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 to your place in

Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl had agreed to drop

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

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

they made their rounds 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 the

and their relationship was more family than anything else. In particular, Grace had been best friends with

and Sonia pulled up

same as it had before. As such, she did not feel

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

Sonia greeted

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

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 hands in hers and slowly spun

amused by the remark. “No, I

“Your face is all

fat, so now I appear a little more slender than usual,” Sonia placated. “Alright,

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

home but them, and she couldn’t help

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

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

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 and gotten them to

an apple. “That’s what

abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her than he was pitiful of

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

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. She would rather give them a peace of mind

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

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

gesture and smoothed

he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what

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

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

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 kitchen whipping up a couple more dishes, and we can

Sonia nodded with a

Charles a look. “Come and

had just heard as he pointed at his nose. “Are you serious, Mom? What

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