“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

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

and pick out gifts for your parents.” With that, she

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.

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

Sonia pulled up in front of the

the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel out of place at all and rather

out 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

greeted with a

Charles stood by the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me,

Sonia now. Come here, Sonia,

somewhat amused by the remark. “No, I

Grace insisted. “Your face is all

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

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

home but

still golfing with his buddies. No matter. 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

life she had had with the

of the story. She slapped the edge of the coffee table in a physical show of frustration and snapped, “I knew those Fullers were rotten! You should have told us how badly they were treating you,

he bit into an apple. “That’s what I

he felt never went away. That being said,

Grace’s outward concern, Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked

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

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

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

this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair

“Mom, what do you have on the stove? I

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

chowder simmering in the pot, and

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

Lane.” Sonia nodded with a

“Come and help me out in the

he had just heard as

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