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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

you,” he offered after taking a

with suspicion. “You don’t have to tag

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

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 down for hours on end would make her back shrivel up in

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

“Great, 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 First Hospital was forty

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

the

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

mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him

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

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

a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with the bank

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

the sight of her nonchalance, Charles sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one call

goodbye at him as she ducked into the car

up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which

woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave Sonia a polite smile and asked, “Hello, Miss. How may

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

immediately dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must be Miss

Sonia asked,

Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be

see,” Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So, he told the caretaker about me in

you for a while now,”

raised a brow.

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

“Thank

been so desperate for her arrival.

in hand,

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