Chapter 985

Chapter 985 The Sweet Red Wine

“Cheers!” Sonia toasted him.

Clang! After their glasses touched, Sonia tilted her head and drank the wine.

The moment the wine entered her throat, she gasped involuntarily.

Toby turned around and asked her, “What’s wrong?”

“This red wine is so sweet,” said Sonia after she put her glass down.

Smiling, he replied, “Of course, it is; I specially chose it. Rather than saying it is a red wine, it’s more appropriate to call it a red grape wine instead. Its alcohol content isn’t as high as the other red wines and it’s also on the sweeter side, so it’s perfect for ladies who can’t hold their tolerance.”

“It really is wonderful.” Blinking her eyes, she took another sip.

“Do you like it?” Toby asked while stroking the wine glass.

Sonia replied, “I do. It’s very suitable for casual drinking.”

“If you like it, I can have someone send a few dozen of it to Bayside Residence. I own a few vineyards that produce this specific kind of wine,” stated the man after taking a sip.

Even though Sonia was tempted, she did not agree to it immediately as she asked, “How much does one bottle cost?”

“It’s relatively cheap at about thirty thousand a bottle,” he replied.

Sonia’s mouth twitched.

Thirty thousand is cheap? Oh, right. For a wealthy man like him, it is cheap.

“I don’t need that many. Just a case is enough to last me for the entire year. If you send me more than that, it’ll take me forever to finish them. I think I’ll get sick of it before I even get to the last one,” she clarified while holding up a finger.

Toby then gave it a thought before asking, “We have other fruity wines besides this. Do you want a case for each of them?”

“There are other fruit wines?” Sonia was shocked.

Nodding, he replied, “It’s a vineyard. Of course, there are.”

“Then… A case for each?” She tilted her head playfully.

One could not blame her for not being frugal. He offered so much and all of them happened to be what she fancied too.

Besides desserts, she also liked to drink a little from time to time, though most of them were not liquors. Instead, she prefered those that were low in concentration and fruit-like.

As such, when faced with Toby’s ‘fruity’ suggestion, she could not resist the temptation any longer.

Seeing the woman’s glimmering eyes lifted his mood as his smile became wider. “Okay, then. I’ll make an arrangement and have them send it over tomorrow.”

“Okay.” Sonia nodded. “Let’s toast.” She reached out with her glass in hand.

Looking at it, Toby then clinked glasses with her happily.

Then, the two stood side by side while drinking and admiring the view of the busy city.

It turns out that life can be so pleasant.

Soon enough, Toby drank the last of the wine before turning over slightly and facing the woman beside her. “Little Leaf.”

“Yes?” Sonia put her glass down and looked at him. “What’s up?”

Without saying anything, he kneeled down and placed his glass on the ground before he grabbed her arm and pulled her.

Caught off guard, Sonia fell into his embrace. Failing to grab onto the glass, it slipped and shattered on the floor.

The last sip of wine had also spilled out and made a red mess on the ground.

It was fortunate that she caught hold of the glass when it fell. Furthermore, she held it with her hand that was on the balcony.

Otherwise, it would have been a dangerous object falling from high above.

“Ugh, Toby. What are you do—” Before she could finish her sentence, her lips were sealed by the man’s.

Wide-eyed, Sonia froze up. Obviously, she did not expect the man to grab and kiss her like this.

Seems like he wants to do a little something after our meal.

Blushing, she finally reacted and pushed him while panting slightly. “Stop playing around.”

“I’m not playing around.” Toby used his thumb to wipe away the saliva around the corner of his mouth, which made him look alluring and sexy.

Blushing even harder, she rebuked, “How is this not playing around? You just did that on the balcony—”

“Which is also a part of the hotel,” he cut her off with a hawk-like gaze, making her feel chills in her back. “Since we’re already at a love hotel, don’t you think that we should make this night worth it?”

Embarrassed, Sonia retorted, “Who said that it’s customary to do something at a love hotel? Can’t we just go to bed?”

Seriously. All men are dirty-minded.

Toby laughed in a low tone. “We can, but if we don’t, people might assume there’s something wrong with us.”

Sonia rolled her eyes. He should stop bringing ‘us’ into everything.

If a man and woman went into a hotel and nothing happened, they would normally suspect if something went wrong on the man’s side and never the woman.

This man actually wants to drag me down with him. How cunning.

The woman’s look of disdain made the corner of Toby’s mouth twitch as he turned around and coughed awkwardly. “Alright now, Little Leaf. Don’t you want to have a good time with me in this room tonight? Who knows? It might get… exciting,” he persuaded her.

Recalling the space-themed room, Sonia’s heart started to race as she knew she could not refute the seductive man’s words.

She did like the room’s decoration and wanted to try spending a night together in a room like this to see how it would feel.

Wait a minute!

Sonia covered her face.

My God, what have I become? I used to be so pure-minded.

Where did the shy, avoidant-of-intimacy, conservative Sonia go? Come back out now! Am I really the kind of person who craves excitement and adventure in the bedroom now? What happened to me?! Am I saying goodbye to my pure-minded self now?

No, this is all Toby’s fault. He… is the one who projected all these bad influences onto me.

Thinking of this, she snorted and started to fidget.

Toby, who witnessed all her internal conflict, knew that it was the perfect opportunity. As a terrifying look shot across his peered eyes, he leaned in for a kiss again.

This time, Sonia stopped resisting.

However, it only lasted for a few seconds before she suddenly recalled something with her eyes wide while shoving the man away.

Since the man was in an ecstatic state, one could think how he felt upon being pushed away.

His forehead veins popped as he clenched his teeth and asked, “What now?”

“I suddenly recalled something.” Sonia blinked.

Toby then took a deep breath and decided to maintain his patience before asking, “What did you recall now?”

Staring at him, she replied, “Do you remember that time when I seemed to have missed out on something after we left Miss Sophia’s shop?”

He nodded. “I do.”

“I remember it now!” She clapped her hands. “I overlooked a small detail. Miss Sophia came to the changing room to help me into the gown that time, but before we managed to do that, she suddenly mentioned that something came up and went away, saying that she’ll come back as soon as she’s finished. But… eventually, she never came back to the dressing room for me. Instead, she was waiting for us at the resting area. Do you know what this means? It wasn’t that she was too busy to come back for me, it’s that… she heard us and quietly left.”

Up to this point, Sonia covered her face, embarrassed to death.

Yet, Toby only looked calmly at her and asked, “And?”

“And?” She matched his gaze in total shock. “Don’t you understand? What I meant was Miss Sophia heard what we were doing in the changing room; she heard all of it!”

“She heard it, so what?” He snorted nonchalantly.

She only heard it. It’s not like she saw it.

The man’s calmness suddenly stirred frustration within Sonia. “Aren’t you a least bit embarrassed that we were overheard?”