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.

flask into the kitchenette of the suite and returned to the room

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

he explained with a book in

are you going to do at

on my own for the night,” he said matter-of-factly as he

hands, she

sight of this, Toby’s

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

the book in his hand and asked, “Would

cast him

figured we could talk for a bit. A

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

A satisfied smile pulled on

purse down and took her seat once more next to the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was more

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 drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three good years,

her mentor and guide her through life

crevices was marked with scheme. She was still green, so there was no way

continue living, she would never have to discover how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all of

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

admittedly taken aback by Toby’s sudden coaching. She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was urgently trying to

brushed off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging

survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by, much less be narrated in person, and she

and soon,

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

glanced down at her and called out softly,

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

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 reached to grab the

it weren’t for the fact that one of his arms was busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining room meant

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

fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her face so that she could

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

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

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