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.

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 her

Sonia pulled up in front of the

the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel out of place at all and rather felt a

her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her

Lane,” Sonia greeted with a bright

by the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom. I’m just your

and believe me when I say I’m getting tired of 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

amused by the remark. “No, I haven’t,

“Your face is all cheekbones

because I’ve lost all my baby fat, so now I

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

course. Come along, then.” Grace took her by the

that there was no one else at home but them,

his buddies. No matter. Sonia, why don’t you tell me how you‘ve been for the past six years.” Ever since Grace watched the press

had had with the Fullers, though she kept it brief to save Grace the

furious when she heard the last of the story. She slapped the edge of the coffee table in a physical show of frustration and snapped, “I knew those Fullers were rotten! You should have told us how badly they were treating you, Sonia. If you had told us, then we

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

Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes

 

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 the

to do with you?” Grace gently prodded the

frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as she wrapped the latter’s arm

this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair

“Mom, what do you have on the stove? I

eyes lit up with panic. She rose

in the pot,

Have some juice while you watch a bit of television; I’ll be in the kitchen whipping up a couple more dishes,

Mrs. Lane.” Sonia nodded with a warm

a look. “Come and help me out

blinked. He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose.

Grace’s face was dark

not dare reject her. Resigned, he stood up and mumbled disgruntledly,

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