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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.

“Well, you could come over for a meal right now if you have the time. I’ll bust out a 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.

relationship was more family than anything else. In particular, Grace had been best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a second mother to her, having taken care of her ever since her mother’s

before Charles and Sonia pulled

years, though she noted that the house looked the same as it had before. As such, she did not feel out of place at all and rather felt a warm

the car pulling up. Her eyes lit up at the sight of

greeted with a bright

side and drawled sarcastically, “Don’t

eyes as she said pointedly, “I see you every day, and believe me when I say I’m getting tired of it. My attention is on Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me take a good look at you!” She clasped Sonia’s hands in hers and

the remark. “No,

Grace insisted. “Your face is all cheekbones

I appear a little more slender than usual,”

Grace took her by

that there was no one else at home but them, and she couldn’t help but ask,

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

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

when she heard the last of the story. She slapped the edge of the 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, then we would have stood up for you and gotten them to back

he bit into an apple. “That’s what I told

the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her than he

warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes

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 them resent

I going to do with you?” Grace gently prodded the younger girl’s

Grace was frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly

this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s

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

out of her thoughts, and her eyes lit up with panic. She rose to her feet in a

rushed toward the kitchen to salvage the chowder simmering in the pot, and thankfully, she made it

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

Mrs. Lane.” Sonia nodded with

and

what he had just heard as he

Grace’s face was dark as she demanded

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