Toby knew what she was thinking, and he pinched her cheek. "Okay."
"I'll get them in here right away."
Sonia was about to open the door when Toby held her hand. "Give me a moment."
"Why?" She turned around curiously.
The man then pointed at his lips. "You expect them to see me in this state?"
Oh, there's still lipstick on his lips, which means he helped me out without even removing the lipstick first? Sonia snapped out of it and chuckled. "Sorry, I forgot. Sure thing. Remove the lipstick and I'll get them in here once you're done."
The stylists would laugh if they saw Toby in this state. Even if they wouldn't do it in front of him, they would do it once they were out of earshot. Even Sonia had chuckled when she saw his lips dotted with lipstick, let alone them. She could laugh at him since they were married but not anyone else. Toby might get upset and she would too. He was her lover, and she wouldn't let anyone laugh at him. Besides, he was already on Google's trending because of the photo earlier and the Internet had had a field day. She didn't want that to happen a second time.
Once Sonia was done talking, Toby tore another pack of cotton pads open and looked in the mirror as he cleaned up the lipstick. It was different from how he wiped Sonia's lipstick off. He was gentle with her, wiping across her whole lip. However, he did it differently when it came to himself. All he did was wipe his lips at random and he was done.
Sonia was amused and she felt sweet. After all, this meant Toby thought she was more important than him. He then tossed the used pad into the trash can and she asked, "Done?"
He combed his hair and nodded. "Done."
"I'll open the door now."
"Sure."
At that, Sonia turned around and opened the door.
Everyone outside quickly stood up straight. The moment Sonia came out, they approached her.
"Miss Reed." They stole glances at Sonia. Her makeup, at first glance, looked the same, but these were professionals. They had an eye for things like this and they saw the subtle change hiding under her makeup, especially the lips. The makeup artist who did Sonia's lips noticed the little swelling of her lips too. It wasn't there when she did the makeup.
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