Boss, Your Wife's Asking For A Divorce, Again

Chapter 103

Chapter 103

“It’s not you I’m looking for; I want to speak to Sonia. Is she there with you?” Grace asked on the other line, prompting Charles to glance over at Sonia.

“She’s here,” he answered.

“Pass the phone to her.”

Having made a noise of agreement, Charles handed Sonia his phone while saying, “Here, it’s my mom.”

Sonia took the phone over and greeted pleasantly, “Mrs. Lane.”

 

“Sonia! I’ve missed you so much.” Grace beamed as soon as she heard Sonia’s voice on the other end of the call.

Sonia, on the other hand, smiled as well. “I’ve missed you, too, Mrs. Lane.”

 

“You could always drop by to see me, you know.” Grace pointed out, feigning dejection.

“Sorry, Mrs. Lane. I’ve been tied up with tons of stuff recently. I barely have time to breathe,” Sonia winced and said apologetically.

few of my best recipes for you,” Grace cajoled kindly.

Sonia was just about to say something when Charles-who had been eavesdropping

-spoke up instead. “Mom, I’m bringing my darling for seafood.”

Grace, however, was insistent as she countered, “You know how restaurants never run a quality check on their seafood supplies, and it’s not as if they could do better than me when it comes to cooking.”

Sonia interjected, “Thank you for the offer, Mrs. Lane. We’ll go over to your place in a bit!”

“Oh, please, no need for the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl had agreed to drop by for a meal.

When the call ended, Charles put his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks like we’re going to have to give the seafood restaurant a miss.”

“It’s fine; there’s always next time, anyway. Now, we should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.” With that, she linked arms with him and led him toward the car.

After they made their rounds through the boutiques in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then, they made their way to the Lane Residence.

with the Reeds, and their relationship was more family than anything else. In particular, Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a second mother to her, having taken care of

Charles and Sonia pulled up in

years, though she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel out

when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia, and she

Lane,” Sonia greeted with a

both women embraced, Charles stood by the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom. I’m just your biological

getting tired of it. My attention is on Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me take a good look at

by the remark. “No,

insisted. “Your face

I’ve lost all my baby fat, so now I appear a little more slender

that’s enough fretting, Mrs. Lane.

then.” Grace took her by the hand and led her

no one else at home but them, and she couldn’t help but ask,

buddies. No matter. Sonia, why don’t you tell me how you‘ve been for the past six years.”

she had had with the

and snapped, “I knew those Fullers were rotten! You should have told us how badly they were treating you, Sonia. If you had

as he bit into an

she had kept mum about her abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her than he was pitiful of

warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said,

 

rest of the Lanes. She might have been able to get them to stand up for her throughout her marriage to Toby, but they couldn’t come to her defense all the time. Besides, they weren’t actually related to her, which meant her troubles would only grow to become an unnecessary burden for them. She would rather give them a peace of mind than have them resent her in

gently prodded the younger girl’s

was frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as

at this gesture and

air curiously. “Mom, what do you have on

panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry and exclaimed,

longer, she rushed toward the kitchen to salvage the chowder simmering in the pot, and thankfully,

juice while you watch a bit of television; I’ll be in the kitchen whipping

nodded with a warm

Charles a look. “Come and help me

what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose. “Are you serious,

you coming or not?” Grace’s face was dark as she

this and did not dare reject her.

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