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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?”

 

grandfather

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

eyed him with suspicion. “You don’t have to

course I do. I can be your driver. The muscles on your back have yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only return

back. She knew that there was no way she could make a three-hour drive down to the countryside and back to the city again; sitting down for hours on end would make her back shrivel up in pain. Besides, her driver had taken the next

driver for her trip.

that’s settled. I’ll pick you up tomorrow

“Okay,” she replied.

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

she

edge of the

he warned, “Take care that

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

use your gratitude as leverage and ask you for some strange favor. You and I both know you wouldn’t turn him

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

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

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 in her

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

waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the

she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other

raised a hand and knocked on the door. It opened the next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman

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

caretaker. “Oh, you must

asked, “You know

When 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 I was to let

hearing the explanation. So, he told the

you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side

a brow. “A

was

“Thank you

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

the thermal flask in hand, she walked

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