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.”

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

no need for the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that

his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks

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

through the boutiques in the 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 was concerned, Grace was like a second mother to her,

long before Charles and Sonia pulled up

the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel

of the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of Sonia, and she approached the latter with her arms spread wide

greeted

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

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

the remark. “No, I haven’t,

Grace insisted. “Your face is all

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

her by the hand

home but them, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Is Mr. Lane

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

to detail the life she had had with the Fullers,

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

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

about her abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away.

through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I didn’t

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 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

with you?” Grace gently prodded

good-naturedly as she wrapped the latter’s arm like an affectionate

and smoothed Sonia’s hair with

“Mom, what

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

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

Have some juice while you watch a bit of television; I’ll be in the kitchen

Mrs. Lane.” Sonia nodded with

and help me out

as he pointed at his nose. “Are you

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