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 kitchenette of the suite and returned to the room after she had kept everything

was the only one in the room, she

explained

walked over to his bed, she pressed, “What are you going to do at night if you

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

her hands, she began to make

Toby’s

it’s already 9:00PM,” she pointed out

in his hand and asked, “Would you mind

cast him a bewildered

A friendly chat.” He steadily met

of hesitation, she relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need to

smile pulled on Toby’s

more next to the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but

best way to navigate the tough commercial world. He

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

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

business world was cruel; it would mercilessly chew and spit Sonia out as every one of its nooks and crevices was marked with scheme. She was still green, so there was no way she could understand how dark and twisted the industry could

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

away and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever he could to make her stronger. Going forward, she would be on her own as she tried to

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, clinging

were valuable notes that defined his career in the business industry, the very same ones that helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by, much less be narrated in person, and she didn’t want to miss out on any

by, and soon, it was

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

glanced down at her and called

she was sleeping soundly, for she did not wake

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

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

the cast on his arm and a rueful, imperceptible sigh

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

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

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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