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.

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

pulled up in front of

in six years, though she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel out of place at all and rather felt a warm sense

practically ran out of the house to greet her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes

Sonia greeted

drawled sarcastically,

it. My attention is on Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me take a good look at you!” She clasped Sonia’s hands in hers and slowly spun her around,

was somewhat amused by the remark. “No, I haven’t,

have,” Grace insisted. “Your face

baby fat, so now

enough fretting, Mrs. Lane. Shall we head into the

along, then.” Grace took her by the hand and led her into

the villa, Sonia noted that there was no one else at home but them, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Is Mr. Lane

Sonia, why don’t you tell me how you‘ve been for the past six years.” Ever since Grace watched the press conference, she had been wanting to know all that

began to detail the life she had had with the Fullers, though she kept it brief

knew those Fullers were rotten! You should have told us how badly

into an apple. “That’s what I told

and the rage he felt never went away. That

course through her. Tears pricked her

 

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

Grace gently prodded the younger girl’s forehead and heaved a

good-naturedly as she wrapped the

softened at this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair with

as he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what do

with panic. She rose to

the chowder simmering in the pot, and thankfully, she made it in

to Sonia and said, “Here you go, Sonia. Have some juice while you watch a bit of television; I’ll be in the kitchen whipping up a couple more dishes, and we can dig in

Mrs. Lane.” Sonia nodded with

look. “Come and help me out in the

hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose. “Are you serious, Mom? What could I possibly

you coming or not?” Grace’s face

bristled at this and did not dare reject her. Resigned,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255