Chapter 1185


    Sonia knew Toby like the back of her hand. So, she knew that he loved to shower her with affection


    and then push his chances for something more.


    Now that she had kissed him, if she stayed put until he regained hisposure, he would definitely


    kiss her back and directly aim for her lips. Moreover, he would not let her go until he had enough.


    Therefore, she had to seize the chance and make her escape to freedom.


    Thus, she quickly opened the door, got out of the car, and closed the door. It took her less than a


    minute to do it, and the whole process was smooth and swift. She had always maintained the


    mantra ''slow and steady wins the race''. Hence, judging from her speedy actions, it just indicated


    how ''frightened'' she was about how he showed his affection.


    Still, after Sonia got out of the car, she looked through the window and waved with a smile. The


    window was tinted, and she couldn''t see him clearly, but it didn''t stop her from waving her goodbyes


    before walking around the back of the car and toward Paradigm Co.


    Toby, who was inside the vehicle, finally snapped back to his senses. He touched his cheek and


    looked at the empty seat beside him. Then, he abruptly turned to look out the window and saw


    Sonia''s figure rounding the rear of the car.


    He knew that she was walking to the office, so he quickly wound down his window.


    She happened to hear the sound of the window lowering, so she instinctively halted her movements


    and turned to look. Toby''s handsome face greeted her as their eyes met.


    "You escaped after you kissed me, huh?" Toby opened his lips and teased in a low and pleasant


    voice.


    "Of course!" Sonia grinned. "If I waited any longer, you might kiss me back and not let me leave, am


    I right?"


    A trace of guilt shed across his eyes because she was correct in her assumption. He coughed


    lightly and blurted, "No, I wouldn''t do that."


    "Yeah, right! Do you think I don''t know what you''re thinking?" Sonia crossed her arms and huffed.


    Then, she smiled brightly. "Hurry up and go. Goodbye! See you tonight." She waved at him again.


    Toby knew that it was impossible to ask her toe back and kiss her other cheek, let alone kiss


    her more passionately. He sighed under his breath, and the disappointment on his face was


    apparent. "Bye. See you tonight."


    She knew precisely why he was disappointed as she noticed the forlorn expression on his face. She


    rolled her eyes in exasperation and continued to saunter toward Paradigm Co.


    Toby did not roll up the window and ordered Tom to drive away. Instead, he kept looking at her as


    she strode forward. It wasn''t until she entered the Paradigm Co. building that he rolled up the


    window and knocked on the partition.


    Tom, who was behind the wheel, heard the knock and knew that it was Toby''s silent order for him to


    drive. He immediately started the car and lowered the partition with a grin. "Mr. Fuller, it took Miss


    Reed quite some time to get out of the car. I bet you guys spent a long time saying your goodbyes,


    huh?"


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    Well, what he meant by ''saying goodbyes'' was the physical intimacy between a couple, such as


    kissing, hugging, and whatnot.


    However, Toby was not in the mood to respond to Tom''s teasing. Instead, he red at him with a


    cold expression and hissed, "Your bonus for this month is deducted by half."


    "What?!" Tom gasped in utter bewilderment, and his expression changed radically. "Why?"


    Wait a minute! Why does Mr. Fuller want to deduct my bonus?! He should give him an increment,


    shouldn''t he?


    After I parked the car, I raised the partition to give them privacy so they could spend lovey-dovey


    time together! I was so thoughtful and considerate, but instead of giving me a bonus, Mr. Fuller


    wants to deduct my bonus in half!


    Why?! This is so unfair!


    In his mind, Tom grumbled in great dismay.


    "Why?" Toby gave a derisive snort. "You suggested I watch those romantic dramas and novels,


    saying that I could learn a thing or two about how to be romantic and be a charismatic and


    irresistible man. Oh, yeah, I learned all of that, alright, but did you know what Little Leaf said?! She


    said that the characters in those dramas are sleazy, tacky, and not the slightest bit charming! She


    even said that if it hadn''t been for my good looks, she would have thought that I was a sleazy and


    tacky man too by doing all those weird things to her! I almost ended up being a tacky man because


    of your stupid suggestion! I''m already being merciful by not firing you! Yet you have the cheek to


    comin about the bonus!"


    "Uh..." Tom''s mouth was agape in shock.


    He didn''t know what he had done wrong earlier, but this reason was not what he had expected at


    all.


    "That''s not right." Tom retorted doubtfully while driving, "Why does Miss Reed think those characters


    are tacky? All the femaleizens are those actors'' fanatic fans, cheering them on. They never say


    that those characters are tacky, but they say that they are so handsome and charming. That''s why I


    figured that Miss Reed would like them too, so I rmended you watch the dramas. I never


    expected that she wouldn''t like them."


    At this moment, Tom apparently did not realize that those fanatic fans who adored the actors in the


    dramas and novels were young girls in their teens orte teens. They were not emotionally mature,


    and their life experience was limited, so they took a fancy to these characters and did not find


    anything wrong with them. But, s, Sonia was a twenty-seven-year-old mature woman with


    different perspectives and preferences about men, which was why she found those characters


    lacking.


    Therefore, Tom had identally treated Sonia as a young girl and assumed that all the girls loved


    those characters and wondered why Sonia didn''t like those men. Clearly, not every woman had the


    same taste in men.


    Toby didn''t know what Tom was thinking about, and he was indifferent as he listened to Tom''s


    exnation and thought of them as excuses.


    "What do you know? You don''t even have a girlfriend! I don''t know how you have the cheek to teach


    me about rtionships." Toby side-eyed him, and the disdain in his eyes was apparent.


    His re made Tom feel like countless daggers had stabbed his heart. The heartache was so


    intense that he almost suffocated. His hands, which were gripping the steering wheel, were


    trembling slightly.


    Argh, it hurts so much! Mr. Fuller, you''re so cruel! Yes, I don''t have a girlfriend. I''m single, so what?!


    Don''t I have a right to say anything? Can''t I teach another man about rtionships?


    I may not have a girlfriend, but I have a lot of theoretical knowledge, so why can''t I teach you?


    Speaking of which, when I gave you my suggestion, you didn''t say that my idea was lousy. You


    listened to me seriously and even did as I told you. Now that the results were not satisfactory, you


    med everything on me! You''re being ridiculous!


    I didn''t force you to take me seriously! You wanted to listen to my advice. Now that the n failed,


    you are ming everything on me instead of ming yourself! It makes no sense!


    Of course, Tom only dared to curse Toby in his mind but did not dare to voice hisints aloud.


    He didn''t even dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction toward Toby, for he was confident that Toby


    would send him to Ibira immediately.


    Therefore, not only did he have to take the me despite his dismay, but he also had to apologize


    to Toby.


    Well, this was the sorrow of a desk jockey.


    Tommented his fate, but at least his pay was above average. He may be a single pringle, but he


    wasn''t a broke single pringle!