Therefore, Skylar had decided to wait for Tobias to come to her first so that she could get him to attest to the check.

However, it had been another week since she last heard from him.

She had to get back the money. In order to save Jeremy’s life, she had almost risked hers instead.

Hence, she couldn’t accept the outcome. She would rather donate that money than let the Lanes take advantage of it.

Meanwhile, Summer was applying a sheet mask on the couch in the living room when Skylar reached home.

“You look like a ghost. Are you still thinking about Tobias Ford?” Summer glanced up at Skylar through her sheet mask. “If you are, you’d better stop having your head in the clouds.”

 

Skylar put on a pair of slippers and took out the instant noodles from her bag. She had bought it from the convenience store downstairs earlier.

Given her current financial situation, she couldn’t even afford to eat a proper meal now.

 

“Do you get to meet Tobias on usual days?” Skylar asked in an attempt to fish for information from her housemate.

Summer uttered a snorting laugh. “There are thousands of employees in the building. Do you think it’s that easy to meet the boss?”

almost choked on her food

If Summer can’t even see him, I doubt I

straightforwardly. “The landlady is chasing for rent again. You’re gonna have to pack

to ignore this. Having been driven into a corner, she could

the bus to the

building, she felt insignificant and as small as an ant. It was even more so when

that made

such when there are

when a car suddenly screeched to a halt. It startled her, making her lost her balance and then falling

shaken, Skylar’s eyes rounded

the

going!” Skylar supported herself to her feet with her elbow, which was now

she stretched out her arm to stop the

down the window to get a better look at the woman who threw herself in front of the car. “Step

the accelerator, prompting Skylar to skip

as the Maserati roared away, her hands over her chest. If she had not reacted

and tinged with disdain. “What is Tobias up to these days, Louis? He hasn’t been answering my calls,”

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