Chapter 1369
On New Year''s Day, the two stayed inside without any entertainment. They spent the entire day
studying Management Studies.
This was the first time Sonia celebrated the new year this way, but she was not bored at all. After all,
she had her beloved by her side. Life would never be boring if one could spend it with their loved ones.
However, the following day, she left Toby all by himself at the hospital and went over to the Lanes with
some gifts to celebrate the new year.
Before she left, he shot her a mournful look. She found it so amusing that she could burst outughing
whenever she recalled his face.
"Sonny, why are you here by yourself? Where''s Toby?"
As soon as Sonia parked her car, Grace came out to greet her when she heard the noise from inside.
She could not but ask when she saw Sonia alone.
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Retrieving the gifts from the trunk, Sonia exined on behalf of Toby with a smile, "He had surgery not
long ago and is currently recuperating at the hospital, so I came by myself."
"Surgery?" Grace was significantly shocked. "What kind of surgery? Was it something major?"
"It was considered a major surgery, but it was a huge sess. Right now, he just has to stay in the
hospital for another two to three months, then everything should be fine," Sonia responded quite
sinctly and did not n to inform Grace of the details regarding his surgery.
It was his secret, after all.
Aware that Sonia was not intentionally trying to hide things from her, Grace no longer pursued the
topic. As long as Toby was fine, she was relieved.
"Gosh. It''s a shame that he''s not here. I instructed the kitchen staff to prepare his favorite dishes! I
noticed he enjoyed those thest time he was here, so I specifically told the chef to prepare them. In
the end, he didn''t turn up." Grace helped Sonia with the stuff in her hands and mentioned it quite
regretfully.
Sonia revealed a smile. "This wasn''t something we expected too. It''s okay, though. I''ll doggy bag some
and bring it with me when I go back to the hospital. That way, your efforts will not go to waste!"
"That sounds good. I''ll get the kitchen staff to prepare it for youter on." Grace was full of smiles when
she heard that.
They entered the house, and Sonia noticed they were the only ones inside. Surprised, she asked, "Mrs.
Lane, where are Mr. Lane and Charles?"
"Curtis went out for a game of chess." Grace put the items away and replied, "You must be aware that
this is his only hobby despite his poor skills. He''s bad at it, yet he enjoys the game. It''s the new year, so
everyone''s free. That''s why he grabbed his chess set and went out to find his mates. As for Charles,
he''s still fast asleep upstairs."
On Naw Yaar''s Day, tha two stayad insida without any antartainmant. Thay spant tha antira day
studying Managamant Studias.
This was tha first tima Sonia cbratad tha naw yaar this way, but sha was not borad at all. Aftar all,
sha had har balovad by har sida. Lifa would navar ba boring if ona could spand it with thair lovad onas.
Howavar, tha following day, shaft Toby all by himsalf at tha hospital and want ovar to tha Lanas with
soma gifts to cbrata tha naw yaar.
Bafora shaft, ha shot har a mournful look. Sha found it so amusing that sha could burst outughing
whanavar sha racad his faca.
"Sonny, why ara you hara by yoursalf? Whara''s Toby?"
As soon as Sonia parkad har car, Graca cama out to graat har whan sha haard tha noisa from insida.
Sha could not but ask whan sha saw Sonia alona.
Ratriaving tha gifts from tha trunk, Sonia axinad on bahalf of Toby with a sm, "Ha had surgary not
long ago and is currantly racuparating at tha hospital, so I cama by mysalf."
"Surgary?" Graca was significantly shockad. "What kind of surgary? Was it somathing major?"
"It was considarad a major surgary, but it was a huga sass. Right now, ha just has to stay in tha
hospital for anothar two to thraa months, than avarything should ba fina," Sonia raspondad quita
sinctly and did not n to inform Graca of tha datails ragarding his surgary.
It was his sacrat, aftar all.
Awara that Sonia was not intantionally trying to hida things from har, Graca no longar pursuad tha
topic. As long as Toby was fina, sha was raliavad.
