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 far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a second mother to her, having taken care of her ever since her mother’s

and Sonia pulled up in front of the Lane

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

car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia, and she approached

Lane,” Sonia greeted with a

by the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom.

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

somewhat amused by the remark. “No, I

insisted. “Your face is all

my baby fat, so now I appear a

Mrs. Lane. Shall we head into the

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

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

still golfing with his buddies. No matter. Sonia, why don’t you tell me how you‘ve been for the past six years.”

she had

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

bit into an apple. “That’s

he felt never went away. That being said, he was less

the sight of Charles and Grace’s outward concern, Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she

 

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,

am I going to do with you?” Grace gently prodded

frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly

this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s

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

her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet

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

brought 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 be in the kitchen whipping up a couple more dishes, and we can

Lane.” Sonia nodded with a warm

and help me out in

what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose. “Are you serious, Mom? What

you coming or not?” Grace’s face

dare reject her. Resigned, he stood up

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