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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?”

 

help my grandfather look for

you,”

with suspicion. “You don’t have to tag

have yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture;

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

her trip. “In that case, you

settled. I’ll pick you up

“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 his offer to drop her off at the hospital. The drive from her place to the First Hospital was forty minutes, which seemed manageable to

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

the edge of the door

that Toby doesn’t try to have his way with you while

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

and now that he’s saved you from death, I wouldn’t put it past him to use your gratitude as leverage and

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

all, given that he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions

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

Charles sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one call away if you

goodbye at him as she ducked into the car

picked up on muffled speaking voices

wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave Sonia a polite smile and asked, “Hello, Miss. How may

Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that she was

upon the caretaker. “Oh, you

Sonia asked, “You know

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

after hearing the explanation. So, he told the caretaker about

for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to

a

ten minutes ago to see if there was any

Sonia laughed. “Thank

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

in hand,

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