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

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

him with suspicion. “You

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

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

a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you can come along. We leave at 9:00AM tomorrow,” she said as

settled. I’ll pick you up tomorrow

“Okay,” she replied.

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

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

She held the edge of the

a hard edge to his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby

going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I

serious, 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 leverage and ask you

hearing this, 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 him and he’s not such a

first time 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

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

resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one

nod before waving goodbye

up on muffled

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

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

immediately dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must

Sonia asked,

Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that

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

waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to make way for

a brow.

the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with

“Thank

so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to 8:00PM and she was admittedly

the thermal flask in hand, she walked into the hospital

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