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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.

She brought the flask into the kitchenette of the suite and returned to the room after she had kept everything in place.

Upon seeing that he was the only one in the room, she glanced around and asked, “Where’s the caretaker?”

“I let her off her shift,” he explained with a book in his good hand.

As she walked over to his bed, she pressed, “What are you going to do at night if you let her off early like this?”

“My legs are completely fine and I’m perfectly capable of being on my own for the night,” he said matter-of-factly as he looked up at her.

Now that she saw his point, Sonia nodded. After dusting off her hands, she began to make her way to where she had left her purse.

this, Toby’s gaze

pointed out as she took her purse and checked

cast aside the book in his hand and asked, “Would you mind staying

him

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

in agreement, she said, “Very well,

satisfied smile pulled on

bed. He had asked that she stay for a chat, but in all honesty, it was

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 Paradigm Co. should

of a hopefully developing friendship, but following the drastic shortening of his lifespan, he now only had three good years, during which his body would slowly wear out just to

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

as every one of its nooks and crevices was marked with scheme. She was

the industry was. He would have shielded her from all

to wither away and leave her unprotected, but he would do whatever he could to make her stronger. Going forward, she

the feeling that he was

she brushed off such thoughts and paid attention,

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 didn’t want to miss out

and soon, it

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

at her

could tell she was sleeping soundly, for she did not

jacket she had hung up on the rack next to the

into the adjoining room meant for caretakers who stayed over the night and let Sonia rest

eyes fell on the cast

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

opened. Tom came bustling in with documents in hand and greeted instantly,

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

out, his loud greeting

as he tread lightly over to the bed.

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