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

go back with you,” he offered after

eyed him with suspicion. “You don’t have to tag

be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse. I’m offering my

could make a three-hour drive

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 a

settled. I’ll pick

“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. The drive from her place to

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,

held the edge of the

his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby

that mind of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t

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 him down if that were to happen because you owe him

quick smile at Charles. “He’s not like that. I know him and he’s not such a low-life that he’d

be the first time she owed Toby a favor, after all, given that he had helped her

she would have been cornered. However, he never did and she was firm in her stance

just keep your guard up around him and remember that I’m just one call away

goodbye at him as she ducked into the car

Toby’s room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming

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

to see President Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing

upon the caretaker. “Oh, you

Sonia asked, “You

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

see,” Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So,

Miss Reed. Mr. Fuller has been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered as she stepped to the

raised a brow.

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

Sonia laughed. “Thank you for taking the

had been so desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to 8:00PM

the thermal flask in hand, she walked into

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