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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 look

I should go back with you,” he offered after taking a spoonful of one of the

suspicion. “You

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

back. She knew that there was no way she could make a three-hour drive down to the countryside and back to the city

was left with no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that

settled. I’ll pick you up

“Okay,” she replied.

gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his

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 slide

the

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

at this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have

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 your gratitude as leverage and ask you for some strange favor. You and I

next second and flashed a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I

had helped her out with

favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been

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

reassuring nod before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into

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

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

brought him dinner,” Sonia informed,

the caretaker. “Oh, you must

astonished Sonia asked,

to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady will be dropping by with his

hearing the explanation. So, he told the caretaker about me

while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to make

raised a brow.

minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty

Sonia laughed. “Thank you

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

with the thermal flask in hand, she walked into

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