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.

suite and returned to the room after she had

the room, she glanced around and

off her shift,” he explained with a

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

fine and I’m perfectly capable of being on my own for

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

this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are

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

and asked, “Would you mind staying here

him

we could talk for a bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily

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

smile pulled on

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

business management tips to her and taught her the best way to navigate the tough commercial world. He even touched

the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had

mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything he knew before his body started to give

marked with scheme. She was still green, so there was

industry was. He would have shielded her from

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

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

brushed off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging to his

survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by, much less be narrated in person, and she didn’t want to miss out

and

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

at her and

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

he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack next to the bed. He lifted the covers off and reached to grab the jacket, then draped it over Sonia’s

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

the cast on his arm and a rueful, imperceptible sigh

out to move her hair out of her face so

the hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in with documents in hand and greeted instantly, “President Fuller,

could finish 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 the bed. At that moment, he finally understood the warning look in

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