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

shift,” he explained with a book in his good

you going to do at night if you

on my

dusting off her hands, she began to make her way to where she had

of this, Toby’s gaze

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

She cast him

talk for a bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily

of hesitation, she relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “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

purse down and took her seat once more next to the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat,

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

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

her through life

marked with scheme. She was still green, so there was no way she could understand how dark and twisted the industry

shielded her from all

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. Going forward, she would be on her own as she tried to

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 leaving

such thoughts and paid

notes that defined 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

ticked by, and soon, it was

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

down at her and called out softly,

he could tell she was sleeping soundly, for she

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

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

this, his eyes fell on the cast

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

door to the hospital room opened.

his mouth shut. 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 frame as she slouched over the bed.

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