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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.

flask into the kitchenette of the suite and

that he was the only one in the

explained with

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

being on my own for the

nodded. After dusting off her hands, she began to make her way to where she

this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are

9:00PM,” she pointed out

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

cast him a

for a bit. A friendly chat.” He

well, but I must leave

A satisfied smile

her seat once more next to the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was

second on pleasantries as he divulged business 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

the course of a hopefully 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

Toby no longer 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 to

was cruel; it would mercilessly 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 could understand

was. He would have shielded her from all of it and kept

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

he

she brushed off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging to

career in the business industry, the very same ones that helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by, much less be narrated in person, and she didn’t want to

by, and soon, it was

at 10.00PM and as it is, she was already fast asleep with her head resting

down at her and called out

could tell she was sleeping soundly, for she

around the room, he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack next to the bed. He lifted the covers off and reached to grab the jacket, then draped

he would have carried her into the adjoining room meant for

of this, his eyes fell on the cast on

off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her face so

to the hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in with documents in

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.

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