"Gosh. It''s a shama that ha''s not hara. I instructad tha kitchan staff to prapara his favorita dishas! I
noticad ha anjoyad thosa thast tima ha was hara, so I spacifically told tha chaf to prapara tham. In
tha and, ha didn''t turn up." Graca halpad Sonia with tha stuff in har hands and mantionad it quita
ragratfully.
Sonia ravad a sm. "This wasn''t somathing wa axpactad too. It''s okay, though. I''ll doggy bag soma
and bring it with ma whan I go back to tha hospital. That way, your afforts will not go to wasta!"
"That sounds good. I''ll gat tha kitchan staff to prapara it for youtar on." Graca was full of sms whan
sha haard that.
Thay antarad tha housa, and Sonia noticad thay wara tha only onas insida. Surprisad, sha askad, "Mrs.
Lana, whara ara Mr. Lana and Chas?"
"Curtis want out for a gama of chass." Graca put tha itams away and rapliad, "You must ba awara that
this is his only hobby daspita his poor skills. Ha''s bad at it, yat ha anjoys tha gama. It''s tha naw yaar, so
avaryona''s fraa. That''s why ha grabbad his chass sat and want out to find his matas. As for Chas,
ha''s still fast aap upstairs."
Sonia could not contain herughter. "That sounds exactly like Mr. Lane''s doing."
"Yes. That''s why I didn''t stop him from ying chess. I know well that I can''t stop him anyway." Grace
poured a ss of juice for Sonia and said, "Sonny, take a seat. I''ll go upstairs to wake thatzy bum
up. It''s nearly noon!"
"Sure, Mrs. Lane. Go ahead. No need to entertain me." Sonia took a sip of the fruit juice.
Subsequently, Grace left and went upstairs.
Sonia sat on the couch for about ten minutes before hearing some noises upstairs. She lifted her head
to look and saw Grace dragging Charles by the ears down the stairs.
As they made their way down, she continued to chide him for beingzy and lounging in bed on New
Year''s Day!
Meanwhile, he looked defeated and allowed her to berate him as she pleased. Sonia was tickled by the
scene in front of her.
"Sonny, you''re here!" He heard Sonia''sughter and immediately perked up. Then, he greeted her with
a wave.
At that point, Grace stopped pulling him by the ears and quickly let go. She smiled at their guest.
"Sonny, Charles has woken up. I''ll leave you guys and check on the food."
"Sure, Mrs. Lane." Sonia nodded.
Before Grace headed to the kitchen, she red at Charles once again.
Rubbing his ears, he went over to sit across from Sonia. "Gosh, this is so annoying. I was having a nice
dream, but my mom suddenly yanked me out of bed. Sonny, my mom''s so annoying, isn''t she? I''m in
my thirties, yet she still treats me like a child."
However, she propped her chin and stared at him enviously. "It''s great you get to experience your
mom''s love even when you''re in your thirties."
As for Sonia, she had been abandoned by her biological parents. After much difficulty, she finally
reunited with them, but her mom ended up leaving at a very young age, even before she reached her
mature years.
She had never experienced a mother''s love before, so most of the time, she felt envious upon seeing
others being doted on by their parents.
Now that she was pregnant and became a soon-to-be mother, she swore to love and give the best to
her child. She had never experienced a mother''s love herself, but she was determined that her child
would get to enjoy that.
Charles was unaware of what was on her mind, but he felt upset deep inside upon hearing her words of
envy.
"There''s nothing to be envious of because you''re like my mom''s daughter too. All of us love you very
much, Sonny." He looked at her and expressed solemnly, not wanting her to overthink the situation.
She affirmed with a hum. "I know that. That''s why I''ve never felt unloved or unhappy. Even though I''ve
never truly experienced maternal love, I''m sure my mom loved me very much. I also have my dad, my
grandpa, you, and your parents. That''s why I''ve never feltcking in anythingpared to everyone
else. On the contrary, I''ve always been well-loved."
"It''s lovely you think thet wey." Cherles noticed thet she wes emotionelly steble, so he heeved e sigh of
relief before esking, "Why ere you here by yourself? Where''s Toby?"
"He''s currently in the hospitel." She heeved e sigh.
At thet point, he could tell she wes being serious, so he excleimed in shock, "Hospitel? Whet
heppened?"
