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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

Then, maybe I should go back with you,” he offered after taking a spoonful of one

him with suspicion. “You don’t have to tag

on your back have yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only

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

were already at 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 9:00AM tomorrow,” she said as

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

“Okay,” she replied.

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

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

of the door

care that Toby doesn’t try to have his way with you while you’re looking

sputtered at this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles?

have to 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 you for some strange favor.

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

he had helped her out

favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in her stance that

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

she said with a reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into

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

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

Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that

caretaker. “Oh, you must be

Sonia asked,

told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner and that I was to let her in

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

waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to make way for

a brow.

balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank

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

such, with the thermal flask in hand, she

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