Chapter 877
"Who said I''m not jealous? Of course I''m jealous." Toby took a seat and nced at Sonia before
responding inly.
With that tone of yours, yeah, you''re jealous alright.
Sonia nodded thoughtfully. "But I couldn''t tell that you were jealous at all."
"I can''t always make it obvious that I''m jealous." Toby pulled her hand over and started toying with it
in hisp. Her fair hand was so much smaller than him, and it was so soft to the touch that he could
not resist from holding it all the time.
Whenever he got the chance, he would always start ying with her hands.
"It''s true that we shouldn''t wear our hearts on our sleeves, but you''re not like that though." Sonia
cocked her head to the side and stared at Toby teasingly. "When you’re jealous, it''s spelled out in
big bold letters right across your face for all to see. That''s why I''m surprised to know that you were
jealous earlier, since I hadn''t seen any sign of it in your expression.” "I am jealous." Toby fixed his
eyes on Sonia. "But I also know that you won''t be attracted to Oscar Woolley, so there''s no reason
for me to get all worked up over him."
Oscar Woolley was the attorney''s full name.
Sonia raised her eyebrows. "Really? And you''re certain that I won''t be attracted to him?"
"He''s not as handsome or as fit as I am." Toby puffed out his chest and dered arrogantly, "You
won''t have such poor taste in men!"
Sonia snorted. This was what she had said earlier to coax him when he was jealous of Oscar. She
had not expected him to memorize it.
Though he was right, of course—she did not have such poor taste. Even setting aside the fact that
Oscar was not a very principled man, he was still not quite a feast for the eyes, and she did have an
eye for pretty things. All in all, she would not be interested in Oscar.
"Since you know that I won''t be interested in Mr. Woolley, then why do you still get jealous of other
people around me, like Charles? You can''t possibly think that I''d be interested in them, right?" Sonia
wrapped her hands around his arm and probed him further.
Toby pursed his lips. "That''s not the same. Charles and those other guys might not be as handsome
or as fit as me, but they''re still a lot better than the average man. Most importantly, Charles has
feelings for you."
He sensed danger, so naturally, he would react with even more jealousy toward them.
Sonia chuckled at how Toby sneakily praised himself while putting them down. "Fine, but no matter
what happens, I’m yours, and no one can steal me away. I don''t know if we might go our separate
ways one day, but as long as we''re together, you don''t have to feel insecure about us." However, as
soon as she said that, Toby covered her mouth with his hand.
"What''s the matter?" Sonia blinked, and her words were slightly muffled.
Toby stared at her with a serious expression. "We''re not going to separate. Were going to spend our
lives together and no one can tear us apart, not even us. And we''re even going to be buried in the
same grave."
Soniaughed and pulled his hand away. "And here thought you were going to say something more
serious. Look at how solemn you''ve gotten." "I am serious." "I know you''re serious." Sonia rested
her head on his shoulder. "But sometimes, we shouldn''t make promises like that. A lifetime is a very
long time, so who knows what will happen in the future?"
Toby pulled her closer. "It''ll be the same in the future. Nothing will change."
Sonia could only sigh as Toby continued to insist that everything would be the same in the future.
He was too stubborn, and he did not want to think that the future would change. She did not want to
continue talking about it either, since it would probably stir him up into a frenzy. Maybe it was
because he had lost her once before, so he was now very sensitive about the possibility of them
separating or breaking up. He did not want to hear about such a possibility, and he refused to
believe that it would happen to them.
She had no idea how he was able to be this confident that their rtionship would stay the way it
was now, and that their feelings would never fade or diminish. Despite that, she had to admit that
his conviction had also chipped away a lot of the insecurities and uncertainty that she felt about
their future together. Oh well, they had a long future ahead of them, and no one knew what was in
store for them.
Perhaps sometimes, it was best to not dwell on the future, but instead, to simply focus on the
present.
Regardless of whether they stayed together for the rest of their lives or not, she was content with
the love that they had for each other now.
Once Sonia sorted through her thoughts, she smiled and hugged his arm tighter. "Yeah, nothing will
change. As long as our feelings stay the way they are right now, then I think nothing will change in
our future, right?"
"Of course." Toby stroked her hair softly.
Sonia''s smile grew wider.
Just then, Oscar''s call had finally ended, and he came walking toward them.
"President Fuller, Miss Reed." After putting his phone away, he nodded toward them in greeting.
Toby looked up at him and said, "Connor Salzburg?"
Oscar was taken aback. "How did you know, President Fuller?"
All at once, Sonia sat up straight in her seat. "What? Mr. Woolley was on the phone with Connor
Salzburg earlier?"
"When we walked past him earlier, I heard him say ''Mr. Salzburg’," Toby exined as he stared at
Oscar’s suit pocket where the phone was now tucked in.
Sonia was even more surprised. "You were able to hear that?"
When they came out of the interrogation room, she did pause to greet Oscar, so it was true that
they were fairly near. However, it was not a distance where they could hear what he was saying on
the phone. At least, she had not been able to hear anything, but Toby did somehow.
Sonia stared in awe at Toby''s ears. "So, not only do you have a keen sense of smell, but you have a
sharp pair of ears as well."
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"It''s nothing," Toby replied nonchntly, but his lips had curled up ever so slightly, and it gave him
away. Clearly, he was basking in her praise and was not asposed as he pretended to be.
After spending so much time with Toby, Sonia hade to realize that he was not as indifferent as
he seemed to be. Still waters ran deep, and he was a gigantic ball of emotions on the inside. It
exined why he would often take her by surprise with his sudden disys of affection. Nowadays,
she often found it amusing whenever she noticed that he was not as calm as he looked.
"Alright now, let''s focus on the issue at hand." Sonia nudged Toby with her elbow gently.
Toby coughed and regained hisposure. He was back to his everyday intimidating self as he
questioned, "What did Connor Salzburg say?"
Oscar pushed his sses up his nose and said, "He wanted to know if I''ve met with you yet, and
also asked about your attitude toward Miss Steinfeld, as well as the possibility of getting Miss
Steinfeld out of this situation."
"And how did you reply?" Toby narrowed his eyes.
Oscar chuckled. "I told him the truth. Naturally, he wasn''t very pleased with the results, so he
berated me for quite a while back there. I had to spend quite some time convincing him, or I might
have lost a fair bit of money."
Soniaughed as she recalled, "So that''s why you seemed to be speaking courteously on the
phone, but didn''t look courteous at all."
"I must have looked like a joke." Oscarughed in embarrassment.
Sonia shook her head. "Not at all."
She knew that he was only doing it for the sake of earning money. If she had been in his position,
she would have done it as well, so it was nothing to be embarrassed about.
"Oh, by the way, President Fuller." A thought urred to Oscar and he added seriously, "Mr.
Salzburg is aware of the fact that I won''t be able
to convince you, so he might ask to meet you in person."