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

in the room, she glanced

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

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

of being on my own for the night,”

point, Sonia nodded. After dusting off her hands, she began to make her way to where

this, Toby’s gaze

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

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

She cast him a

talk for a bit. A friendly

said, “Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need to

smile pulled on

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

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

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 him

life in the industry. He

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

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

three years were too slim for there to be room for hope. He was destined to wither away and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever he could to make

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

such thoughts and paid

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

and

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

down at her and called

tell she was sleeping soundly, for she did not wake

had hung up on the rack next to the bed. He lifted the covers off and reached to grab

busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who

this, his eyes fell on the cast

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

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

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

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