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.

and returned to the room after she

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

explained with a

going to do at night if you let her

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

hands, she

of this, Toby’s gaze

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

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

cast him

bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily met her

relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM.

smile pulled on

placed her purse down and took her seat once more next to the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but

tough commercial world. He even touched on the ideal direction that Paradigm Co. should take in

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

be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything he knew

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

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

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

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

and paid attention,

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 miss

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 head

glanced down at her

twitched, but he could tell she was sleeping soundly, for 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 the covers off and reached to grab the jacket, then draped it over Sonia’s

of his arms was busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed over the night and let Sonia rest

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

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

room opened. Tom came bustling in with

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 the

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