Chapter 401
“You’re right. I’m not the caregiver you hired, Mr. Lane. The caregiver you hired is Miss McKenzie,”
Wanda exined.
“That’s right. Miss McKenzie is the one I hired.” Charles nodded a few times before he eyed Wanda
puzzledly. “But how did you find out about that?”
Wanda beamed at him. “Miss McKenzie and I are from the same home care servicespany. She
had some urgent matters to deal with at home, so she got me to cover her in taking care of Miss
Reed.”
“Is that so?” Charles narrowed his eyes. He clearly still held some suspicion toward the woman in
front of him. After all, he hadn’t received any call from the home care servicespany regarding a
change in caregivers.
Wanda nodded. “Of course. You may give thepany a call if you don’t believe me, Mr. Lane.”
“Do you think I’d be scared to do that?” Charles scoffed before he pulled his phone out to make a
call. Two minutester, he ended the call with a sour look on his face.
Sonia felt for the table in front of her before she ced her ss of milk down. “What did they say?
Was Wanda telling the truth?”
Charles nodded. “Yeah. That brat, Eric, forgot to tell me about it. I’m so mad! How could he forget
something so important?!”
Sonia chuckled. “Well, since Wanda was telling the truth, we can just drop the matter. Wanda has
been doing an excellent job so far.”
“Thank you for thepliment, Miss Reed. I’m d to hear that you’re satisfied with our services.”
Wanda gave Sonia a kind gaze. Wanda was fully aware of Sonia’s identity as Toby’s ex-wife.
However, Wanda used to work in the wet kitchen when she was at the Fullers’ old manor, so she
rarely showed up in the living hall. Furthermore, Sonia rarely went to the old manor, so Wanda
never got the chance to meet Sonia back then. She had only heard about Sonia through Rose and
Mary.
All along, Rose and Mary insisted that Miss Reed was a perfect match for Toby. Now that I’ve met
her personally, I agree that she’s a great match. More importantly, Young Master Toby is in love with
Miss Reed. I don’t understand why he divorced her if he’s so in love with her. Now, he has to work
extra hard to get her toe back to him. Isn’t he just causing more trouble for himself ’?
“By the way, what brings you here, Charles?” Sonia asked once they had dealt with the matter of
the caregiver. Charles ced the mangoes on the table. “I brought you some mangoes, and I
wanted to pass a message from my mom. She told you to meet her when you’re free.”
“She wants to see me?” Sonia tilted her head sideways to show her confusion. “Is there anything
that she’d like to talk to me about?”
“I’m not sure either. However, judging by the look I saw on my mom’s face, she probably has
something to say to you.” Charles nodded.
Sonia was more confused at this point. “If she has something to tell me, why didn’t she just drop me
a call?”
“Who knows? Perhaps it’s something that has to be said face-to-face. I guess you’ll find out once
you meet up with her.” Charles shrugged.
Sonia smiled in return. “I guess that’s the only thing I can do, but I definitely can’t go now. Your mom
might get worried and cry if she finds out that I lost my vision. I don’t want to make her worried, so
I’ll go once my eyes are healed.”
“I had a feeling you’d say that, so I already told my mom that we would only visit her after some
time. My mom was okay with it,” Charles replied with a yful smile on his face.
Sonia smiled in return. “That’s great.” Right then, her phone began to ring. She pulled it out of her
pocket and held it up to Charles. “Who’s calling, Charles?”
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“Tim,” Charles replied after ncing at the screen.
“I got it.” Sonia took the phone and swiped her finger across the screen, using her muscle memory
to pick the call up. “Dr. Lancaster,” she greeted.
“I’ve already sent an application to the charity fund to get money for Alice to pay for treatment. I’ve
put in a word and the application will be approved. We’ll get the funds soon,” Tim uttered.
“Thank you so much,” Sonia replied.
“Of course. I’d do anything to fulfill your wishes,” Tim stated. Sonia chuckled at this before she
asked, “Hey, how is Carl’s treatment going?”
“He just started receiving treatment, so nothing much has happened yet,” Tim answered honestly.
