This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

Grace saw the glimmer in Charles’ eyes, but when it dimmed, she couldn’t help but prod him in the head. “Why are you always so caught up with your own thoughts? You’re too cowardly, and that’s why you missed Sonia.”

“It’s not my fault,” Charles grumbled plaintively.

She rolled her eyes at him. “Oh, so whose fault is it then? If you had just been bold enough to pursue Sonia romantically, then the both of you might have ended up together from the get-go.”

“It’s not as simple as you think,” he countered, lowering his eyes as he let out a bitter chuckle. “Not every girl could take their guy best friend as a boyfriend, you know.”

“Okay, so how would you know she won’t be able to take it if you never asked in the first place?” Grace pursed her lips in displeasure.

Charles gulped, unsure if he had the answer to his mother’s question.

With an impatient and dismissive wave of her hand, Grace barked, “Very well. Get out of the kitchen. You’re only going to get in my way if you stay here.”

His eyes widened. “You were the one who asked me to come in here, remember?” he argued exasperatedly, only to be ignored and pushed out of the kitchen.

“That kid’s hopeless, and it doesn’t help that he’s afraid of everything. If only he could just man up a little!” She shook her head in frustration. “Looks like I’m going to have to take things into my own hands instead. It’s time to set my son up with the girl of his dreams!” Having thought of this, she pulled out her phone and called a number. “Hi, Alaric. Didn’t you say you have an equestrian facility?”

“That’s right. What about it?” A middle-aged man’s bright and cheery voice spoke up on the other line.

Grace beamed. “Do you think I could have it for the weekend? I only need it for two days, and it’s crucial because I’m trying to set my son up with my future daughter-in-law.”

She had plans to trick Sonia and Charles into going horseback riding together, and she would create little nerve-wracking moments for them along the way.

Charles and Sonia’s chemistry might blossom into fireworks by the time they were through with horseback riding.

However, Grace’s bubble burst when Alaric explained apologetically, “I’m afraid that’s not possible. The facility’s been booked for the weekend.”

She frowned when she heard this. Disgruntled, she thought grimly, Which insolent fool has beaten me to it? “How many of them are there?” she pressed.

Alaric chuckled as he replied, “Just two. It seems as if they’re planning for a date.”

“Well, two isn’t a crowd at all.” Her eyes lit up with a brilliant idea. “Do you think you could squeeze two more in for the weekend? Maybe you could talk to your current guests and tell them that my son and my future daughter-in-law won’t bother them at all!”

a little

a hand on her hip and said darkly, “Have you forgotten how I’ve helped you out

that Alaric broke into a breezy smile. Chuckling good-naturedly, he said, “Alright, you got me. I suppose I’ll just have to be thick-skinned and

phone and beckoned

Sonia patted her stomach, which bulged slightly under her shirt. She sprawled on the couch in a daze as she

at the compliment, and her eyes turned into crescents. “If you think my culinary skills are great, then you ought to drop by with

Sonia agreed, nodding earnestly. “Your offer is too good to resist, Mrs.

resist it at all! I love cooking, and Charles and Curtis are almost never at home. There isn’t a point cooking if there isn’t anyone around

who always goes out shopping and traveling. You can’t seriously blame Dad and me when you

Grace warned through gritted teeth, clenching her fist

hand and leaped away from her, narrowly dodging her

as he did so, he sang mischievously,

comedy that was Charles and Grace. At that moment, the living room was

time, and when

stay the night, but

home,” Grace urged as

He grabbed the car keys from the coffee

she hummed in response, then

“Goodbye.” Grace waved back.

they walked out of the

later, Sonia unfastened her seatbelt and opened the car

“Okay,” Charles answered breezily.

the door and rounded the car, thereafter heading straight for

Sonia at Alaric’s equestrian facility. Alaric knows all about it, and the room in the villa has

lips twitched when he read

A date, however… There was a glimmer in his eyes as he rolled down the car window, and when he saw that Sonia was about to go into the lobby, he tightened his fists and summoned all the courage

in her tracks and turned around.

school his features into his usual, nonchalant smile so that she couldn’t tell how nervous he was. “My mom just texted and said we should

he had said, given how softly

to a stop in front of her, he repeated his words from earlier. “My mom booked Alaric’s equestrian facility for horseback riding, but she’s going to Europe for a shopping trip on the same weekend, and she asked that we take her slot instead. She doesn’t want the deposit to go to