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.

brought the flask into the kitchenette of the suite and returned to the room after she had kept

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

her shift,” he explained with a book in his good

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

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

hands, she began

Toby’s

already 9:00PM,” she pointed out as she took her purse and checked

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

cast him a

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

well, but

satisfied smile

asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty,

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

following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three good years, during which his body would slowly wear out just

life in the industry. He had to teach her everything he

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

how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all of

leave

Sonia was admittedly taken aback by Toby’s sudden coaching. She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was urgently trying to make her absorb all his

brushed off such thoughts and paid

business industry, the very same ones that helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences

ticked by, and soon,

return home at 10.00PM and

her and called out

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

had hung up on the rack next

of his arms was busted, he would have carried her into

the thought of this, his eyes fell on the cast

her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her

only just done all this when the door to the hospital room opened. Tom

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

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