After all, Sonia was thankful for Toby’s considerate response, which made her feel respected and understood. “Thank you.” She bitterly curled her lips to force a brittle smile.
Then, Toby placed her head on his shoulder once again. “Alright, that’s enough. You should probably have some sleep now. Look at you—you can barely keep your eyes open.”
Indeed, she felt extremely sleepy and the moment he said those words, she closed her eyes. As soon as she did that, she went out like a light shortly before he heard her steady breathing, after which he turned his attention to her face and admired her restful expression in amusement while he covered them both with the blanket. After that, he leaned on her head and closed his eyes until they landed in Seafield a few hours later.
Upon their arrival, Sonia yawned as she followed Toby out of the airport. Tom was already waiting for them outside the airport. When he saw the both of them, he quickly headed over and greeted, “Good day, President Fuller. Good day, Miss Reed.”
“Likewise, Tom.” Sonia nodded and returned the greeting.
Soon, Toby passed the luggage to Tom and shifted his gaze to the woman beside him. “Where are you going later? Paradigm Co. or Bayside Residence?”
“I think I'll return to Bayside Residence first,” she replied after a brief hesitation.
Toby bobbed his head. “Alright, I’ll give you a ride there.”
“There’s no need for that.” Sonia waved her hand. “I drove here two days ago and my car is in the car park. What am I going to do with my car if you give me a lift? So, I guess it’s better for me to drive home by myself.” She turned around to walk away when she finished her sentence.
“Then, you can give me a ride there,” Toby suggested as he seized her hand.
“Wait, what?” Sonia was stunned. “Did you just say that you want me to give you a ride?”
He nodded again. “I did.”
She seemed surprised by his words.
“If I'm going to give you a ride, what are you going to do with your car?”
“Tom can follow behind us.” Toby shot a gaze at his assistant.
Tom adjusted his glasses as he answered solemnly, “Alright, President Fuller. I’ll get the car now.” Then, he opened the door and got into the vehicle.
On the other hand, Sonia’s lips curled upward as she felt amused at the sight of the man’s insistence to be her passenger. “Okay then, get into the car.” She reached for her car keys and pushed the unlock button, whereupon the short alarm of a red Benz could be heard from not far away.
As soon as both of them reached the car, Toby chivalrously opened the car door for her before Sonia bent over and sat inside. Then, the man circled around the car and entered the vehicle to sit on the front passenger seat. In a matter of minutes, the red car was followed by another black one as both vehicles left the airport and traveled in the direction of Bayside Residence.
She glimpsed at the man beside her and asked, “Why are you doing this? We live on opposite ends of town, so it’ll probably take you more than an hour of driving back to your place.”
“It’s okay.” Toby looked at her with a smile. “Nothing matters as long as I can be by your side.”
A helpless Sonia shook her head. “Suit yourself then. You’re only going to tire yourself this way.”
While he replied with an affirmative hum, she shook her head and ignored him to concentrate on the road. An hour later, they arrived at Bayside Residence shortly before a black Maybach pulled up as well.
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