Chapter 1665

Skyler and her sister wound down their conversation, and the moment they said their goodbyes, Skyler’s fingers were already flying over her phone to check her bank app. She squinted at the balance displayed on the screen.

Back when she was in Southern Port, the Blue family wouldn’t give her any money, and she wasn’t allowed to take on part-time jobs. Her family wouldn’t let her do anything that could bring shame.

The figure in her account was the result of tutoring gigs she’d taken up since moving to the Capital. Over ten grand – not bad. That kind of cash could stretch a whole year in a small town, covering rent and living expenses if she pinched pennies.

But the Capital was a different beast. Sky-high rent, and landlords demanding a year upfront? A joke. She couldn’t even cover the deposit, let alone think about the extra costs once her sister joined her.

Determined to bring her sister to the Capital sooner rather than later, Skyler resolved to find another part-time job on top of her current one, aiming to rake in more cash each month.

With her mind made up, she put the phone down and tried to sleep. But sleep was elusive. She tossed and turned in her borrowed bed.

And in the darkness of the neighboring room, Zavier was wide awake too, his mind relentlessly replaying Skyler’s timid, helpless demeanor. In his twenty years, he’d never seen anyone take insults lying down without a single retort. What a spineless creature! It was almost embarrassing to associate with her.e2

a message to a contact, [Look

you their file days ago? What, you lost it? Or you don’t

temple in frustration, Zavier texted back, [I couldn’t

you interested in?] the contact

family’s little girl? Come on, Zavier, you’re smarter than this. You know as well as I do that a timid mouse like her

said anything about falling

wife should be lifting you up in business, not

been through with the Blues these past years,] Zavier typed, exasperated.

don’t call off the engagement, your

about her past gnawed at him.

and fulfilling his last wish. As for women,

shot

blanket over his head, and tried to sleep. But like Skyler, he couldn’t.

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