"You're too cute, so I couldn't help myself," said Toby while rubbing his lips with his thumb.
Sonia rolled her eyes at him when she heard his shameless reasoning. "So, that's why you have quite a few moments where you can't help yourself in a day?"
"Why? It's not against the law," said Toby. Then, he tilted his head slightly and smiled at her—a smile that seemed more like a sinister grin than a sweet one.
Sonia couldn’t help but feel her cheeks flushing crimson as she stared at his devilish smile. If it's an ordinary man who puts up such a smile on his face, then the smile probably looks greasy and disgusting. But when Toby makes the same smile, not only does he not give off the vibe of a greasy man at all, but it also has the capability to make one's heart beat faster and one blush. Enchanter! I wonder who it is that says only women can tempt men with their alluring smile?! Please! Men can seduce women with their charming smiles too!
Sonia instantly covered her face while saying to him, "Stop smiling like that, will you? Hurry up and control your expression!"
When Toby saw her reaction, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why can't I smile?"
"Forget about the reason. Just do as I say. Hurry!" Sonia urged.
Since Sonia was the woman he loved dearly, Toby naturally couldn't bear to see her not getting her way.
Therefore, he swiftly followed suit as soon as she pleaded with him.
"Alright. Alright. I won’t smile like that. So, can you please stop covering your face? Don't you feel it's hard to breathe with you covering your face like that?" While he stopped smiling, he reached out to grab Sonia’s wrist and removed her hands from her face.
However, Toby was startled when he took her hands off her face. "Why are you blushing?"
"It’s none of your business!" Sonia snorted. Then, she opened the door and made her way toward the police station. As she walked, the embarrassed Sonia let out a silent scream and thought, I can't believe a man's charm will actually crimson my face. How embarrassing! And if that dirty dog knows I blushed because he enchanted me, he's probably going to be tremendously pleased with himself. So, I must never tell him why I was blushing just now.
Meanwhile, Toby couldn't help but be surprised for a moment when he saw that Sonia had already left the vehicle and was walking hurriedly to the police station like someone was chasing after her.
It didn't take him very long as he soon figured out why she was behaving this way. She suddenly covered her face when I smiled at her just now. Later, when I held her hands covering her face, I saw her blushing deeply. It's strange because I clearly remember that she was acting pretty normal before I smiled at her—not to mention that I saw no sign of flushing or embarrassment at all. In other words, was it because of my smile that she suddenly blushed and left in embarrassment?It should be, shouldn't it? Otherwise, why didn't she answer me when I asked her why she was blushing? But then again, I never saw her have such a reaction whenever I smiled at her on usual days. So, why does this smile alone make her react like this?
Toby also got out of the car as he desperately wanted to learn what had made Sonia blush so terribly after seeing his smile. Then, he stood on the side of the car and bent down slightly to look at himself in the left rearview mirror. He smiled the same smile from before and observed his reflection in the mirror.
Even so, no matter how much he stared at himself, smiling in the mirror, there was still a little confusion in Toby's eyes. I still don't understand what's wrong with my smile that it actually has the effect of making Sonia blush sheepishly just now. Well, of course, it can also possibly be since I'm a man and feel differently about this smile from her. After all, men and women often view things differently. So perhaps the same smile that can make women's hearts skip a beat may not have the same effect on men.
As he thought of this, he stopped looking in the mirror. Finally, he stood up straight, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and sauntered to the police station. Regardless of why Sonia had such a reaction to his smile just now, Toby realized that he might be able to smile at her like that more often in the future just to see her so shy. Since she'll feel shy from my smile, does this mean that she actually enjoys seeing me smile like this? If so, then surely I need to satisfy her. After all, isn't it a man's responsibility to satisfy his own woman?
Afterward, he strolled into the hall of the police station with his head held high like a man who was proud of having mastered some kind of a secret code to wealth.
Meanwhile, Sonia, who was already in the police station, could see the unconcealed complacent look on Toby's face from afar. Although she didn't know what had gotten into him, she actually felt rather both amused and exasperated when she saw him acting like that.
Toby came to Sonia and stood beside her. Sonia asked him curiously, "Look at you feeling so happy. Did something good happen?" In fact, he looks like he's in seventh heaven.
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