Chapter 458 Toby’s Plan

After having fed Toby a mouthful of chowder, Sonia placed the spoon aside and asked expectantly, “What do you think?”

“It’s delicious,” he said after he swallowed the chowder to give her a reassuring nod.

She broke into a smile. “Good. I’m glad.” Glad that all the stock-brewing, the dicing, the simmering and the stirring are all worth this moment of praise, she thought. Then, she brought another spoonful of chowder to his lips and prompted, “Here, have some more.”

 

And just like that, the both of them fell into a rhythm and before they knew it, the bowl was practically polished clean.

Sonia rose from her seat and asked, “Would you like another bowl?”

Toby shook his head. “No, thanks. I’m full.”

“Already?” She glanced at the empty bowl in her hand and frowned slightly. “You barely ate, though!” More importantly, the bowl she used was a small one and there couldn’t have been much chowder in it to fill him up so quickly, not while he was a man with a six-foot-three build.

“I’m actually full,” he insisted calmly as he took the mouthwash the caretaker had given him. “They gave me another bottle of IV after you left in the afternoon. Apparently, the fluid contains some substance that makes one feel a little bloated.”

“Oh, okay.” Sonia nodded at this new information. “Well then, I won’t try to force-feed you. I’ll keep the rest of the chowder in the fridge, so maybe you can get the caretaker to heat it up for you for breakfast tomorrow.”

 

“Alright,” Toby replied.

the flask into the kitchenette of the suite and returned to the room after

the room, she glanced

he explained with a book

you going to do at night if you

my own for

Sonia nodded. After dusting off her hands, she

Toby’s gaze darkened.

should be. I mean, it’s already 9:00PM,” she pointed out as

in his hand and asked, “Would you mind staying here for

cast him a bewildered

we could talk for a bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily met her

well, but I must leave

smile

she stay for

and taught her the best way to navigate the tough commercial world. He even touched on the ideal direction that Paradigm Co. should take in

developing friendship, but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three good years, during which his body would slowly wear out just to keep him

through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything

chew and spit Sonia out as every one of its nooks and crevices was marked with scheme. She was still green, so there was no

how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all of it and kept her rose-colored glasses intact even if the industry

after three years were too slim for there to be room for hope. He was destined to wither away and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever he could to make her stronger. Going forward, she would be on her own

feeling that he was urgently trying to make her absorb all his pointers, like he was

she brushed off such thoughts and

defined his career in the business industry, the very same ones that helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by,

by, and

Sonia had forgotten that she was supposed to return home at 10.00PM and as it is, she was already fast asleep with her head resting

glanced down at her and called out

she was sleeping soundly, for she did not

when she slept that he couldn’t bring himself to stir her awake. Glancing around the room, he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack next to the bed. He lifted

one of his arms was busted, he would have carried her into

on the cast on his arm and a

wouldn’t fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair

had only just done all this when the door to the hospital room opened. Tom came

before Tom could finish speaking, Toby shot him a freezing look that made him clamp his mouth shut. He had no idea what he did wrong at first, but thankfully, he snapped out of his confusion in time to notice Sonia’s sleeping frame as she slouched over the bed. At that moment, he finally understood

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