Tina held onto the man’s arms with a smile on her face and said cheerily, “I was in a coma for so long that I’ve forgotten how to ski. Once we arrive at the skiing field later, you’ll have to be my skiing instructor!”
Toby glanced at her leg and asked with a frown, “Are you sure that your leg is fine?”
“It’s just a minor wound. Besides, I’ve been hospitalized for so long and I’ve recovered ages ago.” Tina smiled lightly and held onto his arm tightly. “It’s rare for you to accompany me for a trip when you have the time, so of course I want to share the fun with you.”
“Okay,” Toby responded calmly.
Tina had mentioned that she wanted to have some fun once she was discharged from the hospital. Coincidentally, Toby had some spare time so he decided to accompany her. However, he didn’t expect her to plan a trip to Mt. Buller Resort. It’s quite likely that Sonia’s here to see Thomas after getting the information from me.
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Sonia and Charles went to the equipment shop to rent their ski attire and equipment as soon as they entered the ski field. Then, they changed into their attire in the changing room.
The skiing boots and jacket were quite heavy but fortunately for Sonia, she became used to them relatively quickly. She walked down to find that each ski trail was full of people.
She scanned the place and realized that everyone looked identical in their ski attire. After searching for Thomas at several ski trails, she was exhausted and her eyes felt quite uncomfortable. “The ski field is massive. Charles, have you caught sight of President Drew?” There was no response from him for quite some time and Sonia turned around, only to find that there was no one behind her.
“Baby, were you looking for me?” Charles zoomed toward her from the slope above and he did a perfect turn on his skis before stopping right in front of her.
Angered beyond words, Sonia muttered, “I asked you to come along and help me find President Drew. How dare you go skiing?”
“There are so many people here and everyone’s spread out all over the place. There’s no way I can locate anyone here!” Charles grabbed his skis and dragged her along. “Let’s go, baby. I’ll teach you how to ski. I’m sure you’ll turn out to be a formidable skier from my intensive coaching.”
Speechless, Sonia surveyed the massive ski field and realized that it was indeed quite crowded. In the end, she couldn’t help feeling resigned.
Just then, Charles dragged Sonia to the beginner’s slope. “This is the beginner’s slope and it’s not so challenging. It’s suitable for a newbie like you. Once you get used to your skis, you’ll be able to move around freely. By then we can head to the other intermediate slopes with a higher incline.”
It finally dawned upon Sonia and she murmured, “No wonder there are not that many people here and most of them have someone accompanying them. It’s because this is the beginner’s slope.” She peered around and all of a sudden, she saw a couple enter the ski trail. Coincidentally, it was someone she was quite familiar with.
Tina saw Sonia too and her expression turned cold instantaneously. Soon after that, the former plastered a smile on her face and greeted the latter, “Miss Reed, it’s such a coincidence to meet you and your boyfriend here.”
“Miss Gray, we’re actually not that close to each other so there’s no need for you to force yourself to greet us,” Charles responded lazily. “Why don’t you pester your darling President Fuller to spoil you? You should get him to take over this whole ski field and prohibit us from entering. Then, there’s no chance of us coming into contact with each other!”
Upon hearing that, Tina pursed her lips. “Mr. Lane, I don’t recall doing anything to offend you. I have to say that your words are simply too extreme!”
“Have you forgotten about the incident at the club?” Charles suddenly exclaimed with surprise and continued, “Oh—that makes sense then! You only have President Fuller on your mind because you’re overly anxious that your recycled husband will be taken by someone else. Obviously, you wouldn’t care to remember anything else then.”
Tina’s face turned as pale as a sheet and she looked quite pitiful standing there. Charles is so rude! Previously at the club, he deeply embarrassed me in public and I let it go then but today, his words are harsher than before! He’s so despicable!
“Gosh! I didn’t scold you so stop looking at me with that expression.” Charles acted fearfully and turned to say to Toby, “President Fuller, your girlfriend is as fragile as a porcelain doll, so you’d better take extreme care of her to prevent her from shattering into pieces!”
Meanwhile, Toby narrowed his eyes but remained silent and guided Tina to the other side. He then adjusted her gear for her.
“Come here, baby. Let me help you.” Charles kneeled down to help Sonia fasten her skis onto her boots. Snorting coldly, he muttered, “Tsk! It’s so easy to show affection!”
Meanwhile, Sonia couldn’t control her laughter as she found his actions quite amusing.
“What’s so funny?” Charles stood up and ruffled his hair before smirking at her. “Is it because you think that I’m handsome? Baby, why don’t you try and gain some weight? I’m sure I’ll be able to bring more happiness to your life.”
“Shut up!” Sonia poked him with her ski poles. “Don’t force me to slap you on the face!”
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