It was too late when Sonia came to her senses and realized her mistake. He grabbed her hand firmly, and she could no longer back out.
Exasperated, she was annoyed with the dirty dog at this point. Gosh! He has once again dazzled me with his hot looks. I wouldn't have agreed to his request in a dazed state otherwise!
That night, Toby was contented, but Sonia's hands were not. She was so tempted to kick him out of bed upon seeing him sound asleep after being satiated. Despite her thoughts, she would never actually do that to him.
He was recuperating, so if she did that to him, she would ultimately feel pained. There is no point in doing that.
She pouted slightly and lay down. However, she turned her back to him and did not even bother to cast eyes on him.
Toby seemed to sense it, so he inched over and took her into his arms from the back as soon as she lay down.
At that point, Sonia was exhausted, so she fell into a deep sleep after curling up in his arms for a short while.
The originally asleep man suddenly widened his eyes. He did not seem sleepy at all, judging by the bright look in his eyes.
In actuality, he had been awake the entire time earlier. His sleepy look was a mere act.
Indeed, he was pretending to be asleep.
He knew she was generally shy, so after getting his urges satiated, he immediately pretended he had fallen asleep to give her a moment to regain her senses. Otherwise, she would surely find it hard to look him in the eyes.
As such, he put on an act and remained asleep the whole time. After he ensured that she was resting, he was finally at ease by that and roused.
"Thanks so much, darling." Toby hugged the woman in his arms tightly and leaned forward to kiss her on her cheeks. At last, he closed his eyes contentedly.
It was the first day of the new year.
After Sonia changed into new clothes and freshened up, she wheeled Toby to the dining hall for some breakfast. Then, she received monetary gifts from the elders too.
Rose and Mary gave the couple envelopes filled with money, respectively. The bulging envelope indicated its amount.
Besides them, Jean also gave Sonia one.
Nonetheless, Sonia was well aware that Jean did not give it willingly; instead, she had no choice.
After all, everyone distributed gifts to Sonia, so Jean would look bad as an elder if she did not do anything. Regardless of how reluctant she was, she had no choice but to give Sonia an envelope with money.
Sonia accepted the gift and regarded that as a reciprocation from Jean for the jewelry she gave her yesterday.
Besides, she was more than happy to accept the gift upon seeing Jean's disgruntled expression. It was particularly amusing while she was facing her.
After breakfast, the couple bid farewell to the others because Toby was not supposed to stay out for too long in his current condition. In reality, he should have returned to the hospital after the dinner gathering last night.
However, he and Sonia agreed and felt that it was rare to have the chance to keep the elders company during the new year. As a result, they specifically called and informed Tim that they would only return to the hospital today.
Due to the delay, Toby had to undergo a thorough body check to find out whether there was anything wrong with his body during the extended period he was away.
Although Rose was reluctant to part with him, she knew his condition well, so despite her reluctance, she agreed for them to return to the hospital.
She also brought up that they would go over to the hospital to keep him company at night. Therefore, they could all gather at the same place without being apart.
As soon as Toby returned to the hospital, he was instantly whisked off by the hospital staff for a thorough body check.
As for Sonia and Tom, they waited patiently outside.
After more than an hour, a nurse wheeled Toby out of the room. Sonia hurriedly went forward and took over the nurse's role. Subsequently, she asked the nurse, "Is everything fine with my husband?"
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