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.”

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

you soon!” Grace chortled happily,

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

anyway. Now, we should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.” With that, she linked arms

their rounds through the boutiques in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak

had always had close ties 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

before Charles 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 out of place at all and

practically ran out of the house to greet her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her

Sonia greeted with a

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

believe me when I say I’m getting tired of it. My attention is on Sonia now. Come here,

by the remark. “No, I haven’t,

Grace insisted. “Your face

a little more slender than usual,” Sonia placated. “Alright, that’s enough fretting,

then.” Grace took her by the hand and led her into the

one else at home but

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

a nod and began to detail the life she had

furious when 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 you had told us, then we would have stood up for

bit into an apple. “That’s

felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her than

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 worry over

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.

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

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

gesture and smoothed Sonia’s

air curiously. “Mom, what do

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

in the pot, and thankfully, she made it in

the chowder 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

Sonia nodded with a

shot Charles a look. “Come and help me

just heard as he pointed

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