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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

with you,” he offered after taking a spoonful

suspicion. “You don’t have to

on your own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering

to feel her back. 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 the city again; sitting down for hours on end would make her back shrivel up in pain. Besides, her driver had taken the next day off in light of

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

that’s settled. I’ll pick you

“Okay,” she replied.

done and over with, the both of them left Sonia’s apartment. After having exited the gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his

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

the edge of the door and gave him a look

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

yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just

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 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

valid reasons to force her into returning his favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in

of 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

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

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

and knocked on the door. It opened the next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s

dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman

the caretaker. “Oh, you must be

asked, “You know

that a young lady will

Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So,

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

a

minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady

laughed. “Thank you for taking

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

such, with the thermal flask in hand, she walked

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