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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 for his

is that it? Then, maybe I should go back with you,” he offered after taking a

eyed him with suspicion. “You

yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my

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

no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you can come along. We

settled. I’ll pick you up tomorrow

“Okay,” she replied.

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

and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about

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

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

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

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

and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him

first time she owed Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her

returning his favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and

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

before waving goodbye at him

up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby was likely

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 polite smile and asked, “Hello, Miss.

Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing

caretaker. “Oh, you must be

asked,

told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner

explanation. So, he told the caretaker about me

for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered

a

to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty

Sonia laughed. “Thank

ravenous if he had been so desperate for her

flask in hand, she walked into

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