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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?”

 

grandfather

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

“You don’t

yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only return

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

things were already at this stage, Sonia was left with no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you can come along. We leave at 9:00AM tomorrow,”

that’s settled. I’ll pick you up

“Okay,” she replied.

over with, the 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

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

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

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

this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles?

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

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 low-life that he’d resort to

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

her into returning his favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was

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

it,” she said with a reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as

closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby was

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

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

immediately dawned upon the caretaker.

Sonia asked, “You

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 dinner

explanation. So, he told the caretaker about

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

raised a

there was any ‘pretty young lady

“Thank

for her arrival. Then

such, with the thermal flask in hand, she

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