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Chapter 458

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

only one in the room,

her off her shift,” he explained with a

to his bed, she pressed, “What are you going to do at

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

she saw his point, Sonia nodded. After dusting off her hands, she began to make her way to where she had

of this, Toby’s gaze darkened.

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

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

She cast him a bewildered

for a bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily

relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need to get some sleep before

A satisfied smile pulled

once more next to the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was more of a

he spared not one second on pleasantries 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 take in terms of corporate growth and the various industries that the

things over the course of a hopefully developing friendship, but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three good years,

through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything he knew before his body

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

how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all of it and kept her rose-colored glasses intact even if the industry rained bullets on

three years were too slim for there to be room for hope. He was destined to wither away and leave her

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 attention, clinging

him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by, much less be narrated

and soon, it

at 10.00PM and as it is, she was already fast asleep

down at her and called

was sleeping soundly, for she did not

room, he saw the jacket she had

arms was busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining room

on the cast on his arm and

off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her

all this when the door to the hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in with documents in hand and greeted

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

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