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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.

best friends with Sonia’s mother. As far as Sonia was concerned, Grace was like a second mother to her,

wasn’t long before Charles and Sonia pulled up in front of the Lane

the first time Sonia had dropped by in six 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

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

Sonia greeted with

sarcastically, “Don’t mind me, Mom. I’m just

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 slowly spun her

was somewhat amused by the

have,” Grace insisted. “Your face

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

of course. Come along, then.” Grace took her by the hand and

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

why don’t you tell me how you’ve been for the past six

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

Fullers were rotten! You should have told us how badly they were treating you, Sonia. If you had told

he bit into an apple. “That’s what

her abusive marriage wounded him, and the rage he felt never went away. That being said, he was less angry with her

the sight of Charles and Grace’s outward concern, Sonia felt warmth course through her. Tears pricked her eyes as she said, “I didn’t want to make you

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

Grace gently prodded the

she smiled good-naturedly

and

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

up with panic. She rose to her feet in a flurry and exclaimed,

to salvage the chowder simmering in the

over to Sonia and said, “Here you go, Sonia. Have some juice while you watch a bit of television;

Sonia nodded with a

“Come and help me out

out?” Charles blinked. He could hardly believe what he had just heard as he

you coming or not?” Grace’s face was

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