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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 for his

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

eyed him with suspicion. “You don’t have

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

though she was reminded 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 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 driver had taken the next day off in light

this stage, Sonia was left with no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case,

nodded eagerly. “Great, so that’s settled.

“Okay,” she replied.

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 at the hospital. The

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

edge of the door and

was a hard edge to his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try to have his way with you

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

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

a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that.

he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions and the

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

my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that

before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the car and

picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant

wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave Sonia a polite smile

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

caretaker. “Oh,

astonished Sonia asked, “You

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

responded after hearing the explanation. So,

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

raised a

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

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you

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

with the thermal flask in hand, she walked

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