Penelope gaped at Tobias in amazement as he took a seat beside Skylar.
Dumbfounded, she stared at him with her brows furrowed and uttered, “Are you trying to hit on her?”
From her voice, Tobias could tell that she was the one who gave him an earful on the phone just now. What a brazen young lady.
“We’re very familiar with each other, so there’s no need for that.”
Skylar and Tobias were seated so close together that the aroma of his signature white sandalwood cologne was all that permeated her nostrils, and she could even hear his breathing. Their proximity made her so nervous that sweat trickled down her palms.
The admiration in Penelope’s gaze vanished when she recognized Tobias’s voice. Her attitude toward him took a drastic change as she began to chide him, “The person who called Skylar earlier on was you, right? No wonder she was fooled by you. Look at you sauntering around toying with women’s feelings by leveraging your good looks. Despicable.”
interrupted her, “Penelope, please stop
Penelope’s brashness would
as he spoke, “Please make yourself
advantage of her. You must be several years older than her. Please, do yourself a
a thin line. Being labeled as someone who robbed the cradle irked him. It was a grave
and asked calmly, “Is that so? Tell me, how exactly did I take advantage of
situation, she hastily said, “This is not the time to talk about that. I’m
she hurriedly stood up to escape. However, Tobias reached out to grasp her wrist. “I just
the side, Penelope was watching the exchange unfold. She noticed that the way he looked at
wondered what it was that she
a deep breath. “I’ll go with you. There’re some things
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