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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

back with you,” he offered after taking a spoonful

with suspicion. “You

your back have yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only return

she could make a three-hour drive down to the countryside and back to the

look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you

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

“Okay,” she replied.

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

seeing how stubborn she was, he knew better than to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the driver’s

of the door and gave him

hard edge to his features as he warned, “Take care that

at this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I

back. Toby still hasn’t given up on you and now that he’s saved you from death, I wouldn’t put it past him to use

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

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

into returning his favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never

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

a reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as she

picked up on muffled speaking voices

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

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

immediately dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must

asked, “You know

earnest. “Yes. When I came in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner and that I was to let her in without

after hearing the explanation. So, he told

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

a brow. “A

balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was

“Thank you for taking the

been so desperate for her arrival.

the thermal flask in

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