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.

kitchenette of the suite and returned to the

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

let her off her shift,” he explained

pressed, “What are you going to do at night if you let

of being on my own for

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

this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are you

mean, it’s already 9:00PM,” she pointed out

and asked, “Would you mind staying

She cast him a

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

agreement, she said, “Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need

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

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

had wanted to coach her on these things over the course of a hopefully developing friendship, but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had

her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything he knew

marked with scheme. She was still green, so

to 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 industry rained

away and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever he could to make

She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was urgently trying to make her absorb all his pointers, like he was leaving her

such thoughts and paid attention,

in the business industry, the very same ones that helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like

and soon,

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

at her

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

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

for the fact that one of his arms was busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining

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

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

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

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 moment, he finally understood

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