Chapter 138


    Although Toby wasn’t thirsty, he somehow nodded and said, “Yeah, sure.”


    Sonia replied with an affirmative hum and proceeded to pour him a ss of water, to which he took


    over. “Thanks.”


    “Not at all.” Sonia waved her hand and kept her head down to drink her water. In the meantime,


    Toby didn’t take a single sip of water from his ss, but instead fixed his eyes on her without


    blinking.


    After finishing the water, Sonia put down the ss and was about to tell the man that she would be


    returning to her room just when she heard a growling sound, only to realize it came from Toby’s


    stomach. Meanwhile, Toby didn’t expect his stomach to growl at that moment as an awkward look


    appeared on his cial face.


    Sonia curled her lips slightly upward, trying to keep a straight face as she just witnessed one of


    Toby’s rarest sides.


    “Um...” Toby gulped, seemingly wanting to say something.


    “What’s the matter?” Sonia looked at him.


    “Do you mind making a little something for me to eat?” Toby kept his head down and asked.


    Sonia raised her eyebrows in disbelief. “Did you just ask me to make you something to eat?”


    “Yeah.” Toby nodded, as he was indeed hungry.


    Sonia pursed her lips, finding his plea sarcastic. After all, she had learned to cook because she


    wanted to have his heart in thest six years.


    However, he never really showed any interest in her, neither did he ever cast an eye on her.


    Therefore, she couldn’t help but find itughable now that Toby asked her to cook for him.


    As Sonia didn’t answer his question, Toby felt overwhelmed by a pang of disappointment, his eyes


    darkening. However, he hid his feelings and tried to y it cool. “It’s okay. Just forget about it.”


    “I’ll do it.” Sonia looked up and met his gaze.


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    Toby paused in a trance and met her eyes in surprise. “Do you agree with that?”


    Sonia nodded. “Just think of it as a return of favor for shining the way for me. Let’s go to the


    kitchen.”


    Toby smiled and responded with an affirmative hum, whereupon both of them entered the kitchen.


    Soon, Sonia opened the refrigerator, only to realize nothing much was left inside besides some


    vegetables. Upon a short contemtion, she turned around before she was quickly surprised by


    Toby, who was standing behind her and looking at the refrigerator with his back bent over. Then, her


    lips inevitably came into contact with his lips.


    After both of them looked at each other in a trance, Toby was the first of the two to snap out of his


    trance and back away. Then, he stood straight and apologized with a deep voice. “I’m sorry.” After


    all, he didn’t think she would turn around so suddenly.


    Sonia’s face blushed as she covered her mouth and awkwardly replied, “It’s not your fault. I’m the


    one who should apologize.” Deep down, she reckoned it was her fault to turn around and put both


    of them in such an awkward position.


    In that instant, the spacious kitchen was shrouded in a strange silence without a word from either of


    them but only the sound of their breathing. A few momentster, Toby puckered his lips and broke


    the silence. “Were you trying to ask me something?”


    Knowing that the man was trying to turn the awkward situation around, Sonia didn’t stay silent any


    longer as she nodded and said, “I was trying to tell you that there’s nothing much left in the


    refrigerator. So, do you mind if I make you some pasta instead?”


    “Sure.” Toby agreed.


    Sonia proceeded to take whatever was left in the refrigerator and headed to the sink while Toby


    followed right behind her to shine for her. Not long after that, the pasta was ready, whereupon both


    of them made their way to the dining area.


    Then, Sonia ced the pasta on the table and said, “Enjoy.”


    “Thanks.” Toby politely expressed his gratitude, his eyes fixed on the steaming and aromatic pasta.


    On the other hand, Sonia yawned and wiped the tears that trickled down her cheeks, tiredly urging


    the man to finish his food. “Alright, hurry up. Walk me back to the third floor when you’re done.”


    “Alright.” Toby somehow found Sonia’s impatient look adorable before he pulled out a chair and sat


    on it to enjoy his pasta. Meanwhile, Sonia sat beside him, propping her head with her arms while


    waiting for him to be done.


