“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.”

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

for the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl

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

anyway. Now, we should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.”

mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then,

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 mother. As far as Sonia

pulled up in front

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 felt a

guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up

Lane,” Sonia greeted with a bright

both women embraced, Charles stood by the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom. I’m just

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

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

“Your face is

now I appear a little more slender than usual,” Sonia placated. “Alright, that’s enough

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

one else at home but them, and she couldn’t help but

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

she had had with the Fullers, though she kept it

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

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

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

Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I didn’t want to make you

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.

am I going to do with you?” Grace gently

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

gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair

he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what do you have on the

panic. She rose to her feet in a

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

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

nodded

and

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

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