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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?”

 

my grandfather

I should go back with you,” he offered

with suspicion. “You

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

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 the city again;

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 took

settled. I’ll pick you

“Okay,” she replied.

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

try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the

She held the edge of the door and

care that Toby doesn’t try to have his way

going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let

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

the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and he’s not such a

she owed Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to

way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was

her nonchalance, Charles sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one call away if you run

it,” she said with a reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the car and

up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby was likely engaged

a 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

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

caretaker. “Oh, you

asked, “You

nodded in earnest. “Yes. When I came in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his dinner and that I was to let her in without

see,” Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So, he told

been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she

raised a

He sent me out to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking the

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

in hand, she walked

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