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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

back with you,”

“You don’t have to

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

ache flare up on her back. She knew that there was no way she could make a three-hour drive

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 she took a

“Great, so that’s settled.

“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

seeing 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 slide into the driver’s

the door

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

in that mind of yours, Charles? I

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

and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and he’s not such a low-life

first time she owed Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her

could have 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

sight of her nonchalance, Charles sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep

waving goodbye

later, she arrived outside Toby’s room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices

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

Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that she

immediately dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh,

asked, “You

caretaker smiled and nodded in earnest. “Yes. When I came in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he 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 me

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

a brow.

to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching the ward,”

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you for

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

thermal flask in hand, she walked into

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