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 returned to the

one in the room, she glanced

he explained with a

over to his bed, she pressed, “What are you going to

being on my own

her hands, she began to make her way to where she had left her

sight of this, Toby’s gaze

she pointed out as she

book in his hand and asked, “Would you

cast him

bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily

said, “Very well, but I must leave at

satisfied smile pulled on Toby’s

asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was more of a crash

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 corporate growth and the various industries

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

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

out as every one of its nooks and crevices was marked with scheme. She was still green, so there was no way

have shielded her from all of it and kept her rose-colored glasses intact even

the chances of him staying alive after three years were too slim for there to be room for hope. He was destined to wither away and leave her unprotected,

coaching. She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was urgently trying to

such thoughts and paid attention, clinging to his every

helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by, much less be narrated in person, and

by, and soon, it was

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

down at her and called out

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

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

into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed over the night and let Sonia rest in a proper

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

jacket wouldn’t fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her face

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

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

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