“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.

the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily,

ended, Charles put his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks like we’re going to have to

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

in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful

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

long before Charles and Sonia pulled up in

first time Sonia had dropped by in six years, though she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As such,

of the car pulling up. Her

Sonia greeted with

stood by the side and drawled sarcastically,

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 her

amused by the

insisted. “Your face

more slender than usual,” Sonia

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

no one else at home but them, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Is Mr. Lane

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

a nod and began to detail the life she had had with the Fullers, though she kept

the last 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, Sonia. If you had told us,

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

the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was

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

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

going to do with you?” Grace gently prodded the

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

this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s

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

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

in the pot, and thankfully, she

that the 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

nodded with a

“Come and help me

he had just heard as he

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