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.

of the suite and returned

the only one in the room, she

her shift,” he explained with

pressed, “What are you going to do at night if you let her off early

completely fine and I’m perfectly capable of being on my own for the night,”

his point, Sonia nodded. After dusting off her hands, she

of this, Toby’s gaze

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

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

She cast him a

we could talk for a bit. A friendly

at the time and after 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 countryside

satisfied smile pulled on Toby’s

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

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

but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only

and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach

cruel; it would mercilessly chew and spit Sonia out as every one of its nooks and crevices was marked

never have to discover how terrifying the industry was. He would have shielded her from all

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

couldn’t shake the feeling that he was urgently trying to make her absorb all his pointers, like he

and paid attention, clinging

were valuable notes that defined his career in 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

ticked by, and soon, it was

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

at her and called

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

around the room, he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack next to the bed.

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

the thought of this, his eyes fell on the cast on his arm and a rueful, imperceptible sigh

to move her hair out of her face

this when the door to the hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in with documents

clamp his mouth shut. He had no idea what he did wrong at first, but thankfully, he snapped

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