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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

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

him with suspicion. “You

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

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

things were already at this stage, Sonia was left with no choice but to look for a new driver for her trip. “In that case, you can come along. We leave

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

“Okay,” she replied.

turned down his offer to drop her off at the hospital. The drive from her place to the First Hospital was forty minutes, which seemed

he knew better than to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her

of the door and gave him a

warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try

sputtered at this. “What’s going on in that mind of yours, Charles?

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

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

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

valid 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 that it wasn’t in his nature to do something

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

nod before waving goodbye at him as

minutes later, she arrived outside Toby’s room. The door was closed, but she picked up on muffled speaking voices coming from the other side, which meant Toby was likely

the next moment to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a caretaker’s uniform on the other

see President Fuller. I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that

dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must be

astonished Sonia asked, “You

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

So, he told the caretaker about me in

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

raised a

right. He sent me out to the balcony ten minutes ago to see if there was any ‘pretty young lady with a thermal flask’ approaching the ward,” the caretaker confessed with good

“Thank

her arrival. Then again, it was drawing

in hand, she walked into the

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