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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?”

 

help my grandfather

I should go back with you,” he offered after taking a spoonful of

him with suspicion. “You don’t have

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

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 the countryside and back to the city again; sitting

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

eagerly. “Great, so that’s settled.

“Okay,” she replied.

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 hospital. The drive from her place

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

the edge of the door and gave him a look

“Take care that Toby doesn’t try to have his way

yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him

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 you for some strange favor. You and I both know you wouldn’t turn him down if that were to happen

at Charles. “He’s not like

he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions and the

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

her nonchalance, Charles sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and

goodbye at

on muffled speaking voices

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

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

caretaker. “Oh, you

astonished Sonia asked,

he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his

explanation. So, he told the

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

a brow. “A

to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you

been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close

thermal flask in

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