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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.”

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

the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated

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

gifts

through the boutiques in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then, they made their way to

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

before Charles and Sonia pulled up in front of the

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 and

of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia, and she

greeted with a bright

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

eyes as she said pointedly, “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 take a good look at you!” She clasped Sonia’s

by the remark. “No,

Grace insisted. “Your face is all cheekbones

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

her by

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

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

with a nod and began to detail the life she had had with the Fullers, though she kept it brief to save Grace the

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

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

him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her

sight of Charles and Grace’s outward concern, Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as

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 grow to become an unnecessary burden for them.

to do with you?” Grace gently prodded the younger girl’s forehead and heaved a

that Grace was frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as she wrapped

at this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s

curiously. “Mom, what

and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry and exclaimed, “Oh, no! My

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

go, Sonia. Have some juice while you watch a bit

Sonia nodded with a

Charles a look. “Come and

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

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