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Chapter 458

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.

kitchenette of the suite and returned to the room after she had kept everything in

the only one in the room, she glanced around and asked, “Where’s

shift,” he explained with a book in his good

over to his bed, she pressed, “What are you going to do at night if you let

I’m perfectly capable of being on my own for the night,” he said matter-of-factly

dusting off her hands, she began to make her way to where

of this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are you

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

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

She cast him

for a bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily

after a moment of hesitation, she relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need to get some sleep

A satisfied smile

once more next to the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was more of a crash course on

management tips to her 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 terms of

developing friendship, but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan,

had enough time to be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything he knew before his body started

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 way she

would have shielded her from all of it and kept her rose-colored glasses intact even if the industry rained bullets on

the chances of him staying alive 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 as

coaching. She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was urgently trying to make her absorb

brushed off such thoughts and paid attention,

and survive. Experiences

ticked by, and soon,

home at 10.00PM and as it is, she was

her and

could tell she was sleeping soundly, for she did not wake up at

looked so peaceful when she slept that he couldn’t bring himself to stir her awake. Glancing around the room, he saw the jacket she had

into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed

the thought of this, his eyes fell on the cast on his arm and a rueful, imperceptible

to move her hair out of her

hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in with documents in hand and greeted

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

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