Toby raised his phone as high as he could. He was sitting on the bed, so he was naturally in a higher position compared to Sonia. With a raise of his hand, the phone went completely out of reach.
Sonia couldn’t even touch his hand, much less grab the phone. In the end, she was out of options, so she could only jump up to snatch the phone.
However, Toby already knew she would do that. When she jumped up, he straightened his back and raised the phone once again.
This time, Sonia touched the phone, but only barely with her fingertips, losing her balance again and falling into Toby’s arms.
Toby looked down at the woman sprawled on his chest. The look in his eyes darkened slightly, and his voice was a little hoarse as he said, “Sonia, are you
giving out free hugs?”
Hearing that, Sonia seemed irked as she hastily raised her head. “Of course not!”
Toby didn’t say anything, merely lowered his gaze as a means of a hint.
Sonia followed his gaze and looked down to realize that she was snug in his arms, and her hands were even resting on his chest.
Due to her movements, his patient gown was slightly lifted, so a part of his toned abs was exposed seductively.
The dissipated blush on Sonia’s cheeks came back right away. In lightning speed, she withdrew her hands from Toby’s chest, then bolted upright and moved away from him.
Sonia was going too fast and tripped a little.
Noticing that, Toby quickly said, “Careful.”
Thanks to the reminder, Sonia turned to look behind her and managed to grab hold of the chair she sat on. Then, she finally stabilized herself.
Whew. I almost fell again.
Seeing that Sonia had steadied herself, Toby relaxed, then pursed his lips and complained, “How are you so clumsy?”
Sonia guiltily averted her gaze.
I didn’t want to get this clumsy; you’re the one who made me fall.
If he had passed his phone to her, she wouldn’t fall into his arms after a failed attempt to snatch the phone, and she also wouldn’t have had to endure him joking about free hugs.
When Sonia thought of the scene just moments ago, her face went hot. She reached up and put her cool hands to her hot face, trying to reduce the high temperature.
She never thought that she would fall suggestively on Toby twice in such a short amount of time. And the caregiver even misunderstood them the first time.
Even though no one saw them the second time, the embarrassment she felt wasn’t much different from the first time. Also, the first time was an accident. Albeit a little awkward, she could get a hold of herself fairly quickly. The current situation, however, was different. This time, she ended up actually falling onto him because of her phone.
So, Sonia felt that she needed to find a place to calm herself.
“Um... I... I need to go to the bathroom.” With that, Sonia hastily turned around and went into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.
In the closed-off space, Sonia leaned against the door and slowly slid down. Then, she buried her head between her knees.
Ugh! I wanna disappear!
Also, she was surprised at the fact that she actually did something so unlike her. She wasn’t the sort of person who would snatch someone’s phone just because she was denied access.
However, she acted differently this time, and her attempt to grab the phone turned into an accidental hug.
No, this makes no sense. Why am I even anxious?
Sonia bit her lip, a perplexed look in her eyes.
Back in the ward, when Toby heard the bathroom door slam shut, his thin lips curved into a smile. Of course, he knew Sonia was only using the bathroom as an excuse to avoid him.
Guess Sonia can get embarrassed, after all.
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