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

is that it? Then, maybe I should go back with you,” he offered after taking a spoonful

suspicion. “You don’t

muscles on your back have yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m

injuries, she reached 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

with no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip.

settled. I’ll pick you

“Okay,” she replied.

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 the First Hospital was forty minutes, which seemed manageable

and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide

edge of the door and gave him a look

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

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

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

quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him

owed Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with

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 in his nature

just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one

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

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

and knocked on the door. It opened the next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s

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

dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you

astonished Sonia asked, “You

me that a young lady will be

explanation. So, he told the caretaker about me in

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

raised a

right. He sent me out to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking the

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

such, with the thermal flask in hand, she walked into the hospital

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