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 to the room after she had kept

in the room, she glanced around and

off her shift,” he explained with a book

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

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

nodded. After dusting off her hands, she began to

sight of this, Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are you

pointed out as she took her purse and

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

She cast him a

could talk for a bit. A friendly chat.”

a moment of hesitation, she relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “Very well, but I must leave at 10:00PM. I need to get some sleep before my trip to the

A satisfied smile

stay

best way to navigate the tough commercial world. He

shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three good years,

enough time to be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach her everything he knew before

nooks and crevices was marked with scheme. She was still green, so there was no

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

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, but he would do whatever he could to make her stronger. Going forward, she would be on her own as she tried to survive

by Toby’s sudden coaching. She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was urgently

she brushed off such thoughts and paid attention, clinging to

and survive. Experiences like his were hard to

by, and soon, it

conversation, Sonia had forgotten that she was supposed to return home at 10.00PM and as it is, she was

her and called out

was sleeping soundly, for she

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 to grab the jacket, then draped

it weren’t for the fact that one of his arms was busted, he would have carried her into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed over the night and let Sonia rest

the thought of this, his eyes fell on the cast on his arm

sure that the jacket wouldn’t fall off her shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her face so that she could breathe better while she

had only just done all this when the door to the hospital room opened.

what he did wrong at first, but thankfully, he snapped out of his confusion in time to notice Sonia’s sleeping frame as she

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