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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 for his

that it? Then, maybe I should go back with you,” he offered after taking a spoonful of one of the

“You don’t

and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my companionship as a matter of precaution and it’d also ease my worries,” Charles explained

feel 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

already at this stage, Sonia was left with no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you can come along. We leave at 9:00AM

that’s settled.

“Okay,” she replied.

of Bayside Residence, she turned down his offer to

she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the

is it?” She held the edge of the

he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try to have his way with you

sputtered at this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have

you and now that he’s saved you from death, I wouldn’t put it past him to use your gratitude as leverage and

her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and

that he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions and the

pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and

of her nonchalance, Charles 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 you run into

reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the car and drove

closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from

caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave Sonia a polite smile and asked, “Hello, Miss.

President Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal

dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you

asked,

nodded in earnest. “Yes. When I came in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be

after hearing the explanation. So, he told

has been waiting for you for a while now,” the

a brow.

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

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking the

really ravenous if he had been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to 8:00PM and she

the thermal flask in hand,

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