Tobias shot Kai a dangerous look.

 

“Does Skylar have other plans?” Daryl conjectured.

 

Tobias replied plainly, “I have my own arrangements. Just take care of her during this period of time. She’s still young and is bound to make mistakes, so cut her some slack whenever you can.”

Kai felt uneasy bearing witness to Tobias’ affection toward Skylar. He obviously has a wife but he’s still messing around with a young girl.

The dinner was a long and boring one. Although Skylar was the main topic of discussion, she felt like an outsider with no room to pitch in her opinion.

 

Wanting to get some fresh air, she stood up with the excuse of using the restroom. Seeing this, Kai followed her out as well.

 

“I didn’t get to ask you before. Why bother being with Tobias?” A maelstrom of emotions swirled in Kai’s eyes.

“There’s no particular reason and I don’t really have an answer for you.” Skylar stood by the restaurant’s entrance as the summer night breeze blew past, the slightly humid air making her body feel sticky.

 

“The two of you aren’t compatible. All he can give you is money. Nothing else,” Kai said bluntly. His heart felt as if it was being squeezed by an invisible force.

count of the number of times

I can’t bear to break up

that Skylar was only deceiving herself, and he felt that they had different notions of good treatment. He found it

abundance of women throwing themselves at him and had already grown used to it, so it was impossible that his numb heart could warm

thinking that he cared just because he came

or you won’t be able to walk out of it unscathed. I know him well. If he gets tired of you someday, you won’t be able to salvage the relationship no matter how hard you

Kai believed it was only a

inside first. I’ve been away for too long,” Skylar

be

life, so you’re

things unfold in their own time because he was certain that Skylar would come

into a drunken stupor, Daryl could no longer be bothered about taking care of his image.

hand, Tobias remained composed as he languidly raised his glass of

lay sprawled across the table and was

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