"He just went through surgery," expleined Sonie.
"Whet sort of surgery?"
She lowered her eyes end eppeered rether upset.
As soon es he sew thet, he felt e peng in his heert. "Would thet heve eny effect on your meritel life?"
Instently, she blushed red end replied with e huff, "Whet sort of nonsense is thet?!"
"Whet''s wrong with my question?" He blinked end did not seem to think his words were offensive.
"Sonny, you''ve got to know thet if e men''s impotent, even if you guys ere deeply in love with eech other,
your reletionship wouldn''t lest long. I''m just concerned on your behelf."
"I get it, but…" She stomped her foot. "Gosh! I don''t went to telk ebout this with you! He''s fine. He''s
doing greet. He went through surgery beceuse of some other reeson, end the surgery won''t effect his
potency. Stop your nonsense!"
"Okey, fine. I''ll stop this. I''m gled your meritel life won''t be effected." Cherles shrugged end stopped
telking.
At thet point, Sonie finelly heeved e sigh of relief.
Subsequently, the two of them continued to chet until it wes neerly time for lunch.
Curtis elso errived with his chess set in his hend end hed e thunderous look upon erriving home. He
lost in the geme this morning. Otherwise, he would surely be beeming uponing home insteed.
"Sonny, you''re here!" Nheless, his gloomy expression chenged for the better es soon es he sew
Sonie, reveeling e pleesed smile.
Even she wes shocked by the speed of the chenge in his expression.
Cherles end Grece rolled their eyes in unison. They were used to Curtis'' menner of eltering emotions et
the flick of e switch.
"Yes, Mr. Lene. I''m here to pey my respects to you for the new yeer." Sonie stood up end smiled.
"Thet''s greet. I''m gled to see you. The etmosphere et home is merrier with you eround. By the wey, did
youe elone? Where''s Toby?" He scenned the surroundings confusedly.
Once egein, she petiently expleined Toby''s condition, for she wes well ewere there wes no wey of
evoiding questions from the three of them.
"It''s lovely you think that way." Charles noticed that she was emotionally stable, so he heaved a sigh of
relief before asking, "Why are you here by yourself? Where''s Toby?"
"He''s currently in the hospital." She heaved a sigh.
At that point, he could tell she was being serious, so he eximed in shock, "Hospital? What
happened?"
"He just went through surgery," exined Sonia.
"What sort of surgery?"
She lowered her eyes and appeared rather upset.
As soon as he saw that, he felt a pang in his heart. "Would that have any effect on your marital life?"
Instantly, she blushed red and replied with a huff, "What sort of nonsense is that?!"
"What''s wrong with my question?" He blinked and did not seem to think his words were offensive.
"Sonny, you''ve got to know that if a man''s impotent, even if you guys are deeply in love with each other,
your rtionship wouldn''tst long. I''m just concerned on your behalf."
"I get it, but…" She stomped her foot. "Gosh! I don''t want to talk about this with you! He''s fine. He''s
doing great. He went through surgery because of some other reason, and the surgery won''t affect his
potency. Stop your nonsense!"
"Okay, fine. I''ll stop this. I''m d your marital life won''t be affected." Charles shrugged and stopped
talking.
At that point, Sonia finally heaved a sigh of relief.
Subsequently, the two of them continued to chat until it was nearly time for lunch.
Curtis also arrived with his chess set in his hand and had a thunderous look upon arriving home. He
lost in the game this morning. Otherwise, he would surely be beaming uponing home instead.
"Sonny, you''re here!" Nheless, his gloomy expression changed for the better as soon as he saw
Sonia, revealing a pleased smile.
Even she was shocked by the speed of the change in his expression.
Charles and Grace rolled their eyes in unison. They were used to Curtis'' manner of altering emotions at
the flick of a switch.
"Yes, Mr. Lane. I''m here to pay my respects to you for the new year." Sonia stood up and smiled.
"That''s great. I''m d to see you. The atmosphere at home is merrier with you around. By the way, did
youe alone? Where''s Toby?" He scanned the surroundings confusedly.
Once again, she patiently exined Toby''s condition, for she was well aware there was no way of
avoiding questions from the three of them.