Sonia pressed her red lips together. “I know. Charles told me that Carl’s condition is rather serious
and that it might take weeks and weeks of treatment, so I don’t expect there to be any changes on
the first day. However, I was just wondering if the session went smoothly, and if he is cooperating?”
On the other end of the line, Tim sat down at his table and stared as Carl slept soundly on the
couch in front of him. Tim’s sses gleamed for a moment before he replied, “He gets along well
with me on the surface, but deep down, he’s really conflicted.”
“Conflicted?” Sonia knitted her brows. Tim nodded. “That’s right. Deep down, he’s in conflict over
the idea of receiving therapy for his psychological issues, so he struggles to open up to me. He isn’t
willing to tell me anything, and he doesn’t answer the questions I have for him. I would say that
therapy with him hasn’t been smooth-sailing so far.” “I got it. Thank you so much. I’ll speak to him
about this and get him to work well with you,” Sonia uttered in a bashful tone.
“Is Carl still with you now?” she asked.
“Yeah. He didn’t manage to get sleep in the past few days, so I hypnotized him and put him to bed,”
Tim replied as he pushed his sses up his nose.
“I got it.” Sonia nodded. “I’ll call him after he wakes up.” Once the call was over, Charles walked
over while chewing on mango. “Why did Tim call you?”
“He told me that he sent in an application to the charity fund for Alice.” Sonia threw her phone aside.
Charles pouted upon hearing her words. “I have no idea what’s going on in your mind, baby. Alice
was the one who helped your attacker take the me, yet you offered to apply for charity funds for
her. I wouldn’t have done a thing for her if I were in your position.”
While massaging her temples, Sonia beamed at him. “Indeed, Alice is wrong for agreeing to be
Taylor’s scapegoat, but the child is innocent and it’s obvious that Taylor has no ns of paying Alice
the
money. If the child doesn’t get surgery soon, he might actually die, and I can’t just sit by and watch. I
have to do what I can. Furthermore, Alice said it herself— she’ll go over to the orphanage to
volunteer as a social worker after her son gets the surgery. I guess she’s atoning for her sins in
some way.”
Charles sighed. “You’re just too kind.
Kindness isn’t always a virtue, you know.”
“I know. Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing,” Sonia uttered as she patted Charles on the shoulder to
reassure him.
“Okay, fine. I can’t do much else since you already made up your mind. The best I can do is to
watch over you and make sure that I’m always around to protect you.” Charles rubbed his belly
while changing the topic. “I’m starting to feel a little hungry. I think I’ll stay for dinner, baby.”
“Sure,” Sonia agreed. Wanda took a look at the clock. “It’s about time for dinner.
I’ll head into the kitchen now, Miss Reed.”
“Okay.” Sonia nodded.
Wanda had impressive cooking skills— Sonia could tell from the desserts that Wanda had prepared
during teatime. Charles headed home that evening with a bulging belly and a heart full of joy. Even
Sonia, who usually ate half a bowl of rice at most, had to lie down on the couch because she was
too full after dinner.
Wanda eventually assisted Sonia in showering and helping her get ready for bed. After switching
the lights off, Wanda quietly exited the room. Once she was out of the room, Wanda pulled her
phone out and dialed Toby’s number. “Young Master Toby,” she uttered into the phone.
“Hey, Wanda. Is Sonia asleep?” Toby asked. Wanda wouldn’t dare to call him if Sonia wasn’t asleep
because she would only end up exposing herself.
“Yes. Miss Reed just fell asleep,” Wanda replied and proceeded to give Toby a detailed report of the
day. When Toby heard that Charles had stayed at Bayside Residence for dinner, a dark cloud
seemed to hover over his handsome face. “I got it. It’s good that she didn’t suspect your identity.
Take good care of her and let me know if anything happens.”
“Don’t worry, Young Master Toby. I will,” Wanda replied.
Toby could hear Tom calling for him, so he gave Tom a nod before returning to the call. “I’ll end the
call now if that’s all.” Once Toby put the phone down, he turned to look at Tom. “What is it?”