    A few momentster, Sonia began to yawn more and more frequently as she struggled to keep her


    eyes peeled. At the same time, her head felt heavier and heavier with a sleepy look on her face.


    When Toby noticed her reaction, he unknowingly smiled and picked up his pace in finishing his


    pasta, but before he could finish it, Sonia eventually gave way to her sleepiness and dozed off on


    the table.


    Toby was stunned by the sight of that before heughed in amusement. Soon, he calmed himself


    down and put down his silverware, whereupon he walked closer to Sonia and gently nudged her.


    “Wake up, Sonia. Let’s get you upstairs.”


    At that moment, Sonia was in a dream, in which she found herself caught by a monster. Thus, she


    knitted her eyebrows and mumbled in her sleep. “Don’t touch me! Stay away from me!”


    Thinking he had woken her up, Toby took his hand off her. A few momentster, he realized Sonia


    was, in fact, still asleep when she continued to remain still. She must be murmuring in herdream. As


    he helplessly rubbed his forehead, he gave up the idea of waking Sonia up. Instead, he decided to


    carry her in his arms and took her upstairs to her room.


    When Toby arrived on the third floor, he immediately spotted the room with the door left open and


    surmised that it must be Sonia’s room. Thus, he walked inside while carrying thedy in his arms,


    barely finding his way with the dim shlight from his phone. When he bent over to put her down on


    the bed, Sonia wrapped her arms around his neck and refused to let go. Unable to stand straight,


    Toby found himself bending over as he said with a deep voice, “Let go, Sonia.”


    “Please don’t go,” Sonia suddenly blurted out with a fearful look on her face, which looked like she


    was having a bad dream.


    While that was the first time he saw Sonia behave like that, he softened up and gently replied,


    “Alright, I’ll stay.”


    Having seemingly heard his voice, Sonia seemed to be more rxed and slowly curled her lips


    upward. At the same time, Toby fixed his eyes on her lips and recalled the moment they identally


    kissed each other in the kitchen. Although their lips barely touched each other’s, the soft sensation


    he felt on her lips was etched in his mind.


    Therefore, Toby looked down and eyed her lips before nting a kiss on them. This feels just like


    the way I remember. So soft and sweet! I want more of it! In reality, he did exactly what was on his


    mind, getting on one knee while holding Sonia’s chin. The moment she opened her mouth, he


    slipped his tongue into it, only to hear her seductive and gentle moan. At that moment, his eyes


    seemed unfathomable as he kissed her even deeper.


    Soon, Toby began to crave more and slid his wandering hands along Sonia’s body. In the


    meantime, he shifted his lips downward along her neck when Sonia called out a name. “Charles...”


    Toby felt as if he had been sshed with a bucket of ice water while snapping out of his fantasy


    with a darkened look on his face. Then, he took his hands off Sonia and stood up, staring at her with


    a sinister re. How could she call someone else’s name in the middle of our intimacy?


    Nheless, what frustrated Toby the most was the touchy-feely behavior that he failed to stop


    himself from doing to her once again, which was already the third time. At the thought of that, he


    unhappily left with a heavy heart.


    Sonia turned around and hugged her nket, mumbling in an unsatisfactory voice. “Charles, don’t


    take Sucky away from me.”


    Later that night, Toby couldn’t fall asleep as he kept dwelling on the inappropriate action he did to


    Sonia. Why does that ruin my mood so much? I don’t feel like myself right now. Because of that, he


    woke up with a tired look the next day, with some faint dark circles around his eyes.


    When Tina saw him, she quickly expressed her concern and asked, “What’s wrong, Toby? Did you


    have a rough nightst night?”


    Before Toby could answer her, Zane came closer with a ss of beer and said, “Wow, Toby! It looks


    like you had a pretty enjoyable nightst night. You should take a look at your dark circles. Don’t


    worry. I’ll tell the cook to prepare some oysters to boost your libido. After all, Miss Gray mustn’t be


    stripped of the happiness she deserves.”


    Tina understood what he was implying as her face blushed in bashfulness. While thedy kept her


    head down in embarrassment, Toby knitted his eyebrows and cially told Zane off. “Get out of my


    face!”