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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.”

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

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

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

should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.” With

they made their rounds through the boutiques in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak

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

before Charles and Sonia pulled up in front

time Sonia had dropped by in six years, though she noted that the house looked the same as it

guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling

Sonia greeted with

embraced, Charles stood by the side and drawled sarcastically,

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 clasped Sonia’s hands in hers and slowly spun her

amused by the remark. “No, I haven’t, Mrs.

insisted. “Your face is

fat, so now I appear a little more slender than usual,”

by the hand and led

home but them, and she

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

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

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, then we would have stood

an apple. “That’s

he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her than he

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

had 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 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

gently prodded the younger girl’s forehead and heaved a

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

softened at this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s

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

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

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

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 up a couple more dishes, and we can

Mrs. Lane.” Sonia nodded with

look. “Come and help me out in

Charles blinked. He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose. “Are you serious, Mom? What could

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