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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.

brought the flask into the kitchenette of the suite and

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

let her off her shift,” he explained

you going to

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

his point, Sonia nodded. After dusting off her hands, she began to make her way to where

of this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are you

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

aside the book in his hand and asked, “Would you

him a

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

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

satisfied smile pulled

bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was more

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

hopefully developing friendship, but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he

time to be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything

out as every one of its nooks and crevices was marked with scheme.

industry was. He would have shielded her from all of it and kept her rose-colored glasses intact

slim for there to be room for hope. He was destined to wither away and leave her unprotected,

the feeling that he was urgently trying to make her absorb all his pointers, like he was leaving her with

she brushed off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging

ones that helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by, much less

ticked by, and soon, it

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

at her and called out softly,

was sleeping soundly, for she did not wake up at

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

her into the adjoining room

cast on his arm and a rueful,

reached out to

hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in with documents in

Tom could finish speaking, Toby shot him a 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 she slouched over the bed. At that

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