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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?”

 

my grandfather look for

should go back with you,” he

with suspicion. “You don’t have to tag

do. I can be your driver. The muscles on your back have yet to heal 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 also ease

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 back

new driver for her

that’s settled.

“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

as she had opened her car door and was about

it?” She held the edge of the door and gave

his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try to have his

yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just

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. You and I both know you wouldn’t turn him down if that were to happen because you owe

this, Sonia frowned, but she regained her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and he’s not such a

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

used those as valid reasons to force her into returning his favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in her stance that it wasn’t

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

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

but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming

on the door. It opened 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. How may I

brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the

immediately dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must

Sonia asked,

that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner and

So, he

come in, Miss Reed. Mr. Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to make way

a brow.

see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal

Sonia laughed. “Thank you

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

in hand, she walked into the

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