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Chapter 458

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 suite and returned to

the room, she glanced around and asked,

explained with a book

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

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

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

the sight of this, Toby’s gaze darkened.

should be. I mean, it’s already 9:00PM,” she pointed out as she took her purse and

book in his hand and asked, “Would you mind staying here for

She cast him

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

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

satisfied smile pulled on Toby’s

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 than a

time, he spared not one second 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 direction that Paradigm Co. should take in terms of corporate growth and the various industries that

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

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

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

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

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

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

brushed off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging to his every

same ones that helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by, much less be narrated

by, and soon,

to return home at 10.00PM and as it is, she was already fast

glanced down at her and called

but he could tell she was sleeping soundly,

bring himself to stir her awake. Glancing around the room, he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack

his arms was busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed over the

on the cast on his arm and a rueful, imperceptible

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

the hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in with documents in hand and

did wrong at first, but thankfully, he snapped out of his confusion in time

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