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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

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

“You don’t have to tag

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

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 drive down to the countryside

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

so that’s settled. I’ll pick

“Okay,” she replied.

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

knew 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

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

going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have his

use

and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s

had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up

would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in

case. Anyway, just keep your guard up

it,” she said with a reassuring nod before waving goodbye

she arrived outside Toby’s room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby was likely engaged in a phone

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

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

immediately dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you

astonished Sonia asked, “You

caretaker smiled and nodded in earnest. “Yes. 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

Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So,

you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered

raised a brow.

ago to see if there was

laughed. “Thank you for

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

the thermal flask in hand,

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