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?”

 

help my grandfather look

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

“You

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.

she was reminded of her injuries, she reached 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 look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you can come along. We

so that’s settled. I’ll pick you up

“Okay,” she replied.

she turned down his offer to drop her off at the hospital. The drive from

knew better than to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide

held the edge of the

was a hard edge to his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try

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

serious, baby. You 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

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

first time she owed Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with the bank loan that

been

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

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

minutes later, she arrived outside Toby’s room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from

caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave Sonia a polite

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

upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must

astonished Sonia asked, “You know

to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner and that I was to let her in

So, he told the caretaker

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

a

was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching

“Thank you for taking

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

such, with the thermal flask in hand,

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