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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

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

“You don’t have

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

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 back to the city again; sitting down for hours on end would make her back shrivel up in pain. Besides, her driver had taken the next day off in light of his

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 9:00AM tomorrow,”

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

“Okay,” she replied.

with, 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.

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

held the edge of the door

that Toby doesn’t try to have

at this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have his

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 wouldn’t turn

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

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

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

of her nonchalance, Charles sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and

before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the car

door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby

middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave Sonia a polite smile and asked, “Hello, Miss.

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

dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must be

astonished Sonia asked, “You know

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

see,” Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So, he told the caretaker about me

been waiting for you for a while

a brow. “A

ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching the

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking

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

in hand, she walked

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