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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

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

suspicion. “You don’t have to

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

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

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,” she said as she

nodded eagerly. “Great, so that’s settled.

“Okay,” she replied.

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 the hospital. The drive from her place to the First Hospital was forty minutes, which seemed manageable

and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the driver’s seat, he suddenly

it?” She held the edge of the door and gave him a look

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

at this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have his way with

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

Sonia frowned, but she regained her composure in the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know

be the first time she owed Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with the bank

and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in her stance that it wasn’t in his nature to do something

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

a reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as she

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

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

dinner,” Sonia

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

astonished Sonia asked, “You know

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

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

raised a brow. “A

out to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching the ward,” the

“Thank you for taking the

had been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to 8:00PM

flask in hand, she walked into the hospital

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