you getting hurt than anything else,” Toby said, cutting her off. At any given moment, he would have prioritized

crying, but she tried to keep her voice steady as she choked out, “Toby, don’t you know how stupid

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