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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 for

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

suspicion. “You

be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my companionship as a matter of precaution and it’d

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

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

settled. I’ll pick

“Okay,” she replied.

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

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

the edge of the door and gave

as he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t

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

have to watch your 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 your gratitude as leverage and ask you for some strange favor. You and I both know you wouldn’t turn him

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

he had helped her

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

rest my case. Anyway, just keep

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

was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby

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

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

dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must be

asked,

and nodded in 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

responded after hearing the explanation. So, he told the

Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the

a

sent me out to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for

been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it

thermal flask in hand, she walked into the

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