“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.”

Lane. We’ll go over to

for the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl had agreed to drop by for

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

there’s always next time, anyway. Now, we should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.” With that,

they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a

and their relationship was more family than anything else. In particular, Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace

long before Charles and Sonia pulled up in front

years, though she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As

of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia, and

Sonia greeted with a

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

as 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 at you!” She

amused by the remark.

insisted. “Your face is all cheekbones

slender than usual,” Sonia placated. “Alright, that’s enough fretting, Mrs. Lane. Shall we

her by the

villa, Sonia noted that there was no one else at home but them, and she couldn’t help but

Sonia, why 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 to

began to detail the life she had had with the Fullers, though she kept it brief to save Grace

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

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

her abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he

Tears pricked

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

you?” Grace gently prodded the

that Grace was frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as

at this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair

“Mom, what do you

panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry and exclaimed, “Oh, no! My

in the pot, and thankfully, she made

tall glasses of juice over to Sonia and said, “Here you go, Sonia. Have some juice while you watch a bit of

nodded with a

a look. “Come and

hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at

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