Chapter 1243

Sonia couldn’t help but let out a long sigh as she wrapped her down jacket around herself. Toby noticed her actions the moment he got into the car. “Are you cold?” he asked worriedly. She turned to him before putting a forced smile on her face. “I’m feeling much better now. The car is much warmer than outside,” she uttered.

“Let me touch you,” Toby murmured as he reached for her hands. He pressed his lips together when he felt her ice-cold palms in his. His expression turned even darker when he felt the cold skin on her exposed thighs. After staring at the woman for a while, a hint of guilt surfaced in his eyes. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t being thoughtful. I should’ve got you to change into your outfit only after we arrived at the venue. You wouldn’t feel so cold if we had just changed after arriving indoors.” It was true that Toby hadn’t considered this matter earlier.

Sonia felt the urge to laugh when she saw the way Toby tried to take responsibility for everything around them. I can’t believe he’s finding fault in himself over such a small issue! She held onto the man’s warm hands before squeezing them. “What has this got to do with you? It’s not your fault. I was the one who decided to get changed in the office. You shouldn’t blame yourself for such a thing. Anyway, I’m not cold anymore. Look—I’m not even shivering!”

Her thighs were still cold but the heaters in the car were robust, so she knew that she would feel warm in a while. However, Toby was not pleased with the situation, so he tapped his hand on the back of the driver’s seat. “Grab the scarf from the compartment in front,” he ordered.

“Got it,” Tom replied before he opened up the storage compartment between the driver and passenger seats. He pulled out a black scarf from inside and Sonia could immediately tell that it was the same scarf she had knitted for Toby. When she first made it for him, he wore it every day. However, he stopped wearing the scarf one day and when Sonia asked him about it, he simply mentioned that he

had sent it to be washed and that he had kept it away after that.

Sonia no longer probed any further. I hadn’t expected him to keep this in the car, she thought. Toby took the scarf from Tom before he bent down to lift Sonia’s thighs. Sonia was shocked by his actions. “What are you doing, Toby?” Upon hearing Sonia’s words, Tom’s ears perked up a little before he pressed a button with a blank look on his face. Seconds later, a divider slid up to separate the front and back seats of the car. Yup, President Fuller and Miss Reed are about to get all lovey-dovey again. A single man like me should be thoughtful enough to keep away from them. Otherwise, President Fuller would be annoyed at me for being a nuisance and I wouldn’t feel good about myself either. Oh, the sorrows of a single man! It feels like we’re never welcomed anywhere. Loners like us are the most vulnerable people on earth.