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

no need for the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl had

call ended, Charles put his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks like we’re going to have

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

in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak

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

wasn’t long before Charles and Sonia pulled up

same as it had before.

car pulling up.

Sonia greeted with a

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

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,

by the remark. “No, I haven’t,

have,” Grace insisted. “Your

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

Grace took her by the hand and led her into the family

was no one else at home but them, and she

six years.” Ever since Grace watched the press conference, she had

had had with the Fullers, though she kept it brief

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 you

as he bit into an apple. “That’s

the rage he felt never went away. That being

Grace’s outward concern, Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I didn’t want to make

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

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

but she smiled good-naturedly as

this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair with motherly

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

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

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

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

Mrs. Lane.” Sonia nodded with

“Come and help

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

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