"Really." Toby nodded.
"Good." Sonia finally let him go.
The man curved his lips into a light smile, but Sonia suddenly thought of something as a glint flitted across her eyes. Then, she looked at him with a half-smile. "Right, don't you want to know about the woman who caused this accident?"
Toby frowned. "Why would I?"
"Because she's also one of the main characters in this incident." Sonia continued staring at him.
Toby's brow raised a little, for he had a bad feeling about this. She seems to have something on her mind.
"No matter who she is, Tom will take care of it," Toby parted his thin lips and said calmly. "He'll sort out the compensation or go to court if necessary."
She was just a careless person who ran the red light. He wouldn't get revenge on her like some kind of sworn enemy, but he also wouldn't be so kind as to let her go without asking for some compensation.
"You say that, but I think Tom isn't capable of handling this incident,"
Sonia said teasingly.
Toby's frown grew deeper. "What do you mean?"
Sonia stopped teasing him and gave him a resentful look as she answered, "I mean, that woman might have fallen for you."
"What?" Toby was stunned.
Sonia rolled her eyes, then grabbed his ear and shouted in a louder voice, "I said, that woman fell for you! Aren't you glad?"
Toby was dumbfounded, and he finally recovered his senses after a while. The corner of his mouth twitched as he said, "What on earth?"
"It's true." Sonia pouted. "That woman fell for you."
Seeing Sonia's upset expression, Toby reached out and pinched her face lightly. "Come on, quit joking. Do you think I told Tom to swerve away simply because the person on the road was a woman? You think I might like her a little, so you're saying this to test me?"
Sonia couldn't help but laugh in annoyance at what he said. "Who's testing you? I don't have the time for that. I mean it, that woman really fell for you."
She sounded jealous, but her earnestness was obvious as well. Toby's expression sank as he realized she really wasn't joking. In an instant, his thin lips were pressed into a straight line. "That woman—"
Before he could finish, Sonia said, "It's understandable. You're talented and rich and handsome, and it'd be weirder if the woman didn't fall for you. It's about time you realize your own charm, right, Mr. Fuller?"
Mr. Fuller? He let out a low chuckle as he looked at her with an earnest gaze. "I work my charm on you and you
alone."
As a reply, Sonia snorted. "Yeah, right? If it’s just me, then how do you explain that woman? How do you explain Jessica? And all the rich young ladies in the field? Those netizens calling you their husband? Try explaining that to me."
Toby went silent, for he had no words to say. A long while later, he finally moved his thin lips and said, "They were probably blind."
"Pfft!" Toby's words caught Sonia by surprise, and she let out a laugh.
Seeing her joyful laugh, Toby knew she had stopped sulking, so he let out a tiny sigh of relief.
A minute later, Sonia finally stopped laughing. She wiped away the tears produced from all the laughing as she looked at him. "I never thought you would explain your charm in such a self-deprecating way. But you made me laugh, so I'll forgive you this time."
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