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
it? Then, maybe I should go back with you,” he
“You don’t have
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 ease my
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 his
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,”
eagerly. “Great, so that’s settled. I’ll
“Okay,” she replied.
with, 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 at the hospital.
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
held the edge of the door
that Toby doesn’t try to have
at this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have his
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
the next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know
that he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions and
in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never did
of her nonchalance, Charles sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and
before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the car
door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby
middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other side. The woman gave Sonia a polite smile and asked, “Hello, Miss.
see President Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask
dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must be
astonished Sonia asked, “You know
told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his
see,” Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So, he told the caretaker about me
been waiting for you for a while
a brow. “A
ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching the
Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking
ravenous if he had been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was
in hand, she walked
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