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 place in

you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated

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

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

out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then, they made

had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a second mother to her,

wasn’t long before Charles and Sonia pulled up in front of the

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

of the house to greet her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia, and she approached the latter with her arms

greeted

and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom. I’m just

on Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me take a good look at you!” She clasped Sonia’s hands in hers and slowly spun

the remark. “No, I haven’t, Mrs.

have,” Grace insisted. “Your face

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

her by the hand

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

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

she had had with the Fullers, though she kept it brief to save

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

agreed as he bit into an apple.

had kept mum about her abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less

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

lost both her parents, 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

with you?” Grace gently prodded the younger girl’s forehead and

frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as she wrapped the

gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair with

he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what do

Grace snapped out of her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry

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

said, “Here you go, Sonia. Have some juice while you watch a bit of television; I’ll be in the kitchen whipping

Sonia nodded with a

“Come and help me

believe what he had just heard as he

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