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

in the room, she glanced around

her off her shift,” he explained

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

are completely fine and I’m perfectly capable of being on my own for the night,” he said matter-of-factly

dusting off her hands, she began to make her way to where she

this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are

it’s already 9:00PM,” she pointed out as she

aside the book in his hand and asked, “Would you

cast him a bewildered

could talk for a bit. A friendly

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

smile pulled on

had asked that she stay for a chat, but in

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 the company should

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

through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything he knew before

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

have to discover how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all of it and kept her rose-colored glasses intact even if the industry

too slim for there to be room for hope. He was destined to wither away and leave her

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

and paid

him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were

by, and soon, it

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

down at her and called

he could tell she was sleeping

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

it weren’t for the fact that one of his arms was busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining room

his eyes fell on the cast on his arm and

wouldn’t fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her

room opened. Tom came

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 as she slouched over

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