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

he was the only one in the room, she glanced

shift,” he explained with

she pressed, “What are you going

being on my own for the night,” he said matter-of-factly

his point, Sonia nodded. After dusting off her hands, she began to make her way to

the sight of this, Toby’s gaze darkened.

she pointed out as she took her purse and checked

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

cast him a

a bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily met her gaze.

well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need to get

smile

that she stay for a chat, but in

spared not one second on pleasantries as he divulged business management tips to her and taught her the best way to navigate the tough commercial world. He

to coach her on these things over 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 to

enough time to be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach

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 how dark and twisted the industry

was. He would have shielded her from all

there to be room for hope. He was destined to wither away and leave her unprotected, but

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

off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging to his every

that 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, much less be narrated in

by, and soon, it was

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

glanced down at her and called out softly,

tell she was sleeping soundly, for she did not

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 the covers off and reached to grab the jacket, then draped

the fact that one of his arms was busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed over the

the cast

sure that the jacket wouldn’t fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her face so

hospital room opened. Tom came bustling

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 the warning

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