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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

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

eyed him with suspicion. “You

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

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 to the city again; sitting down for hours on end would make her back shrivel up in pain. Besides, her

her trip.

eagerly. “Great, so that’s settled. I’ll pick you up tomorrow

“Okay,” she replied.

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 offer to drop her off

However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the

of the door and gave him a look of

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

that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have his way

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.

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

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

her into returning his favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did

sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your

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

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

It opened the next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman

I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman

dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you

astonished Sonia asked, “You know

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

So, he told the caretaker about me in

while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to

raised a brow.

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

Sonia laughed. “Thank you

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

the thermal flask in hand, she walked

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