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Chapter 457

Chapter 457 The Act of Spoon-Feeding

Sonia rolled her eyes at Charles. “Look, do whatever you want to, but you’ll have to wait a bit if you insist on having dinner here because the chowder is off-limits.”

He pouted like a child. “Fine, I guess I’ll let him have the chowder, seeing as he risked death to save you and all that.”

“That’s more like it,” she said with a grin. “Now, sit down while I whip up a couple of dishes. It’ll only take a moment.”

 

“Okay.” Charles nodded and headed for the couch.

Sonia, on the other hand, wore her apron once more and returned to the kitchen where she resumed her cooking.

True to her words, it didn’t take long for the dishes to be done. They pulled their own chairs at the dining table and got ready to dig in.

He had only just picked up his utensils when he suddenly asked, “By the way, baby, I saw the suitcase next to the coffee table. Are you going on a trip?”

“Not exactly. I’m making a trip to my grandfather’s country house,” she answered after swallowing a mouthful of food.

With a curious gaze, he probed, “Well, what are you going there for?”

 

my grandfather look

go back with you,” he offered after taking a spoonful of one

suspicion. “You

your own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my companionship as

her back. A gentle prod was all it took to make a sharp ache flare up on her back. She knew that there was no way she could make a three-hour drive down to the countryside and back

no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In

“Great, so that’s settled. I’ll

“Okay,” she replied.

apartment. After having exited the gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his offer to drop her off at the hospital. The

and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the

edge of the door and

hard edge to his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try to have his way with

of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him

to watch your back. Toby still hasn’t given up on you and now that he’s saved you from death, I wouldn’t put it past him to use your gratitude as leverage and ask you for some strange favor. You and I both

Sonia frowned, but she regained her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and he’s not such a

favor, after all, given that he had

as valid reasons to force her into returning his favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm

sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one call away if

goodbye at him as she

Toby’s room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled

next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave Sonia

him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that

caretaker.

astonished Sonia asked, “You know

I came in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner and that

So, he told the caretaker about

Mr. Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to

raised a brow. “A

ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with

Sonia laughed. “Thank

he had been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to

with the thermal flask in hand,

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