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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

should go back with you,” he offered after taking

suspicion. “You

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 it’d also ease my

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

this stage, Sonia 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 a sip

that’s settled. I’ll pick you up

“Okay,” she replied.

gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his offer to drop her off at the hospital. The drive from her place to the First Hospital was

than to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the driver’s seat, he suddenly said,

edge of the door and gave

to his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try to have his way

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

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

hearing this, Sonia frowned, but she regained her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like

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

have used those as valid 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 in her stance

then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your

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

muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby was likely engaged in a

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

brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman

upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must

Sonia asked, “You

nodded in earnest. “Yes. When I came in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that

responded after hearing the explanation. So,

Mr. Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered

raised a brow.

if there was any ‘pretty young lady with

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking

so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close

thermal flask in hand, she walked into the hospital

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