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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 look for his

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

with suspicion. “You

own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my companionship as a matter of precaution and it’d also ease my

could make a three-hour drive down to the

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

“Great, so that’s settled. I’ll pick you up

“Okay,” she replied.

done and 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

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

it?” She held the edge of the door

that Toby doesn’t try to have his way with you while you’re

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

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 because you owe him

regained her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s

favor, after all, given that he had helped her

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

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

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

she picked up on muffled

next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The

I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that

caretaker. “Oh, you must be

Sonia asked, “You know

“Yes. When I came in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will

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

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

raised a brow.

He sent me out to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching the

“Thank you for taking

figured Toby was really ravenous if he had been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing

such, with the thermal flask in hand, she walked

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