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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

it? Then, maybe I should go back with you,” he offered

with suspicion. “You don’t have to tag

on your own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my companionship as a matter of precaution

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

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

so that’s settled. I’ll pick you

“Okay,” she replied.

she turned down his offer to drop her off

she was, he knew better than to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had

the door

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

of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have his

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

regained her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles.

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

way he pleased 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 do something as underhanded as

keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one call away if you run into

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

on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby was

a hand and knocked on the door. It opened the next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other

here to see President Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed,

immediately dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must be

astonished Sonia asked,

that a young lady will be dropping by with

explanation. So,

you for a while now,”

a brow. “A

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

“Thank you

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

with the thermal flask in hand, she walked into

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