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.

In particular, Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a second mother

Charles and Sonia pulled

that the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel out of place at

pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight

Lane,” Sonia greeted

the side and drawled sarcastically,

eyes as she said pointedly, “I see you every day, 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 spun

was somewhat amused by the remark. “No,

Grace insisted. “Your face is

all my baby fat, so now I

fretting, Mrs. Lane. Shall we head into the

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

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

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 conference,

nod and began to detail the life she had had with

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 would have stood up for you and

he bit into an apple. “That’s what I told her,

that 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

Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I didn’t want to make you worry over

 

and the closest thing she had to a family was Grace and the 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 do with you?” Grace gently prodded the

that Grace was frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as she

gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair

Charles frowned as he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what

lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry and exclaimed, “Oh, no! My seafood

the kitchen to salvage the chowder simmering in the pot, and thankfully, she made it in time to keep

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

nodded

look. “Come and help me out in

out?” Charles blinked. He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his

you coming or not?” Grace’s face was

this and did not dare reject her. Resigned, he stood up and

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