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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 for his

it? Then, maybe I should go back with you,” he

with suspicion. “You

to heal and driving on your own would be torture; you’ll only return feeling worse.

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 countryside and back to the city again; sitting down for hours on

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

settled.

“Okay,” she replied.

she turned down his offer to drop her off at

than to try and dissuade her. However, just as she had opened her car door and was about to slide into the

it?” She held the edge of the door and gave him a

was a hard edge to his features as he warned, “Take care that Toby doesn’t try to have

of yours, Charles? I wouldn’t just let him have his

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

a quick smile at Charles. “He’s not

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

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

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

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

picked up on muffled

wearing a caretaker’s uniform on

I brought him dinner,” Sonia informed, showing the woman the thermal flask that she

dawned upon the caretaker. “Oh, you must

astonished Sonia asked, “You

came in to attend to Mr. Fuller earlier, he told me that a young lady

see,” Sonia responded after hearing the explanation. So, he told the caretaker

has been waiting for you for a while now,” the caretaker ushered

a brow. “A

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

laughed. “Thank you for taking the

desperate for her arrival. Then again, it was drawing close to 8:00PM and she

thermal flask in hand, she

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