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.”

interjected, “Thank you for the offer, Mrs. Lane. We’ll

for the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl had agreed to drop by for a

his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well,

we should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.”

the boutiques in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for

anything else. In particular, Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia

Charles and Sonia pulled up in front of the Lane

she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As such,

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 Sonia, and she approached the latter with

greeted

by the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom. I’m just your biological son,

Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me take a good look at you!” She clasped Sonia’s hands in hers and slowly spun her around,

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

insisted. “Your face is all

a little more slender than usual,” Sonia

Come along, then.” Grace took her by

else at home but them, and she

how you’ve been for the past six years.”

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

she heard 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. If

an apple.

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

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

lost both 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

gently prodded the younger girl’s forehead and

smiled good-naturedly as she wrapped

at this gesture and smoothed

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

snapped out of her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet

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

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

nodded

Charles a look. “Come and help

you out?” Charles blinked. He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose. “Are you serious, Mom?

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