Panic rose in Thomas’ heart as his right ear rang. “Skylar, I’ve worked hard for so many years, all for the sake of my children. You may not know this, but I’d already planned to give you a portion of the shares because you’re still my child after all.”
With a look of disdain, Tobias watched Thomas’ poor attempt at convincing his daughter, probably regretting all of his past actions.
Skylar did not believe Thomas at all. “I don’t care about all of that. Let’s not owe each other anything so that no one would be a burden to the other.”
As his patience reached its limit, Tobias’ dark eyes gleamed. “Stop making things difficult for her. You’re a grown man, so take responsibility for your own actions. I’ll give you my answer now. I won’t help you, and there’s no use in harassing Skylar about it either.”
Overwhelmed with despair, Thomas looked like he had aged overnight. Even his voice sounded choked. “Are you really just going to watch me grow old and die in prison?”
Skylar’s heart clenched in her chest. Revenge did not seem as sweet as she had imagined it to be.
and asked softly, “Will he really die
eyes, Tobias answered, “Unlikely. At most, his
“Your ten minutes are up. If that’s all, I’ll be
mum and stopped trying to persuade them because he knew
with Tobias, Thomas remained frozen to the spot like
added fuel to the fire. “Dad, didn’t you see how Skylar turned her back on us? Why are you still expecting her to help
us a lending hand, it’ll be difficult for us to turn things
“What’s the big deal? I can just ask for my father’s
car, “I
traffic light, Tobias raised his hand and caressed Skylar’s hair.
Do you think changing my surname will give
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