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 go over to your place in a

soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the

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

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

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

friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a

Charles and Sonia pulled up

that the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel out of place at all and rather felt

ran out of the house to greet her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling

Sonia greeted with a

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

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 hands in hers and slowly spun her around, then concluded plaintively, “You’ve lost

by the

insisted. “Your face is all

because I’ve lost all my baby fat, so now I appear a little more slender than usual,” Sonia placated. “Alright, that’s enough fretting, Mrs. Lane.

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

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

still golfing with his buddies. No matter. Sonia, why don’t you tell me how you’ve been for the past six years.” Ever

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

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

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

that she had kept mum about her abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her

her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I didn’t want

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 in the

going to do with you?” Grace gently

she smiled good-naturedly as she wrapped the latter’s arm like an affectionate

softened at this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair

then, Charles frowned as he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what do you

this, Grace snapped out of her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry

the kitchen to salvage the chowder simmering in the pot, and thankfully, she made

“Here you go, Sonia. Have some juice while you watch a bit of television; I’ll be in the kitchen whipping up a couple more dishes, and we can

Lane.” Sonia nodded with

Charles a look. “Come and help me out in the

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

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