Not like he could do anything anyway. Since he loved Sonia, he let her do what she wanted.
Sonia continued laughing for a while, but eventually she heaved a sigh and stopped laughing. Then she took a piece of handkerchief out. “Here. Wipe yourself off with this.”
“My hands are dirty. Just repaired the tire, so why don’t you wipe me off?” Anticipation flared in Charles’ eyes.
Sonia rolled her eyes, but she wiped his face off anyway.
Charles closed his eyes in enjoyment. “You’re the best, darling.”
“Oh, shut it.” Sonia was amused by his reaction.
But someone wasn’t happy to see them looking so loving. Toby clenched his fists, and his face fell.
His reaction did not escape Tina. She knew why he did that, so her eyes gleamed with fury. “They’re such a loving couple, aren’t they?” Tina smiled.
Toby stared down to hide his fury. “Let’s go.” He was afraid he might just go up there and pull Charles away if he didn’t leave immediately, though he didn’t know why he thought so. What’s going on with me?
Tina nodded. “Okay.”
After that, the group left the place and went home in three different cars.
Right after Sonia and Charles came back to the Lane Residence, Grace held Sonia’s hand happily. “How was it, Sonia? Did you have fun?”
“I did.” Sonia took the apple Grace was handing her, answering with a smile.
Grace smiled too. “Good to hear that. Did anything special happen?”
“Special?” Sonia looked at her in confusion. “What do you mean?”
Grace’s smile gradually froze up. “I mean, did you two fall into a hole or get locked in a room?”
“No.” She shook her head. “Why do you think I’d run into that kind of situation?”
Grace averted her gaze and waved Sonia down. “Just saying. It’s a drama I watched a few days ago. The couple got into that kind of situation when they were on a vacation, so that’s why I asked.”
Sonia nodded in understanding, then she chuckled. “Don’t worry, Mrs. Lane. That’s just fiction. There’s no way that’ll happen in real life. We’re not in a novel.”
“True.” Grace forced a smile and stood up. “Sit down, Sonia. I’ll go get something upstairs.”
“Sure,” Sonia said.
Grace then went upstairs. Specifically, she was heading toward Charles’ room.
Charles had just finished bathing and changed into a fresh set of clothes. Once again, he was his old handsome self, but before he could praise his perfect body, his mother barged in. Charles quickly stopped his JoJo pose and glared at his mother. “Why’d you barge in, Mom?”
“Did you make any progress over the date?” Grace asked.
Charles was quiet for a moment, then he pouted. “Nope. And that wasn’t even a date.” We got seven people. That’s not a date. That’s a party.
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