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.”

offer, Mrs. Lane. We’ll go over to your place in

chortled happily, elated that

Charles put his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look.

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

they made their rounds through 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 was concerned, Grace was like a second mother to her, having taken

pulled up in front of the

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 rather

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

Sonia greeted with a bright

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

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

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

insisted. “Your face is

more slender than usual,” Sonia placated.

along, then.” Grace took her by the hand

no one else at home but them, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Is

don’t you tell me how you’ve been for the past six years.” Ever since Grace watched the press conference, she had been wanting to know all that had happened

Sonia answered easily with a nod and began to detail the life she had had with

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

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

the sight 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

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. She would rather give them a peace of mind than have them resent her in the long

to do with you?” Grace gently prodded the

was frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as she wrapped the latter’s

gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair with motherly

air curiously. “Mom, what do you have on the stove?

her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a

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

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

Lane.” Sonia nodded

“Come and help me out in the

He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose.

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