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.

with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace

long before Charles and Sonia pulled up in front of

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

out of the house to greet her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes

Sonia greeted with a

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

attention is on Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me take

somewhat amused by the remark. “No,

Grace insisted. “Your

baby fat, so now I appear a little

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

by the hand and

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

you tell me how you‘ve been for the past six years.” Ever since Grace watched the press

answered easily with a nod and began to detail the life she had had with the Fullers, though

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 would have stood up for you and gotten them

into an apple. “That’s what I

and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her than he was

through her. Tears pricked her eyes

 

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

you?” Grace gently prodded the younger girl’s forehead

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

gesture and smoothed

he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what do you have on the stove?

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

simmering in the pot, and thankfully,

that the chowder was saved, she 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

Lane.” Sonia nodded with a

“Come and

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

coming or not?” Grace’s face was

dare reject her. Resigned, he stood up and mumbled disgruntledly,

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