Chapter 1010


    That''s true. With her suspicion toward Charles dispelled, she shifted her gaze back to the waiter.


    "Excuse me, but since we didn''t pay the bill, could you tell us who paid it? Or did your system go


    wrong and show that we had paid the bill when we didn''t?"


    The waiter replied with a smile, "Don''t worry, Miss Reed. Our system didn''t go wrong, and it''s true


    that your bill has been paid. It was paid by Mr. Fuller, your boyfriend."


    "Toby?" Sonia and Charles responded in chorus.


    Charles even stood up in surprise.


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    The waiter nodded. "That''s right. It was Mr. Fuller who paid the bill. Also, he has a message for you,


    Mr. Lane."


    "For me?" Charles pointed at his own nose.


    Puzzled about what Toby wanted to say to Charles, Sonia turned to look at thetter.


    "Yes, Mr. Lane. For you." The waiter nodded with a smile.


    Charles'' lips twitched. "Okay. What kind of message does Toby have for me, then?"


    The waiter adjusted his bow tie before replying with a straight face, "Mr. Fuller said the meal you


    had with Miss Reed today was his treat, so he hoped you wouldn''t get too full of yourself and think


    that you had defeated him by eating out with her alone. He also hoped that you wouldn’t show off in


    front of himter about how he didn''t know you had had dinner with Miss Reed. He said he knew


    everything, and he warned you not to ask for trouble. That''s all." With that, he raised his eyes to


    look at Charles.


    Looking as ck as thunder, Charles clutched his fork and spoon tightly while uttering between


    clenched teeth, "Damn you, Toby Fuller!" Can he read my mind or something? To think that he''s


    even able to figure this out! Alright, I admit that I do feel a little smug about eating out with Sonny


    alone, and I do think that I''m several notches above Toby. After all, he doesn''t know that Sonny and


    I were eating out together. Moreover, I can even call Toby and brag about thister to anger him on


    purpose. s, before I could do that, Toby saw through my ns and even warned me. This is so...


    Peeved, he screwed up his face. Is Toby a dog or something? He''s so sensitive!


    Sonia also didn''t expect Toby to be the person who paid for her and Charles'' meal. Not only that,


    but he even left such a message for Charles. She wasn''t dumb, so it was impossible for her not to


    figure out that Toby had left such a message for Charles for the purpose of asserting his im. After


    all, since Charles had such feelings for her, there was no way Toby wouldn''t mind it. This was why


    Toby made a special effort to warn Charles to know his ce and not fool around after knowing that


    she had gone out with thetter for dinner.


    On one hand, she understood Toby''s feelings. On the other hand, though, she felt that he had gone


    a bit too far. After all, Charles had said that he would let go, so he naturally wouldn''t do anything to


    her. Therefore, it was somewhat disrespectful to Charles for him to warn the former like this.


    Sonia massaged the space between her eyebrows as if she had a headache. Well, it can''t be


    helped. Toby is my boyfriend. Now that he''s done something wrong, I''ve got to help cover his *ss, of


    course. At the thought of this, she put down her hand and smiled at the waiter. "We got it; thanks for


    telling us about this. If there''s nothing else, please go ahead with your work. We''ll be leaving in a


    minute."


    "Sure, Miss Reed." The waiter bowed politely. Then, he turned around and left, leaving Sonia and


    an angry Charles in the private room.


    Sonia poured a ss of fruit juice and handed it to Charles. "Sorry, Charles. Let me apologize to


    you on Toby''s behalf. Don''t get angry, okay? That''s the kind of person he is. He only did that


    because he became jealous upon knowing that you and I were eating out together. I''m sorry about


    that, so please don''t take it to heart."


    Charles was really angry at first. Upon hearing her words, he looked up at her and took the fruit


    juice. His dark expression cleared, and he was visibly a lot less angry. "Why apologize to me? This


    isn''t your fault at all."


    Sonia smiled. "Well, that''s true, but Toby and I are a couple. If he does something wrong, I ought to


    deal with the aftermath, right?"


    Charles let out a snort and took a drink from his fruit juice before his anger dissipatedpletely.


    "Never mind, I won’t fuss about Toby''s actions for your sake. But, Sonny, I remember that you didn''t


    tell him about us eating out together, right?"


    Sonia shook her head. "No, I didn''t. It''s not a big deal, so I don''t have to report it to him."


    "Precisely," Charles replied. Then, he said with a snort, "You didn''t tell him about us eating out


    together, but he knew everything about it, including where we were having dinner. What does this


    mean? This means that this guy is petty and possessive and is watching you all the time. Who


    knows how many people around you have been bought off by him to work as his spies and report to


    him everything about you from morning till night? Hiss..." As he spoke of this, he folded his arms


    and shuddered. "Sonny, it makes me feel suffocated just to imagine such perverted behavior. Aren''t


    you tired of being with him?" Hmph! Didn''t Toby care so much about Sonny and I eating out


    together as to assert his im and warn me directly? I can speak ill of him in front of her in return!


    That''s what they call an eye for an eye! Since he gives me a hard time, I''ll give him a hard time as


    well.


    Sonia noticed the mischievous joy in Charles'' eyes as he spoke. Naturally, she knew that he was


    purposely saying so to get back at Toby, so she couldn''t help feeling amused. What a pair of


    childish men! "Alright, that''s enough. Toby didn''t buy off mypany''s employees to work as his


    spies, nor does he have somebody keep an eye on me at all times and report to him everything


    about me. I guess he learned of this after asking mypany''s employees," she said while picking


    up her handbag and slinging it over her shoulder. She was confident that Toby didn’t buy off her


    employees. After all, all the subordinates around her knew about the problem with the spare parts. If


    Toby had bought them off, he would''ve learned about it long ago instead of being unaware of it even


    now.


    Propping his head in his hand, Charles looked at her while interrupting her thoughts, saying, "Thai''s


    really strange, then."


    Sonia blinked her eyes. "What is strange?"


    "Toby, of course," Charles replied with a yawn. "Why would he call your employees instead of


    calling you directly?"


    Sonia was startled for a moment. Yeah, that seems to be right. However, she soon found an excuse


    for Toby. "Perhaps he did call me, but he couldn''t get through because there was no signal. We


    were stuck in the parking lot for quite a while, remember?"


    Charles rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright." Speechless, he waved his hand. "What a devoted


    girlfriend. Just speak for him however you want."


    Sonia was amused. "What are you talking about? Alright, let''s go. It''s about time for our


    appointment with the bank''s manager."


    As they had business to discuss, Charles finally stopped picking on Toby. "Uh-huh," he responded.


    After putting down his ss of fruit juice, he stood up and left the private room and the restaurant


    after Sonia.


    He stared straight ahead while driving the car with rapt attention, whereas Sonia, sitting in the


    passenger seat, was typing on her cell phone with her head down. She was texting Toby about what


    had happened in the restaurant just now. Not only that, but she also advised him not to do that to


    Charles again since that was very rude.