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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

with you,” he offered after

eyed him with suspicion. “You don’t

course I 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

of her 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

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

that’s settled. I’ll pick you up tomorrow

“Okay,” she replied.

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

and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door

edge of the door and gave him a

care that Toby doesn’t try to

in that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t

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

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 low-life that he’d resort to

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

would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in her stance that it wasn’t in his

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

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

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

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

see President Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman

the caretaker. “Oh, you must be

Sonia asked, “You know

earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner and that I

Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So, he told

been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker

raised a brow.

He sent me out to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young

laughed. “Thank you for

been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to 8:00PM and she was admittedly

in hand, she walked

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