NovelEnglishIndeed, Thomas did not disappoint Skylar. At the end of the day, he only called her here because he
needed her help.
“You’re talking to the wrong person! We already broke up,” she lied.
Avery stood up and argued, “I clearly saw Tobias send you back last night. Stop beating around the
bush and just admit that you don’t want to help the family.”
Right then, Skylar recalled Avery saying that she wished to reconcile with her. It looks like she can’t
keep up the act anymore.
“Fine, I’ll get straight to the point. I’m not a part of this family, so I’m not obligated to help you. Also, you
overestimated my importance to Tobias. Do you really think he’d immediately come to your aid with just
a word from me? This isn’t playing house.”
Thomas’ face darkened in response to Skylar’s candor, but he had to suppress his rage and stop
himself from lashing out at her.
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“Are you just going to watch me go to jail? You’re still my daughter after all.” He played the family card
again.
Skylar shrugged her shoulders. “I’m fine with that. I have a murderer as a mother, so having a father
who’s placed behind bars is nothing.”
As Thomas’ chest heaved, he felt like he could explode at any moment.
Skylar walked to the door to take off the shoe covers when the phone in her bag rang. She knew who it
was without needing to look. It was an exclusive ringtone she had set for Tobias, but her phone hadn’t
rung for a whole month since then.
While taking off the shoe covers, Skylar picked up the call. “Still not done yet? I came to pick you up.
I’m outside now.”
Skylar didn’t expect Tobias to come and pick her up since he said he would be busy. If the Joneses
saw him, she feared that Thomas would shamelessly voice some conditions that were to his benefit.
At that thought, Skylar ended the call, wanting to leave immediately when Hayden stopped her. “Aren’t
you going to thank us for letting you eat at our home? Even dogs wag their tails in appreciation, you
piece of filth.”
Skylar halted in her tracks as fury surged in her. “I didn’t even have a bite. Besides, I would never have
stepped foot inside this house if you hadn’t tricked me,” she retorted in a sarcastic tone.
Avery sat back and watched from the sidelines while Thomas glared daggers at his son. “How can you
talk to your sister like that, Hayden? This is also her home, so it’s perfectly normal for her to eat here.”
Hayden’s face contorted with disdain as he watched his father curry favor with Skylar. “Dad, is this
really necessary? How long do you think Tobias will stay with her? Since when were you so naive?
Desperation has made you blind.”
Until now, Thomas couldn’t tell if Skylar was still involved with Tobias, so he stayed silent for a while,
lost in his thoughts.
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Suddenly, a honk sounded outside the house. Skylar was afraid that Tobias was getting impatient and
rushing her to leave.
Hence, she took out two hundred in cash from her purse and put it on the shoe rack by the door.
“Consider this as the fee for my seat at the dining table. Thank you for your hospitality.”
Then, she opened the door without glancing back. Immediately, she spotted Tobias in the car as the car
door was left ajar. He was in a black suit with one hand resting on the steering wheel and the other
holding his phone, seemingly looking at something.
Thomas followed behind her and was surprised to find Tobias right outside his house.
He stood rooted to the ground as fear crept up his insides. If he hadn’t restrained himself earlier and
said some nasty things to Skylar, the outcome would have been disastrous.
Finally finding his voice, he pressed Skylar, “I thought the two of you broke up?”
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