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Chapter 458

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.

of the suite and returned to the room

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

explained with a book in his

“What are you going to do at

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

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

Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are

be. I mean, it’s already 9:00PM,” she pointed

his hand and asked, “Would you

him

bit. A friendly chat.”

the time 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

satisfied smile

that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was more of a

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 in terms

the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three good years, during which his body

this point, Toby no longer had enough time to be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had

out as every one of its nooks and crevices was marked with scheme. She was still green, so there was no way she

discover how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all of it and kept her rose-colored glasses intact even if the

were 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

the feeling that he was urgently trying to

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

helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by, much less be narrated in

by, and soon, it was

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

glanced down at her and

he could tell she was sleeping soundly, for she did not

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

have carried her into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed

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

the jacket wouldn’t fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of

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

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

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