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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

should go back with you,” he

eyed him with suspicion. “You don’t have to

can be your driver. The muscles on your back have yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only

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

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

that’s settled. I’ll pick you up tomorrow

“Okay,” she replied.

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

dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the

it?” She held the edge of the door and gave him a look of

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

sputtered at this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have his

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 down if that were to happen because

hearing this, Sonia frowned, but she regained her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles.

had helped her out

her into returning his favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he

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

before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into

picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from

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

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

the caretaker. “Oh, you must

astonished Sonia asked, “You

in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his

So, he told the caretaker about me

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

a brow.

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

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you

so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to 8:00PM and

thermal flask in hand, she walked into the

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