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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

go back with you,” he offered after taking a spoonful

“You don’t have to

be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my companionship as a

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 to the city again; sitting

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 she took

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

“Okay,” she replied.

dinner was done and over with, the both of them left Sonia’s apartment. After having exited the gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his

how stubborn she was, he knew better than to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her

edge of the door and gave him

“Take care that Toby doesn’t try to have his

mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let

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

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 low-life that he’d resort

owed Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions and the

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

just keep your guard up

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

room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices

wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman

him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the

caretaker. “Oh, you

Sonia asked, “You

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

see,” Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So, he told

waiting for you for a while now,”

a

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

Sonia laughed. “Thank you

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

with the thermal flask in

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