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

I should go back with you,”

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

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 of precaution

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

her trip. “In that case, you can come

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

“Okay,” she replied.

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

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

the door

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

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

put it past him to use your gratitude as leverage and ask

at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and he’s not such a low-life

all, given that he had

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

just keep your guard up around

goodbye at him

room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other

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

brought him dinner,” Sonia informed,

dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh,

Sonia asked, “You know

smiled 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

So, he told the

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

a brow.

see if there was any ‘pretty young lady

Sonia laughed. “Thank

he had been so desperate for her

with the thermal flask in

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