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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 of one

with suspicion. “You don’t have

I do. I can be your driver. The muscles on your back 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 and it’d also ease my

a three-hour drive down to the countryside and back to the city again; sitting down for hours

left with no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you can come along. We leave at

that’s settled. I’ll pick

“Okay,” she replied.

After having exited the gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his offer to drop her off at the hospital. The drive from her place to

than to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the driver’s seat, he suddenly said, “Hey,

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

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

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

he’s saved you from death, I wouldn’t put it past him to use your gratitude as leverage and ask you

she regained her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and he’s not such a

Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions and the

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

case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one

before waving goodbye

outside Toby’s room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby

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 side. The woman gave Sonia a polite smile and asked, “Hello,

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

the caretaker.

astonished Sonia asked, “You

that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner

after hearing the explanation. So, he told the caretaker

in, Miss Reed. Mr. Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to

raised a

to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking the

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

thermal flask in hand,

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