This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

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.

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

pulled up in front

as it had before. As such, she did not feel out of place at all

Grace practically ran out of the house to greet her guest when she heard the sound of the car pulling up. Her

Lane,” Sonia greeted with

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

I’m getting tired of it. My attention is on Sonia now. Come here, Sonia, let me

somewhat amused by the remark. “No, I

“Your face is all

lost all my baby fat, so now I appear a little more slender

Grace took her by the hand and

was no one else at home but them, and

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

had had with the Fullers, though

was still furious 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

as he bit into an apple.

had kept mum about her abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never

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

closest 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 them resent her in

Grace gently prodded the

Grace was frustrated, but she smiled good-naturedly as she wrapped the

this gesture and smoothed Sonia’s hair with

then, Charles frowned as he sniffed the air curiously. “Mom, what do you have on

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

in the pot, and

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

Sonia nodded with

Charles a look. “Come and help me

out?” Charles blinked. He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he pointed at his nose. “Are you serious, Mom?

you coming or not?” Grace’s face

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