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Chapter 458

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 the room

only one in the room, she glanced around and

off her shift,” he explained

“What are you going to do at

my own for the night,” he said matter-of-factly as he looked up at

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

Toby’s gaze darkened. “Are

should be. I mean, it’s already 9:00PM,” she pointed

and asked, “Would

him

a bit. A friendly chat.” He steadily met her gaze.

agreement, she said, “Very well,

smile pulled on

had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was more of a crash course on business management

way to navigate the tough commercial world. He even touched on

over the course of a hopefully developing friendship, but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only

this point, Toby no longer had enough time to be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had

was marked with

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

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

shake the feeling that he was urgently trying to make her absorb all his

such thoughts and paid

and survive. Experiences like his were hard

ticked by, and soon, it

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

glanced down at her and called out softly,

tell she was sleeping soundly, for she

she slept that he couldn’t bring himself to stir her awake. Glancing around the room, he saw the jacket she had hung up on the rack next to

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

the cast on his arm and a rueful, imperceptible

shoulders, Toby reached out to move her hair out of her face so that she

this when the door to the hospital room opened. Tom came bustling in with documents in hand and greeted instantly,

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

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