“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.”

Mrs. Lane. We’ll go over to

please, no need for the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily,

and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks like we’re going to have to give the seafood restaurant a

pick out gifts for your parents.” With that, she linked arms with him and

the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then, they made their way to the

with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a second mother to

and Sonia pulled up in front of

she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel

when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia,

greeted

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 a

the remark. “No,

“Your face is all

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

her by the hand and led

the villa, Sonia noted that there was no one else at home

six years.” Ever since Grace watched the press conference, she had been

the life she had had with the Fullers, though she kept it

show of frustration and snapped, “I knew those Fullers were rotten! You should have told us

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

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

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 make you

closest 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

gently prodded

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

and smoothed Sonia’s hair with

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

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

longer, she rushed toward the kitchen to salvage the chowder simmering in the

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

Mrs. Lane.” Sonia nodded with

look. “Come and help

He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose.

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