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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 look

go back with you,” he offered after

“You don’t

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

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

look for a new driver for her trip.

settled. I’ll pick you up

“Okay,” she replied.

Residence, she turned down his offer

he knew better than to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the driver’s seat, he suddenly said, “Hey,

She held the edge of the door and gave him a look

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

mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have his way with

saved you from death, I wouldn’t put it past him to use your gratitude as

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

that he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to billions and the project

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 her stance

sight 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

up on muffled speaking voices coming from

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 Sonia a polite smile and

brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the

caretaker. “Oh, you must be Miss

astonished Sonia asked, “You know

in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will

the explanation. So, he told the

Reed. Mr. Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered

raised a brow. “A

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

goodness.” Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking the

figured Toby was really ravenous if he had been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it

the thermal flask in hand,

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