“Sonia? Sonia?” Carl waved his hand before her, trying to snap her out of her trance.
Sonia blinked for a while and forced a smile.
“What is it?”
“You were in a trance. What happened?” Carl asked.
Sonia wanted to answer, but she smiled instead.
“It’s nothing. Let’s go in. I’m hungry.”
“Sure.” Carl nodded.
Sonia was about to go in, but Carl stopped her.
“A minute, please.”
“What is it?” She looked at him curiously.
“Hold my arm.” He stood with his left arm
akimbo.
When Sonia saw that, she chuckled. “Very well then, handsome.”
Carl blushed, but he took her into the restaurant anyway. The waiter then came up to them and led them to their reserved spot.
The moment she sat down, someone from the next table gnashed their teeth. “Sonia!” the woman growled.
Sonia arched her eyebrow and looked at who was calling her. The sight that greeted her was none other than Tina, and she was glaring at Sonia. What a small world.
Carl’s face fell. He never thought they’d bump into this madwoman here as well. “Let’s go, Sonia.”
However, Sonia shook her head. “It’s fine. Just because we run into someone we don’t like doesn’t mean we have to leave.”
Carl sighed. “But you might lose your appetite.”
In response, Sonia smiled and replied, “I won’t, but someone else will.” She glanced at Tina after making that snide comment.
Tina was holding her cutlery, poking at her plate as if it was Sonia. She was already overwhelmed by her anger, so of course she lost her appetite.
Oh, so she’s trying to annoy Tina. Carl stopped talking and sat back down.
At the same time, Toby came back and was surprised to see Carl and Sonia beside them. Sonia’s here too? And with another guy? It was Zane last time, now Carl, so who’s next? Charles? She sure has a lot of men around her, huh? His
face darkened, and he pulled his chair back.
“You’re done, Toby?” Tina put her cutlery down and went to help Toby, but Toby refused her. He put his crutch aside and pushed against the edge of the table so he could sit down.
Thus, Tina’s hand was left hanging in the air, and she looked awkward. But Tina quickly put her hand down and went back to her seat, pretending like nothing had happened.
He’s still indifferent. I thought he finally wants to patch things up with me. What a joke.
When Tina realized why Toby was irritated, she gnashed her teeth. Tina glared at Sonia before calling out to Toby. “It has been five days, Toby. Are you still mad at me?”
Toby looked at the table. “I am not mad at you.”
“But Dad said you’re mad at me because of what I did at the banquet.”
Toby took a sip of the water and interrupted her. “That’s only his guess.”
Tina froze. He isn’t angry because of that? Then why? Why did he suddenly treat me so coldly? Did he find out what I did? But if he did, he would have raised hell a long time ago. He wouldn’t have pretended that he knew nothing until now. She bit her lip, still nervous. “Then tell me, Toby. What did I do to make you angry? Don’t just keep quiet. You’re scaring me.” She started tearing up.
Toby felt something squeezing his heart, and he had an uncontrollable urge to calm her down. However, he knew it was just the voice. He himself didn’t want to do that, for he knew he didn’t love her. And so, he clenched his fists, refusing to do as the voice told him to.
Much to his shock though, a stab of pain shot up from his heart, and waves of pain crashed over him. His breathing turned quicker, and his face paled. A moment later, he crashed against the table, toppling the glass. It rolled to the edge before falling to the ground and smashing into
pieces. The sound of the glass breaking attracted everyone’s attention.
A frown creased Sonia’s forehead, and she looked at him curiously. What’s with him?
Tina shot up and went to check on Toby. “What happened, Toby?”
The manager quickly came to them. “What happened?”
“I don’t know. My fiance collapsed all of a sudden.” She was on the verge of tears.
Carl leaned his head against his hand. “Say, did he have a heart attack or something?”
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