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.

and

that he was the only one in the

her off her shift,” he explained with a book in his

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

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

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

this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are you

she pointed out as she took

and asked, “Would you mind

him a bewildered

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

the time and after a moment of hesitation, she relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “Very well, but I

A satisfied smile pulled on

asked that she stay for a chat, but

tips to her and taught her the best way to navigate the tough commercial world. He even touched on the ideal direction

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

Toby no longer had enough time to be her mentor and guide her through life

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

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

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

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

survive. Experiences like his

ticked by, and soon, it was

during the conversation, Sonia had forgotten that she was supposed to return home at 10.00PM and as it is, she

her and

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 up on the rack next to the bed. He lifted the covers off and

would have carried her into

of this, his eyes fell on the cast on his arm and a

wouldn’t fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her face so that

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

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 confusion in time to notice Sonia’s sleeping frame as

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