“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.”

the offer, Mrs. Lane.

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

the call ended, Charles put his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks like

go and pick out gifts for your

picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for

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

and Sonia pulled up in front of the

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 all and rather felt a warm

to greet her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia, and she approached

Sonia greeted with a bright

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

when I say I’m getting tired of it. My attention is on Sonia

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

insisted. “Your

I appear a little more slender

her by the hand

Sonia noted that there was no one else at home but them, and

been for the past six years.” Ever since Grace watched the press conference, she had been wanting to

had had with the Fullers, though she kept it brief to save Grace the

She slapped the edge of the coffee table in a physical show of frustration and snapped, “I knew those Fullers

bit into an apple. “That’s what I told her,

marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being

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

her parents, and the 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 defense all the time. Besides, they weren’t actually related to her, which meant her troubles would only

to do with you?” Grace gently prodded

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

softened at this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair

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

eyes lit up with panic. She rose to

the chowder simmering in the pot, and

Have some juice while you watch a bit of television; I’ll be in the kitchen whipping up a couple more dishes,

Sonia nodded

and help me

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

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