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

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

her off her shift,” he explained with

she walked over to his bed, she pressed, “What are you going to

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

her hands, she began to make her

this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are you

pointed out as she took her purse and

cast aside the book in his hand and asked, “Would you mind staying here

She cast him a bewildered

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

and after a moment 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

satisfied smile

the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all

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

friendship, but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three

this point, Toby no longer had enough time to be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything he knew before his body started to give

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

would have shielded her from all of it and kept

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

She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was urgently trying to make her

she brushed off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging to his every

the business industry, the very same ones that helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come

ticked by, and

conversation, Sonia had forgotten that she was supposed to return home at 10.00PM and as it is, she was already fast asleep with

at her and called out softly,

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

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

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

on the cast on his arm and

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

when the door to the hospital room opened. Tom

a freezing look that made him clamp his mouth shut. He had no idea what he did wrong at first, but thankfully, he snapped

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