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.

into the kitchenette of the suite and returned

he was the only one in the room, she glanced around and

let her off her shift,” he explained with a book

going

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

she saw his point, Sonia nodded. After dusting off her hands, she

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

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

cast aside the book in his hand and asked, “Would you mind

cast him a

A friendly chat.”

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

A satisfied smile pulled

asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was more of a crash course on business management than a

divulged business management tips to her and taught her the best way to navigate the tough commercial world. He even

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 keep him

guide her through life in the industry. He had

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

He would have shielded her from all

chances of him staying alive after three years were too slim for there to be room for hope. He was destined to wither away and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever he could to make her stronger.

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

and paid

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 person, and she didn’t want to miss out on

by, and soon, it

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

her and called

twitched, but he could tell she was sleeping soundly, for she did not wake

couldn’t bring himself to stir her awake. Glancing around the room, he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack

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

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

to move her hair out of her face so that she could breathe better while

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

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

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