Frustrated, Tom pulled at his hair. Miss Reed and Mr. Coleman are separated now, but what’s with that little boy? Why’s he still with her? Could it be that Mr. Coleman will be coming back later?
As soon as Toby heard what Tom said, his face turned grim. It’s fine that Sonia hasn’t left yet, but why did Zane leave his nephew with her?
“Where are they now?” Toby bit his lip.
“They’re at the spinning teacup ride. They seem to be having fun,” Tom noted.
Happy? I didn’t know she could be so childish to play things like that. Toby raised his brows.
“Okay. Watch them. Make sure she doesn’t lose sight of the kid,” Toby instructed in a low voice.
Trying not to laugh, Tom nodded. “Understood.” Lose the child? President Fuller obviously just wanted to know what Miss Reed is doing, but he’s too embarrassed to say so, so he’s using the child as an excuse.
Meanwhile, at the spinning teacup ride, Douglas smiled happily. “Aunt Sonia, this is really fun!” All this while, he had thought that he was much more mature than other children, so he had never liked coming to places like this, thinking that only childish children liked it. However, he realized that it was really fun after coming here today.
As he let go of the handrail, Sonia wrapped her arms protectively around him immediately. “Douglas, be careful! It’s dangerous if you let go of the handrail. Quickly, hold on to it.”
Though the spinning teacup ride was not as dangerous as other rides, it was still better to be careful since he was a child.
“Okay.” Douglas obeyed and put his hand back onto the handrail.
After playing one round, he seemed reluctant to leave. Hence, she took him on the ride for another round. This time, he seemed almost satisfied. “I’m hungry…” He rubbed his belly.
“Oh, you’re hungry, huh.” After looking around, she saw a restaurant nearby. She smiled, “Let’s go have something to eat, shall we? After that, we’ll go home after playing a little while more.”
“Okay.” The boy nodded obediently.
She really loved this kid. Patting his head, she held his hand and headed to the restaurant.
At the same time, Toby received news of them going to the restaurant from Tom.
“Sir, are you going too?” Tom queried.
Toby’s face darkened. “Why should I?”
“To see Ms. Reed, of course! And to make sure that she doesn’t lose the child. What if she needs to go to the toilet but can’t take him with her? Then, he’ll be left all alone in the restaurant. How dangerous is that? As Mr. Coleman’s friend, I’m sure you won’t want his nephew to be in danger, right?” Tom adjusted his glasses and replied with a cheeky smile.
At that moment, Toby’s eyes flickered. Immediately, he stood up. “I see. I’ll go check on them.”
“Alright. I’ll make a reservation for you,” Tom informed Toby.
Toby acknowledged Tom before hanging up the phone. With a sigh, Tom hung up as well. He sacrificed so much just to help Toby realize his feelings for Sonia. Shaking his head, he entered the restaurant.
Sonia and Douglas were seated at the corner of the restaurant. Not knowing what children should eat, she ordered some simple food. Halfway through his meal, Douglas put down his cutleries. “I want to go to the washroom.”
“Where’s the kid?” he questioned.
“At his seat.” As she was speaking, she brought him to their table.
When Douglas saw her coming back, he jumped off the couch at once.
“Douglas, Mr. Toby will accompany you to the washroom. He’s your uncle’s friend.” She pointed at Toby.
Gazing at Toby, Douglas seemed to have thought of something. He lifted his chin and said, “So, you’re Mr. Toby.”
Toby raised his brow. “You know me? Did Zane tell you about me?”
Douglas nodded. “Yes, he did. You’re the blind Mr. Toby that he told me about.”
When Toby heard this, his face darkened. As for Sonia, she could not help but laugh. After all, she knew what Zane meant when he said that Toby was blind. Whoever that loved someone like Tina was no doubt blind.
“Did Zane teach you that?” Toby ground his teeth and questioned in a low voice.
“Yes, that was what my uncle told me, but you don’t look blind though…” Douglas blinked.
At that point, Sonia laughed even harder. When Toby heard her laugh, he turned to look at her. As he watched her smile with her eyes closed, the anger in his heart faded away gradually. However, he reminded himself that he would give Zane a hard time in the near future.
“Stop it, Douglas. Quickly, follow Mr. Toby to the gents’,” Sonia said. At that moment, her cheeks were getting tired from smiling too much. Besides, she was afraid that Toby might get angry if Douglas kept talking.
“Carry me.” Douglas spread his tiny arms in front of Toby.
The corners of Toby’s eye twitched. What a rude brat.
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