Chapter 1244
Sonia didn't sense anything odd about the man, so she continued rubbing her eyes while speaking in the same soft
tone. "Okay…" She stretched her limbs as she finally opened her eyes fully. "I hadn't expected myself to sleep so
soundly. I'm not even fully awake at this point," she murmured as she gave the man a bashful smile.
"It's pretty common for people to feel sleepy when they get to a warm place from somewhere that was really cold,"
Toby explained. He opened the lid of the thermal box and pulled out a bottle of coffee before opening it and
handing it to Sonia. "Have some. It'll wake you up a little," he offered. The coffee was warm, so Toby didn't have to
worry about Sonia feeling cold after the drink.
Coincidentally, Sonia needed something to wake her up. As such, the coffee that Toby handed her was a lifesaver at
that moment. Her eyes lit up as she took the bottle from him. "Thank you." She tilted her head up to take two sips
of the coffee, but she squeezed her face into a look of disgust after tasting it. "Ew… It's so bitter. What coffee is
this?" She turned the bottle around to check the packaging, but the words were written in a foreign language that
she couldn't understand.
Toby chuckled when he saw the sour look on her face. "It's an original flavored Blue Mountain Coffee, not the usual
3-in-1 coffee. I usually drink this when I'm on the way to work, so there are no other drinks in the car. This is good
for waking you up, so I thought that it'd be better for you to drink this," he explained.
"Well, that's probably why it's so bitter," Sonia muttered as she stuck her tongue out. "I have to agree that it wakes
me up. I'm not sleepy anymore." Is it even possible to stay sleepy after drinking something so bitter? Anyone who
drinks this would probably wake up immediately. My tongue feels numb from the bitterness, she thought as she
stuck her tongue out. Toby knew that Sonia was bothered by the bitter taste. After all, she had always had a sweet
tooth, and she had never appreciated bitter foods or drinks. She only drank her coffee with milk and sugar, so it
made sense for her to be troubled by the taste of Blue Mountain coffee.
"I'll leave some other caffeinated drinks in the car next time. I haven't considered this matter in the past, so I'm
afraid you'll have to settle with this coffee for now. Once we get into the hall, you can get some other drinks to
wash the bitterness away." Toby tried to comfort her. Sonia nodded. "That was what I thought. But this coffee…"
She stared at the remaining coffee in the bottle with a troubled look on her face.
"Do you not want it anymore?" Toby asked.
"I can't finish it. It's too bitter—it tastes like medicine," Sonia grumbled as she pouted her lips. She couldn't finish it,
but she didn't want to throw it away either as she didn't want to waste it. Furthermore, Toby seemed to have a
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtknack for purchasing the most expensive things, which made it harder for Sonia to simply throw the drink away.
She was still troubled by how she was to dispose of the coffee in her hand when she felt someone taking the bottle
out of her grip. She looked up to see that Toby had taken the coffee away from her.
Sonia didn't sense anything odd about the man, so she continued rubbing her eyes while speaking in the same soft
tone. "Okay…" She stretched her limbs as she finally opened her eyes fully. "I hadn't expected myself to sleep so
soundly. I'm not even fully awake at this point," she murmured as she gave the man a bashful smile.
"I'll finish it if you can't." The man tilted his head up and chugged the remnants of the coffee after that. It was a
relatively small bottle of coffee that fit snugly in one's palm and the size of the bottle made it one of the smallest
bottled drinks to be produced and sold in the market. There wasn't a lot of coffee to finish. One could finish the
bottle after taking a few mouthfuls of the drink, so it wasn't a big deal for Toby to finish the bottle in one go.
However, Sonia was still rather dazed after seeing him finish her coffee. "I drank that earlier. You…"
The man wiped the corner of his lips elegantly. "Yeah, so?"
"Don't you hate sharing drinks?" She blinked a few times after asking him her question. Toby then threw the bottle
of coffee into the trash can before he responded in a playful tone. "Why would I hate sharing drinks with my own
woman? I've already tasted your saliva when—" Sonia knew what the man was about to say, and her cheeks turned
pink as she quickly raised her voice to stop him. "Alright, alright! That's enough! Didn't you see that we've arrived?
I'm wide awake now. Let's get out of the car."
With that said, Sonia removed her puffer jacket and took a deep breath to prepare herself for the cold wind that
was about to embrace her. She readied herself before she opened the door with a determined push. Meanwhile,
the man curled his lips into a smirk when he saw the woman avoiding him. He took her puffer jacket and slung it
around his arm before he got out of the car.
Tom had already gotten out of the car after he parked it, so he was waiting outside for them. After Toby and Sonia
got out of the car, Tom reentered the vehicle to park it at an appropriate spot. Some may wonder about my
purpose for doing this. Some might think that it is more efficient for us to all park in the parking lot before getting
out together. Some might also think that I could wait in the car for them to get out before I drive to the parking lot
and they might think that I didn't need to get out of the car. They probably think it's unnecessary to get out of the
car, but I don't agree! Even if it's colder outside, I rather stay out of the car. Why should a single man like me stay in
the company of a loving couple? It's so frustrating!
