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Sharon really pulled out all the stops when it came to the dinner fare. With a glass in hand, Skylar
quietly ate at her seat next to Miranda.
“What’s next for you, Skylar? Are you seeing Harry right now?” Eva asked.
Skylar smiled. “Not much. I’m leaving everything to the agency, and just going with the flow.”
Eva sneered, “Aren’t you going to think about your own future? You’ve quite a lot of people online
getting on your case right now.”
“Really? I recall receiving quite a lot of praise as well.”
Eva mumbled under her breath, “Unambitious good-for-nothing. Some things just never change.”
Then, Elaine butted in, “I’d say, Skylar, you should be looking for a boyfriend as you aren’t getting
younger. You’d do well to temper your expectations, and just find someone who treats you good.”
Miranda slammed down her cutlery and glanced over to Elaine, “Whoever said that Skylar doesn’t have
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇta boyfriend? Haven’t I mentioned before that she’s dating Eva’s boss, Tobias Ford?”
That had Eva scoffing, “How could I not know whether my boss is seeing anyone when I’m at his side
all the time? I bet Skylar must be bluffing, Aunt Miranda. It’s not as though she’ll automatically be able
to snag someone like Mr. Ford just because she’s some small-time celebrity.”
Skylar had enough of Eva’s constant heckling which showed no signs of letting up even during dinner
on Christmas Eve. “What am I to do should I snag him by accident, I wonder.”
No one else believed her, save for Wesley and Sharon who had met Tobias before.
With a sly smile, Eva fished out her own cellphone. “I’ve my boss’ private number right here and am
about to call him to exchange festive greetings. How would you like to say a few words to him, Skylar?
It should be pretty normal to chat with your own boyfriend, no?”
Skylar shrugged nonchalantly. She reckoned that Eva must be thinking that she would only be fitting for
someone like Jeremy.
Eva boldly dialed Tobias’ number in full view of all the relatives present and went on to switch her
phone to hands-free.
The phone rang for a protracted period before someone picked up.
“Hello?” A deep voice came back from the end.
Eva was a bundle of nerves as it was the first time she initiated a call to Tobias outside of work.
“Hi, Mr. Ford. It’s Eva.”
“What is it?” There was a lot of chatter on Tobias’ side, from which Skylar was able to pick out Claudia’s
speaking voice.
She supposed that his family was at the dining table too.
“I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas.” Eva’s heart was almost pounding at her throat.
“A Merry Christmas to you as well.”
Eva took a deep drawl. Her breathing was a little disheveled and her expression was akin to that of a
love-struck adolescent.
“Might you, by any chance, know Skylar Jones, Mr. Ford? She’d like a word with you.”
A wintry disconnect-tone emanated chillingly from the receiver end—Tobias had hung up.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSkylar was stunned. What’s wrong with Tobias? Is he not even going to humor me? She had already
figured out what she wanted to say to him as well.
Miranda started complaining, “What’s with Tobias? That’s a bit of an overreaction, isn’t it?”
That only gave the sniggering Eva more ammunition to work with. “Hmm, I wonder why your own
boyfriend doesn’t recognize you. How about you start explaining to everyone why you tried to lie?
We’re family, so must you keep trying to show me up?”
Skylar acted with restraint even though she was seething inside. “There’s nothing I can do if you don’t
believe me, but since when was I able to show you up? What am I compared to the apple of everyone’s
eye?”
Elaine said sardonically, “Can’t you tell your cousin’s just showing her concern, Skylar? What do you
hope to accomplish by lying? Do you take all rich people for fools? He must prefer smart and learned
women who could become assets to him.”
Skylar regarded those trenchant relatives with scrutiny. “So, all of you are in the opinion that I ought to
be settling for some average Joe, huh.”
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