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 flask into the 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 with a book in his good

are you going to do at night if you let her off early

my own for the night,” he

off her hands, she began to make

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

she pointed

in his hand and asked, “Would you mind staying

cast him

bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily met her gaze.

hesitation, she relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “Very well, but I

A satisfied smile pulled on Toby’s

seat once more next to the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was more of a crash course on business management

one second on pleasantries as he divulged business management tips to her and taught her the best way to navigate the tough commercial

on these things over the course of a hopefully developing friendship, but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three good years, during which his body would slowly wear out just to keep

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

its nooks and crevices was marked with scheme. She was still green, so there was no way she could understand

discover how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all of

there to be room for hope. He was destined to wither away and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever

by Toby’s sudden coaching. She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was urgently trying to make her absorb all his pointers,

and paid attention, clinging to

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

by, and soon, it

home at 10.00PM and as it is, she was already fast asleep with her

down at her and called

was sleeping soundly, for

looked so peaceful when 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 jacket, then draped it over Sonia’s

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

the cast on his arm and a rueful, imperceptible sigh escaped

to move her hair out of her face so that

done all this when the door to the hospital room opened. Tom came bustling

shut. He had no idea what he did wrong at first, but thankfully,

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