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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?”

 

help my grandfather look

should go back with you,” he

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

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 feeling worse. I’m offering my companionship as a matter of precaution and it’d also ease my worries,” Charles

up on her 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

a new driver for her

eagerly. “Great, so that’s settled. I’ll pick you

“Okay,” she replied.

and over with, the both of them left Sonia’s apartment. After having exited the gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his offer to drop her off at the hospital. The drive from her place to the

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

the edge of the door and gave

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

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

wouldn’t put it past him to use your gratitude as leverage and ask you for some strange favor. You

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 low-life

a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out

he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in her stance that it wasn’t in his nature to do something as underhanded as

in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard

she said with a reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the car

on muffled speaking

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

dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the

the caretaker. “Oh, you must be Miss

astonished Sonia asked, “You

that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner and that I was to

the explanation. So, he told the caretaker about me in

come in, Miss Reed. Mr. Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as

raised a brow. “A

the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching the ward,” the caretaker confessed

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking

really ravenous if he had been so desperate for her arrival. Then

thermal flask in hand, she walked into

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