She didn’t even know when she started to have a crush on Toby again; she remembered swearing to herself that she would never fall in love with him ever again, yet her feelings got the better of her once more.
Thus, Sonia couldn’t help but wonder whether she was destined to be with Toby for the rest of her life. At that thought, she bit her lips with a mixture of complicated feelings surging through her.
Then, she suddenly began to understand why she would care about him so much as well as the reason behind all the other emotions that she had experienced in relation to him. I felt happy whenever he showed his concern; Ifelt anxious when I knew he was injured and it makes me jealous whenever I see him talking to another woman. Is it all because... I love him?
Sonia’s hands started to tremble a moment later as she buried her head in her hands. Deep down in her heart, she couldn’t stop thinking when her feelings for Toby had returned.
Soon enough, her mind was flooded with countless bits and pieces of memories that they shared until her mind was clear of them and she found herself reflecting on them. I guess I know when I fell in love with Toby again.
It was when Declan had kidnapped Sonia that she started to develop a crush on Toby. Toby had laid his life on the line to rescue her and even fell off the cliff with her at one point; this was when he earned an extremely special place in her heart. After all, he had disregarded his own life and jumped off the cliff just to save her, which slowly turned her gratitude and admiration for him into affection.
Ever since that incident, Sonia’s attitude toward Toby changed. She didn’t even show any dislike about meeting him while treating him with less indifference than ever before. Furthermore, he had also saved her in a few other incidents after the kidnapping, which was why she had easily fallen in love with him. Well, he was the man I used to love back then, so falling in love with him isn't hard at all, or maybe... he has always been in my heart all this time. As Sonia continued to dwell on her bewilderment, the aura around her suddenly became gloomy.
On the other hand, Nancy, who noticed Sonia’s reaction, was concerned. “Sonia, are you alright—"
Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Toby coming out of the kitchen.
When Toby saw Sonia keeping her head down, he knew that something was wrong and quickly approached her, whereupon he placed his hand on her shoulder.
In that instant, Sonia’s body stiffened as she looked back and saw Toby’s hand on her shoulder. She pushed his hand off her in panic and shifted her gaze to Nancy before changing the subject. “By the way, Nancy, what brings you here today?”
For some reason, Sonia didn’t know how to face Toby because she couldn’t accept the fact that she had fallen in love with him again. Perhaps it’s only after accepting the fact that I’m in love with him that I can face him without holding back. By then, maybe I’ll be able to decide whether I'm going to be with him, but now... I don’t think I can do it.
In the meantime, his eyes darkened when he saw her sudden change of attitude, as if she was withdrawing from him like he was some kind of monster. Then, he pursed his lips and asked, “What’s wrong with you, Sonia?”
“Oh, nothing is wrong with me. I'm alright,” she answered in a trembling voice while she lowered her gaze once more.
Toby stretched out with his arm and lifted her chin to make her look into his eyes. “Look at me and answer my question. What’s wrong with you?” Why has she turned into a different person? I had merely gone off to wash the bowl and deal with the rest of the hangover soup. What exactly have I done to deserve this kind of attitude from her?
When he lifted her chin up for the second time, Sonia’s gaze finally met his. When she saw the concern and anxiety in his gaze, she puckered her lips like she wanted to say something.
However, she closed her mouth in the end and moved his hand away. After that, she looked away and reacted with a strangely ambiguous expression. “I’m fine, so stop asking me what’s wrong.”
Meanwhile, in response, Toby furrowed his eyebrows and clearly expressed dissatisfaction with Sonia’s answer. As he didn’t want to force her hand into spilling the beans, he turned his attention to Nancy, who was standing aside.
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