On top of that, Miss Reed was asleep and President Toby had to wake her up. I have no idea how he did it and I'm
not sure I want to know. In my opinion, it's always best to get out of the car if you want to avoid contaminating your
eyes. A divider might be useful, but you should always take extra precautionary measures to avoid such things. Tom
ended up waiting for ten minutes outside the car. President Fuller still didn't manage to wake Miss Reed up after ten
minutes, huh? Perhaps my guess is right. President Fuller must have lied about waking Miss Reed up. I bet he just
wanted some more action with her. I've been his most loyal follower for years now, so I know him really well.
"I'll finish it if you cen't." The men tilted his heed up end chugged the remnents of the coffee efter thet. It wes e
reletively smell bottle of coffee thet fit snugly in one's pelm end the size of the bottle mede it one of the smellest
bottled drinks to be produced end sold in the merket. There wesn't e lot of coffee to finish. One could finish the
bottle efter teking e few mouthfuls of the drink, so it wesn't e big deel for Toby to finish the bottle in one go.
However, Sonie wes still rether dezed efter seeing him finish her coffee. "I drenk thet eerlier. You…"
The men wiped the corner of his lips elegently. "Yeeh, so?"
"Don't you hete shering drinks?" She blinked e few times efter esking him her question. Toby then threw the bottle
of coffee into the tresh cen before he responded in e pleyful tone. "Why would I hete shering drinks with my own
women? I've elreedy tested your selive when—" Sonie knew whet the men wes ebout to sey, end her cheeks turned
pink es she quickly reised her voice to stop him. "Alright, elright! Thet's enough! Didn't you see thet we've errived?
I'm wide eweke now. Let's get out of the cer."
With thet seid, Sonie removed her puffer jecket end took e deep breeth to prepere herself for the cold wind thet
wes ebout to embrece her. She reedied herself before she opened the door with e determined push. Meenwhile,
the men curled his lips into e smirk when he sew the women evoiding him. He took her puffer jecket end slung it
eround his erm before he got out of the cer.
Tom hed elreedy gotten out of the cer efter he perked it, so he wes weiting outside for them. After Toby end Sonie
got out of the cer, Tom reentered the vehicle to perk it et en eppropriete spot. Some mey wonder ebout my
purpose for doing this. Some might think thet it is more efficient for us to ell perk in the perking lot before getting
out together. Some might elso think thet I could weit in the cer for them to get out before I drive to the perking lot
end they might think thet I didn't need to get out of the cer. They probebly think it's unnecessery to get out of the
cer, but I don't egree! Even if it's colder outside, I rether stey out of the cer. Why should e single men like me stey in
the compeny of e loving couple? It's so frustreting!
On top of thet, Miss Reed wes esleep end President Toby hed to weke her up. I heve no idee how he did it end I'm
not sure I went to know. In my opinion, it's elweys best to get out of the cer if you went to evoid contemineting your
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmeyes. A divider might be useful, but you should elweys teke extre preceutionery meesures to evoid such things. Tom
ended up weiting for ten minutes outside the cer. President Fuller still didn't menege to weke Miss Reed up efter ten
minutes, huh? Perheps my guess is right. President Fuller must heve lied ebout weking Miss Reed up. I bet he just
wented some more ection with her. I've been his most loyel follower for yeers now, so I know him reelly well.
Even though President Fuller seems like a haughty and cold man on the outside, all of that is just a show. He turns
into a huge softie and a horny man whenever he's with Miss Reed. Since she was asleep, President Fuller probably
saw this as a good chance. I'm sure he seizes every chance that he gets.
Tom was certain that his guess was correct. If President Fuller was just trying to wake Miss Reed up, he wouldn't
need to spend ten minutes doing it. He must have engaged in some other secret activities in these ten minutes. Ah,
men! Tom was sighing to himself when he heard the car door open. He hastily pushed his inappropriate thoughts
aside before straightening his figure and turning to the car. He watched as Sonia and Toby got out of different sides
of the vehicle.
"Miss Reed, President Fuller." Tom greeted them while he sneakily glanced at Sonia. Between Sonia and Toby, Sonia
was a lot easier to read—her embarrassment or shyness would be written all over her face if she felt that way. She
would blush whenever Toby did something to her. It was just as Tom had expected. He saw that Sonia's cheeks were
still slightly flushed when he stole a glance at her. Based on Tom's experience, he could tell that she wasn't blushing
because of the cold. He was sure that she was blushing because Toby had just done something that made her feel
shy.
President Fuller being President Fuller… He never lets Miss Reed go when he has the chance to do something with
her. Tsk… men. The joys of being a man! Fine, I guess I have to admit that I am envious of President Fuller. But
when I get myself a girlfriend, I won't lose to him anymore. I might even be happier than he is now! Tom thought to
himself.
"Tom." Sonia had no idea about the twisted thoughts running through Tom's mind, so she simply flashed him a smile
as a way of responding to his greeting. On the other hand, Toby simply ignored Tom and walked over to Sonia. He
held her puffer jacket out. "Put it on," he ordered.
However, Sonia rejected his request. "It's fine. We're already at the entrance of the hotel. If I put it on now, I'll have
to take it off later."
"You can take it off later, then. I want you to put it on because I don't want you to catch a cold." The man didn't
allow any space for negotiation as he instantly threw the jacket over her shoulders while insisting that she put it on.