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.

into the kitchenette of the suite and returned to the room after she had

in the room, she glanced around and asked,

off her shift,” he explained with a book in his good

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

legs are completely fine and I’m perfectly capable of being on my own for the night,”

hands,

this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are

pointed out as she took her purse and

and asked, “Would you

cast him a bewildered

bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily

“Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need to get some sleep before my trip to the

smile

and took her 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

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

drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now

to be her mentor and guide her through life in the

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

continue living, she would never have to discover how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all of it and kept her

He was destined to wither away and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever he could to make her stronger. Going forward, she would be on her own

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

off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging to

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

by, and

10.00PM

down at her

but he could tell she was sleeping soundly,

he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack next to the bed. He lifted the covers

was busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed over the night and let Sonia rest

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

the jacket wouldn’t fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her face so that she could breathe

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

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 the warning look in

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