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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

go back with you,” he offered after taking

“You don’t have to tag

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

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

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

“Great, so that’s settled.

“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

as she had opened her car door and was about

held the edge of the

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

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

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

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

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

been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in her stance that it

sighed in resignation. “Fine, then. I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around

waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the car and drove

but she picked up on muffled speaking voices

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

him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the

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

asked, “You

Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be

hearing the explanation. So, he told

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

raised a brow.

out to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching the

“Thank you for taking the

for her arrival. Then again, it

such, with the thermal flask in hand, she walked into

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