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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 look for his

that it? Then, maybe I should go back with you,” he

with suspicion. “You don’t have to tag

would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my companionship as a matter

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 would make her back shrivel up in pain.

to look for a new driver for her trip.

so that’s settled. I’ll pick

“Okay,” she replied.

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

to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the driver’s seat, he

the door

was 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 looking

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

now that he’s saved you from death, I wouldn’t put it past him to use your gratitude as leverage and ask you for some strange favor. You and I both know you

her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that.

the first time she owed Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with the bank loan

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

case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one call away if

it,” she said with a reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the

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

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.

him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing

immediately dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you

asked,

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 to let

the explanation. So, he told

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

a brow.

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

laughed. “Thank you

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

such, with the thermal flask in hand, she

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