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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

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

suspicion. “You don’t

own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse.

knew that there was no way she could make a three-hour drive

her trip. “In that case, you can come along.

nodded eagerly. “Great, so that’s settled. I’ll

“Okay,” she replied.

having exited the gated area of Bayside Residence, she turned down his offer to

and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the driver’s seat,

the door and gave

that Toby doesn’t try to have his way with

yours, Charles?

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 both know

this, 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 he’d

favor, after all, given that he had helped her out with the bank loan that racked up to

force her into returning his favor in whatever way he pleased and she would have been cornered. However, he never

I rest my case. Anyway, just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m

nod before waving goodbye at him as she ducked into the car

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

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

Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that she

the caretaker. “Oh, you must be Miss

astonished Sonia asked,

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

the explanation. So, he told the caretaker about me

you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the side to make way for

raised a brow.

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

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking

her arrival. Then

with the thermal flask in

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