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?”

 

my grandfather look for his

you,” he offered after taking a spoonful of one

“You don’t have to

be your driver. The muscles on your back have yet to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my

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

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 took a sip of

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

“Okay,” she replied.

of Bayside Residence, she turned down his offer to drop her off

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

edge of the door and gave him

care that Toby

going on in that mind of yours,

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 and ask you for some strange favor. You and I

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

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 it wasn’t in his nature to do something as

sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember

with a reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him

minutes later, she arrived outside Toby’s room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled

wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The

to see President Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman

the caretaker.

asked, “You know

When I came in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a

responded after hearing the explanation. So, he

waiting for you for a while

a brow.

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

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you

so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to

flask in hand, she walked into the

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