NovelEnglishWhy don’t you treasure what I give you? Penelope had written feelingly in small, white text against a
plain black background. She had evidently done so with the intention of soliciting comfort from her
friends on social media.
Skylar pondered this for a while but ultimately scrolled away without reacting to it.
“We’ve been continuously working overtime lately because of your father’s company,” Eva intoned,
breaking the hush in the office. She picked up the last document and added it to her neat stack, then
strode over to Skylar.
Skylar turned to look at Eva, then said quietly, “Eva, what are you blaming me for? I don’t get a single
cent from Quest Group, you know.”
Eva was dressed in a rather risqué, fitting blouse and mini-skirt. She’d left the top three buttons of her
blouse undone, exposing a peek of the smooth white skin on her chest for all to see.
Skylar realized that Eva had a rather impressive figure, being treated as she was to a rather expansive
view of Eva’s body through the plunging V-neck that the blouse now afforded.
So this is the view Tobias sees every day! Skylar mused.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEva replied coldly, “You know very well what I’m talking about. You made such a scene during the
family dinner. Everyone was so upset.”
Skylar reclined against the sofa and batted off a yawn. “Do you mean that you were upset, wondering
how on earth I could have managed to snag Tobias? You don’t think I’m good enough for him, do you?
Are you upset that I’m doing better than you?”
Skylar’s jeers had accurately pierced right to the heart of Eva’s disgruntlement.
The other woman snorted. “In real life, ugly ducklings don’t magically turn into swans. Tobias’ mother
came over to the office today, and I overheard them talking about you.”
From the exultant look on Eva’s face, Skylar instantly perceived that it had not been a pleasant
discussion.
She looked at Eva with distaste. “Keep whatever you heard to yourself. I’m not interested.”
Eva smiled slyly. “I suppose you know just as well as I do what transpired during that conversation. I
have to say it was pretty generous of his mother, though, inviting you to dinner.”
Eva’s words struck Skylar like a bolt of lightning. Racking her brains furiously, Skylar struggled to
remember if Tobias had raised this matter with her. Was it because there wasn’t time?
In her mind, she had already begun frantically ransacking her wardrobe for suitable clothes to wear to
this meeting.
Eva grinned unkindly. “Mr. Ford refused, though. He said that the two of you weren’t getting married
anytime soon and that there was no reason to bring you home to meet his family.”
At that, Skylar felt a wave of disappointment wash over her. However, she had to admit that that was a
more likely response of Tobias’.
Determined not to let Eva get the better of her, she flashed a dazzling smile in return. “I didn’t expect
you to be in the habit of eavesdropping, Eva. It’s true, though. We’ve decided to take things slowly.”
Eva shrugged carelessly. “Good luck, then. When you eventually get married, if you do, I’ll be the first
to congratulate you.”
A while later, Tobias stepped out of the meeting room wearily. His mind was throbbing with the
seemingly infinite number of emergencies he would have to attend to. His thoughts, however, were
arrested at the sight of Skylar sitting forlornly on the sofa. She was waiting for him.
The man’s tense features softened. He crossed over to Skyler and ran his fingers through her hair
lovingly. “Come on, I’ll send you home. You haven’t eaten anything yet, have you? What would you
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmlike?”
Skylar shook her head. “I don’t eat anything after six in the evening. It’ll make me gain weight.”
Tobias’ attention was abruptly drawn to the fact that Skylar did look a lot thinner than she had a while
ago. She had always been slender, but now, she was on the verge of appearing bony.
After all, part of Skylar’s job, being in the entertainment industry, was to conform to their beauty
standards, no matter how oppressive.
“What’s the point of living if you don’t get to eat good food?” Tobias said, trying to tempt Skylar.
It didn’t take much for him to persuade het. She, too, was of the firm conviction that food was one of the
things that made life enjoyable.
Skylar thus relented quickly. Her first thought was of having a simple plate of pasta to satisfy her
hunger.
However, she stifled her craving in consideration of Tobias’ refined taste. She thus suggested boldly,
“Let’s eat seafood. The kind that costs no less than a thousand per person.”
As she’d expected, Tobias didn’t bat an eyelid. As long he could do so, Skylar could consider all of her
wishes granted.
She had imagined supper to be an intimate affair between herself and Tobias. As they were driving
towards the restaurant, however, a car stopped before them. It was Sheldon.
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