This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

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.

“Well, you could come over for a meal right now if you have the time. I’ll bust out a 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.”

for the offer, Mrs. Lane.

no need for the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl had agreed to drop by

his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks like we’re going

anyway. Now, we should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.” With that, she linked arms

picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then, they

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

and Sonia pulled up in front of

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

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

Lane,” Sonia greeted with a bright

the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind

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

somewhat amused by the

Grace insisted. “Your

baby fat, so now I appear a little more slender than usual,” Sonia placated. “Alright, that’s enough fretting, Mrs. Lane. Shall we head

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

else at home but them, and she couldn’t help but

why don’t you tell me how you’ve been for the past six years.”

began to detail the life she had had with the Fullers, though she

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

into an

abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her than he was pitiful of

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

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 become an unnecessary burden for them. She would rather give them a peace of mind than have them resent her in the long

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

but she smiled good-naturedly

softened at this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s

the air curiously. “Mom, what do you have on

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

the chowder simmering in the pot, and thankfully, she

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

nodded with a warm

look. “Come and help me out

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

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