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Skylar froze for a moment and was upset with herself for being so impulsive. She knew that even if she had asked
the question, unlike other men, Tobias would not make her any promises or vow that she would be the only woman
he loved.
He was still being his lofty self and had an unrelenting attitude.
The man had made himself very clear. Skylar knew that since he had already explained to her once, he had no
intention to reassure her multiple times. If she kept harping on the same issue, he would just find her immature and
not sensible.
Skylar suddenly laughed, hiding her true emotions. “I’m heading downstairs for dinner. I won’t be asking you any
questions ever again.”
That was obviously what women would say when they were upset.
However, Tobias had already gone downstairs before Skylar, and he was behaving in an extremely cold manner
towards her.
Madelyn had indeed prepared a very sumptuous meal. Yet, the atmosphere at the dining table was rather tense. No
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtone was talking, and the only sounds that could be heard were that of the utensils clanking against each other.
“Did Valerie make things difficult for you? You can tell me if you have any problems.” Tobias finally broke the silence
and took the initiative to show Skylar concern.
Even though he was not pleased with Skylar’s confrontation, he knew that she must have a reason for asking that,
and he wanted to get to the bottom of the matter.
Skylar poked around her food and replied placidly, “Nope, I’m fine. Our boss is really nice. I’m the one who’s being
petty and making unfounded assumptions.”
It would be obvious from one’s eyes if there was love. With everything accumulated so far, Skylar looked up and
met Tobias’ gaze.
However, the look in Tobias’ eyes was one that she had never encountered before. His pitch dark eyes were like an
abyss, cold and complicated, without a single trace of warmth.
At that moment, Skylar was convinced that even his occasional gentleness and thoughtfulness was just him being
charitable towards her.
Two days later, Skylar received a small parcel that was delivered from overseas, but she did not remember
ordering anything from overseas.
After severing the adhesive tape with a pen, she saw a letter and a small box inside the parcel. As the letter was
written in a foreign language, she did not understand a single word of it and merely put it aside.
When she opened the small box, she saw that it contained an obsidian bracelet that sparkled in the afternoon sun.
That bracelet was identical to the one Valerie wore on her wrist. As such, Skylar put it back into the box without
even trying it on.
That other night, Tobias left immediately after dinner. Skylar had thought that she would feel really depressed over
that, but it wasn’t as bad as she expected it to be.
In fact, she was even feeling relieved and at ease.
Just then, Tobias texted: Did you receive the bracelet?
It was when Skylar saw the message on her phone that she realized that Tobias had changed his display picture.
His new picture was that of a cypress tree in the garden. If he had the time to change his display picture, why didn’t
he have the time to drop me a message during the past two days?
At that thought, Skylar texted back: I don’t think I need that. You can give it to someone who needs it.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTobias replied: You can do whatever you want with it.
Skylar did not understand how the man could type out such a cold reply to her. “Whatever” was one word Skylar
hated most, but it was also the word Tobias used most often when he was running out of patience.
It seemed like that was the extent of his patience towards her.
Meanwhile, Valerie was walking past the corridor toward the café on the ground floor of her office building. It was 8
p.m., the prime time for dating.
After receiving Tobias’ call, she had specially gone home to change into a different set of outfit as she knew that
Tobias preferred dark colors. After working alongside him for eight years, she had always dressed in gray-scale or
black-and-white. However, she had always arranged for Skylar’s outfits to be bright and colorful.
When Valerie reached, she saw that there were two cups of black coffee placed on the table in front of Tobias. After
smoothing her dress out carefully, the woman sat down opposite him.
Valerie remembered that the previous time they had coffee together was three years ago and said, “It’s a surprise
that you still remember that I like black coffee, Mr. Ford.”
“I don’t. I didn’t order any coffee. It has been busy at the café, and the staff didn’t have time to clear the tables.
These were left behind by someone else. Anyway, let’s speak outside. It’s too warm in here,” Tobias replied curtly.
Feeling awkward, Valerie stood up and followed Tobias out of the café before they walked up an overhead bridge.
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