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

seeing that he was the only one in the room,

off her shift,” he explained with

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

of being on my own for

off her hands, she began to make her

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

she pointed out

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

cast him a

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

said, “Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need to get some sleep before my trip to the

smile pulled

the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was

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

following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only

her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He

world 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

could continue living, she would never have to discover how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from

and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever he could to make her stronger. Going forward, she would be on her own as

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

thoughts and paid attention, clinging to

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 miss out on any

by, and

conversation, Sonia had forgotten that she was supposed to return home at 10.00PM and as it is,

at her and called out softly,

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

Glancing around the room, he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack next to the

have carried her into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed over the night and

eyes fell on the cast

that the jacket wouldn’t fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her face so that she could breathe better while

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

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

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