Hearing about Toby's outlook on the matter, Sonia finally felt relaxed and at ease as she smiled at him. "In the beginning, I thought that you would be mad at me, so I was worried that you wouldn't reply to my message earlier on."
"Why would I?." He shook his head and continued, "I wouldn't give you the silent treatment."
How would I have the heart to do this to you, my love?
Moreover, a man who would rather give his loved one the silent treatment just meant that he was a coward who didn't love his partner. Thus, he didn't want to do that to her.
Previously when Sonia didn't tell him anything and would rather get Charles' help instead, it made him mad because he thought he meant nothing to her. Even so, he didn't just give her the silent treatment but suggested talking about it. In short, if conflict were to happen between them, he hoped that they could resolve it by communicating with each other instead of giving each other the silent treatment as it would just make matters worse rather than solving the issue, so why bother?
"I'm sorry for thinking that you were a narrow-minded person." She rubbed the tip of her nose apologetically.
Seeing that made him want to pinch her cheek, but alas, she wasn't standing in front of him.
The disappointed Toby sighed before comforting her gently, explaining, "It's alright. It's normal for you to think that since we've yet to experience life together long enough. You couldn't have known my reaction toward this matter. It's understandable that you would think this way because I would do so too if I were in your position."
"Mm." She nodded with a smile.
At the same time, Toby's eyes flickered as he put the phone closer to him and said seductively, "Since you like to leave lipstick marks on my face, I shall let you leave a few more when I get home tonight. What do you think?"
Hearing that, she stared at him wide-eyed and replied to him shyly yet angrily, "Don't you dare think about it. Don't think that I don't know what you mean. Hmph! I'm busy so let's end the call first."
With that, she immediately ended the video call and placed the phone down before touching her face. It felt warm because she got shy after hearing what he had just said. He was clearly hinting that he wanted to sleep with her tonight. She sighed when she thought of how that was all he could think of every day. Isn't he worried that he might overdo it and his body wouldn't be able to take it anymore?
On the other hand, Toby was in a good mood and couldn't help but chuckle when she saw how Sonia's face was flushed red when she rushed to end the video call. His attractive laugh filled the whole room. He knew very well that she was startled by his words which was why she rushed to end the call. However, in actual fact, he didn't have the intention of sleeping with her that night.
Not to mention that they were going to attend a banquet tonight. God knew what time the banquet would be over. By that time, they would be so exhausted that they wouldn't be able to do anything else. Even if the banquet ended early and he wasn't tired, he didn't plan to do it as they had been doing it for two consecutive nights.
Although it wasn't an issue for him, and he could still do it tonight, she couldn't since a woman's physical strength was always inferior to that of men, and he should be more considerate toward her. Instead, he merely wanted to tease her and see her cute reaction earlier when he said those words.
Of course, his thoughts were unknown to her, and she didn't know that he was teasing her. She would be mad if she found out that he was just pulling her leg. After a while, she finally managed to calm herself down, and the uneasiness and shyness that she had been experiencing dissipated. Since her concern had been resolved, she could finally focus all her attention on work.
Soon, she was immersed in her work and started going through some urgent documents sent in by different departments. She was able to complete them smoothly since they weren't complicated. After that, she dialed Rita's extension number and asked for her.
Upon entering the room, Rita looked at her excitedly, which made her feel uncomfortable. She asked as she squeezed out a smile,"Why are you looking at me like that?"
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