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.

was more family than anything else. In particular, Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As

wasn’t long before Charles and Sonia pulled up in front of the

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

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

Sonia greeted with a

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

My attention is on Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me take a good look at you!” She clasped

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

“Your face

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

enough fretting, Mrs. Lane. Shall we head into

then.” Grace took her by

was no one else at home but them, and she

the past six years.” Ever

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

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

he bit into an apple.

rage he felt never went away. That being said,

course through her. Tears pricked her

 

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

gently prodded the younger girl’s forehead and heaved a

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

and smoothed Sonia’s hair

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

of her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry

the kitchen to salvage the chowder simmering in the pot,

two tall glasses of juice over to Sonia and said, “Here you go, Sonia. Have some juice while you watch a bit of television; I’ll

Lane.” Sonia nodded with

Charles a look. “Come and help me out

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

not?” Grace’s face was dark as she demanded

this and did not dare reject her. Resigned, he

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