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.

had been best friends with Sonia’s

and Sonia pulled up in front of

though she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As such,

her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia, and she approached the latter with her arms spread wide

Lane,” Sonia greeted with a

embraced, Charles stood by the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind

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

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

Grace insisted. “Your face is all cheekbones

so now I appear a

“Alright, that’s enough fretting, Mrs. Lane. Shall we head into

her by the hand and led her into

one else at home but them, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Is Mr. Lane

you‘ve been for the past six

nod and began to detail the life she had had with the Fullers, though she kept

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

agreed as he bit into an apple. “That’s what I

wounded him, and the rage he felt

sight of Charles and Grace’s outward concern, Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I didn’t want 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

gently

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

gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair

“Mom, what do you have

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

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

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

nodded with a

look. “Come and help

what he had just heard as he pointed

or not?” Grace’s face was

her. Resigned, he stood up and mumbled

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