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.”

Lane.

happily, elated that the younger girl had agreed

Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks like we’re going

gifts for your parents.” With that, she linked arms with

cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then, they

Reeds, and their relationship was more family than anything else. In particular, Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned,

Sonia pulled up in front of the

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 all

her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at

Lane,” Sonia greeted with

drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom. I’m just your

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 her

was somewhat amused by the

insisted. “Your face is

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

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

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

golfing with his buddies. No matter. Sonia, why don’t you tell me how you’ve been for the past six years.” Ever since Grace watched the press conference, she had been

and began to detail the life she had had with the Fullers, though she kept it

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

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

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

sight 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

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 grow to become an unnecessary burden for them. She would rather give them a peace of mind than have them resent her

to do with you?” Grace gently prodded the younger girl’s

that Grace was frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as she wrapped the latter’s arm

gesture and smoothed Sonia’s

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

of her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry and exclaimed, “Oh,

simmering in the pot, and thankfully, she

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

Sonia nodded with

and help me

blinked. He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose. “Are you

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