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

I should go back with you,” he offered after taking

“You don’t have

do. I can be your driver. The muscles on your back have yet to heal and driving on your own would be

to feel her back. A gentle 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 and

Sonia was left with no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case,

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

“Okay,” she replied.

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

dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her

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

that Toby doesn’t try to have his

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

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 you for some strange favor. You and I both know

at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and he’s not such a

had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions and

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

my case. Anyway, just keep your guard

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

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

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

President Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that she

caretaker. “Oh, you

asked,

Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner and that I

the explanation. So, he told the

Mr. Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the

a brow. “A

see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with

laughed. “Thank you for

for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to 8:00PM

thermal flask in hand,

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