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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.”

you for the offer, Mrs. Lane. We’ll go over

See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl had agreed to

look. “Well, it looks like we’re going to have to give the

always next time, anyway. Now, we should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.”

in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and

with the 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, Grace was like a second mother to her, having taken care of her ever since her mother’s

and Sonia pulled up in front of

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

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

Lane,” Sonia greeted with

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

“I see you every day, and believe me when I say I’m getting tired of it. My attention is on Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me

somewhat amused by the

have,” Grace insisted. “Your face is all

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

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

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

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

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

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.

an apple. “That’s

felt never went away. That being said, he

Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I

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

gently prodded the younger girl’s

frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as

at this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair with motherly

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

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

a second longer, she rushed toward the kitchen to salvage the chowder simmering in the pot, and thankfully, she made it in time to keep the

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

nodded

“Come and help me out in

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

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