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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 look for his

maybe I should go back with you,” he

with suspicion. “You don’t

I can 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 companionship as a matter of precaution and it’d also

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 pain. Besides, her

already at this stage, Sonia was left with no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In

nodded eagerly. “Great, so that’s settled. I’ll pick

“Okay,” she replied.

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

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

of the door and

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

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

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

a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and he’s not such a low-life that

all, given that he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions and the

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

I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just

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

room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which

hand and knocked on the door. It opened the next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave

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

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

asked, “You

earlier, he told me that

hearing the explanation. So,

a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to

a

if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you for

Toby was really ravenous if he had been so desperate for her arrival.

thermal flask in hand, she walked into

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