In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 40
Coincidentally, she ran into Avery, who was also taking a physique lesson in the classroom next door, with two girls trailing after her.
“Avery, your necklace is so beautiful. It must be very expensive, right? It looks so good on you,” one of the girls said with envy.
Picking up the pendant on the necklace, Avery raised her eyebrows slightly and replied, “It’s okay, I guess. My dad likes to buy me necklaces and always buys me gifts whenever he goes on a business trip.”
“You have a great dad who pampers you so much. Unlike my family. My dad favors my younger brother more, so most of the good stuff belongs to my him instead.”
Avery smiled and said, “I’m his only daughter, so of course, he has to pamper me. My brothers complain as they feel like they’re adopted, and I’m his only biological kid”
When she spoke, she held her head high proudly like a princess.
She even gave Skylar a sidelong glance when they brushed past each other as she spoke.
Obviously, she deliberately directed her words at Skylar.
Nevertheless, Skylar was expressionless and calm when she heard that Thomas pampered Avery so much.
never experienced any kind of fatherly love, nor had she ever been showered with love and
numb from
had during every festive season back
family over for dinner, she envied her cousins as they had their parents by their side and were showered with gifts
as the
her phone, Avery called out to her after asking the two girls to buy her some
to tell anyone about our
smile. “Ah, you know what – it just so happens that I, similarly, didn’t want people to know that I have a very rich and bratty sister. So don’t you
and approached her after seeing that there was no
few
That’s great. If you behave well, I’m ready to forgive you. In fact, I could even invite you back for dinner and let Dad see
was not an actress as she was
to waste another second talking to Avery, Skylar took her phone out of her locker. She wanted to
to know if he had picked
my mom? Is she at the hospital?” Skylar picked at the wall