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.
love, nor had she ever been showered
already numb from all their ill-treatment
grandmother was all she had during every festive season
she envied her cousins as they had their parents by their side and were showered with gifts and
gradually lost her expectations as the Joneses’ existence
to her
Jeremy ask you not to tell anyone about
people to know that I have a very rich
sarcastic compliment and approached her
few steps back
In fact, I could even invite you back for dinner and let Dad see you
pity that Avery was not
waste another second talking to Avery, Skylar took her phone out of her locker. She wanted to contact Tobias as she did not
to know if he had picked her
mom? Is she at the hospital?” Skylar picked at