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

one in the room, she glanced

explained with a book in his

you going to do at night if you let her off

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

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

of this, Toby’s

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

aside the book in his hand and asked,

cast him a

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

of hesitation, she relented. Nodding in agreement, she said, “Very well, but I must leave

A satisfied smile pulled on

once more next to the bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but

time, he spared not 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

but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three good years,

no longer had enough time to be her mentor and guide her through life in the industry. He had to teach her

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

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

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

and paid attention, clinging

helped him to thrive and survive. Experiences like his were hard to come by,

and soon,

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

her and called out

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

jacket she had hung up

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

fell on the cast on his arm and a rueful, imperceptible sigh escaped

out to move her hair out of her face so that she

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

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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