Chapter 103

“It’s not you I’m looking for; I want to speak to Sonia. Is she there with you?” Grace asked on the other line, prompting Charles to glance over at Sonia.

“She’s here,” he answered.

“Pass the phone to her.”

Having made a noise of agreement, Charles handed Sonia his phone while saying, “Here, it’s my mom.”

Sonia took the phone over and greeted pleasantly, “Mrs. Lane.”

“Sonia! I’ve missed you so much.” Grace beamed as soon as she heard Sonia’s voice on the other end of the call.

Sonia, on the other hand, smiled as well. “I’ve missed you, too, Mrs. Lane.”

“You could always drop by to see me, you know.” Grace pointed out, feigning dejection.

“Sorry, Mrs. Lane. I’ve been tied up with tons of stuff recently. I barely have time to breathe,” Sonia winced and said apologetically.

few of my best recipes for you,” Grace cajoled kindly.

Sonia was just about to say something when Charles-who had been eavesdropping

-spoke up instead. “Mom, I’m bringing my darling for seafood.”

Grace, however, was insistent as she countered, “You know how restaurants never run a quality check on their seafood supplies, and it’s not as if they could do better than me when it comes to cooking.”

Sonia interjected, “Thank you for the offer, Mrs. Lane. We’ll go over to your place in a bit!”

“Oh, please, no need for the formalities. See you soon!” Grace chortled happily, elated that the younger girl had agreed to drop by for a meal.

When the call ended, Charles put his phone away and gave Sonia a resigned look. “Well, it looks like we’re going to have to give the seafood restaurant a miss.”

“It’s fine; there’s always next time, anyway. Now, we should probably go and pick out gifts for your parents.” With that, she linked arms with him and led him toward the car.

After they made their rounds through the boutiques in the mall, they finally picked out an elegant cloak for Grace and a tasteful necktie for Curtis. Then, they made their way to the Lane Residence.

Reeds, and their relationship was more family than anything else. In particular, Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far

pulled up in

noted that the house looked the same as it

heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her

greeted with

embraced, Charles stood by the side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom. I’m just your biological son,

Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me take a good look at you!” She clasped Sonia’s hands in hers and slowly spun

amused by the remark.

Grace insisted. “Your face is all cheekbones

I’ve lost all my baby fat, so now I

“Alright, that’s enough fretting, Mrs.

along, then.” Grace took her by the hand and led her into the family

home but them,

how you‘ve been for the past six years.” Ever since Grace watched the press conference, she had

with a nod and began to detail the life she had had with the Fullers, though she kept it brief to save Grace

coffee table in a physical show of frustration and snapped, “I knew those Fullers were rotten! You should have told us how badly they were treating you, Sonia. If you had told us,

into an apple.

fact that she had kept mum about her abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her than he was pitiful

felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I didn’t want to

thing she had to a family was Grace and the rest of the Lanes. She might have been able to get them to stand up for her throughout her marriage to Toby, but they couldn’t come to her defense all the time. Besides, they weren’t actually related to her, which meant her troubles would only grow to become an unnecessary burden for them. She would rather give them a peace of mind than have

Grace gently prodded the younger

smiled good-naturedly

gesture and

air curiously. “Mom, what do you have on the stove? I think it’s

Grace snapped out of her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to

the chowder simmering in the pot, and thankfully, she made it in time to keep the chowder from

Have some juice while you watch a bit of television; I’ll be in the kitchen whipping

Sonia nodded with a

shot Charles a look. “Come and help me

believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose. “Are you serious,

face was dark as

bristled at this and did not dare reject her. Resigned, he

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