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

the only one in the

her off her shift,” he explained with a

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

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

dusting off her hands, she began to make

the sight of this, Toby’s gaze

should be. I mean, it’s already 9:00PM,” she pointed out as she took her purse and

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

him

A

glanced at the time and after a moment of hesitation, she relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need

A satisfied smile pulled on Toby’s

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

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 of corporate

her on these things over the course of a hopefully developing friendship, but following the drastic shortening of

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

chew and spit Sonia out as every one of its nooks and crevices was marked with scheme. She was still

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

leave

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

she brushed off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging

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 miss out on

ticked by, and soon,

that she was supposed to return home at 10.00PM and as it is, she was already fast asleep with her head resting

her and called out softly,

tell she was sleeping soundly, for she did

looked so peaceful when she slept that he couldn’t bring himself to stir her awake. Glancing around the room, he saw the jacket she had hung

he would have carried her into the

eyes fell on the cast on his arm and a rueful, imperceptible sigh

her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her

this when the door to the hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in

at first, but thankfully, he snapped out of his confusion in time to notice Sonia’s

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