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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 look for his

maybe I should go back with you,” he offered after

suspicion. “You don’t have to tag

driving on your own would be torture; you’ll

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

choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you can come along. We leave at 9:00AM tomorrow,”

so that’s settled.

“Okay,” she replied.

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 to the

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

of the door and gave

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

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

use your gratitude as leverage and ask you for some strange favor.

next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not

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

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

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

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

but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other

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

President Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia

caretaker. “Oh,

Sonia asked,

nodded 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 and that I was to

after hearing the explanation. So, he told the caretaker about

you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered

a brow.

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

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for

so desperate for her

with the thermal flask in hand, she walked into the

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