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.

suite and

only one in the room,

her shift,” he explained with

you going to do at night if you let her

on my own for the

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

this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are

pointed out as she took her purse and

book in his hand and asked, “Would you mind

cast him a

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

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

smile pulled on

to the bed. He had asked that she stay

whole time, 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

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

no longer had enough time to be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything

one of its nooks and crevices was marked with scheme. She was still green, so

she would never have to discover how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all of it and kept her rose-colored glasses intact

He was destined to wither away and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever he could to make her stronger. Going forward, she would be on her

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

off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging to his

that helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were

by, and soon, it

to return home at 10.00PM and as it is, she was already

down at her and called out

could tell she was sleeping soundly, for she

room, he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack next to the bed. He lifted the covers off and reached to

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

this, his eyes fell on the cast

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

this when the door to the hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in with documents in hand and greeted instantly, “President Fuller,

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

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