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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

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

“You don’t have to tag

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

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

stage, Sonia was left with no choice but to look for a new driver for her

settled. I’ll pick you

“Okay,” she replied.

After having exited the gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his offer to drop her off at the hospital. The

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

it?” She held the edge of the

was a hard edge to his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try

“What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I

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

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

all, given that he had helped her out with

he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in her stance that it wasn’t in his nature to do something

Charles sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one call away if you

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

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

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

brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that she was

immediately dawned upon the caretaker.

Sonia asked,

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

the explanation. So, he told

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

raised a

if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you

for her arrival. Then

with the thermal flask in hand, she

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