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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?”

 

grandfather look for

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

him with suspicion. “You don’t

muscles on your back have yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m

she could make a three-hour drive down to

no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that

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

“Okay,” she replied.

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

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

the edge of the door and gave him a look

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

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

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

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

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

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

I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one call

before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the

room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby was likely

on the door. It opened the next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave Sonia a polite smile and asked, “Hello, Miss. How may

Sonia informed,

the caretaker. “Oh, you

asked, “You know

to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by

responded after hearing the explanation. So, he told the

come in, Miss Reed. Mr. Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to make way

raised a

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

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for

so desperate for her arrival. Then again,

thermal flask in hand, she walked into the

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