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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

suspicion. “You don’t have

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

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. “In that case, you can come

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

“Okay,” she replied.

exited the gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his offer to drop her off

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

She held the edge of the door and gave him a look

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

that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t

him to use your gratitude

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

Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with

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

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

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

minutes later, she arrived outside Toby’s room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled

the next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on

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

caretaker. “Oh, you must be

astonished Sonia asked,

he told me that a young

after hearing the explanation. So, he

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 brow.

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

“Thank you for taking the

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

the thermal flask in hand, she walked into the

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