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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

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

“You

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

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

for a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you can come along. We leave

that’s settled. I’ll

“Okay,” she replied.

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

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

She held the edge of the door and gave him a look

to his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try to

yours,

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

this, 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

the first time she owed Toby 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

resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that

with a reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as she

muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby was likely engaged in

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 gave Sonia a

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

upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must be

Sonia asked, “You

to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his

the explanation. So, he told the caretaker

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

raised a brow. “A

He sent me out to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was

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

been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was

flask in hand, she

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