“I’m thinking of visiting my mother. Do you know if she’s well enough to see me?” Skylar had dreamt about her childhood several times already.

She was still not mentally prepared to face it.

“Don’t go just yet. I’ll ask the doctor tomorrow and arrange a suitable time for both of you to meet.”

Skylar suddenly realized that Tobias did not keep track of her mother’s condition, so he was in the dark just as much as she was.

They were not related to each other whatsoever, so Tobias was not obligated to care for her.

Skylar watched Tobias’ tall and straight back as he walked away and retrieved her gaze only after a long time.

 

As usual, Tobias walked in long strides, picking up the pace as he went.

Meanwhile, Skylar shuffled back tiredly with an odd gait.

 

her. She resembled a rag doll during the entire process, allowing Tobias to do whatever he pleased with

simple outfit and went out to meet Penelope who was waiting

piece of tissue. Then, her gaze landed on the table which was littered with balled-up

long her

seemed to have her hands full

to call for the waiter and ordered a cup of lemon tea. She decided not to have any caffeinated beverages lest she struggled to sleep

guy you dated? How long has it been? Judging by your speed, isn’t breaking up a common

of her breakup, but because she was swindled out of

a long con and all of her money was gone. To make matters worse, she now owed a huge debt. She

to catch those people. The police claimed that they had received many cases like this and getting back the money would be

more Penelope thought about it, the more hopeless she felt. Every tear she cried was for each cent she lost. In the end, she sobbed uncontrollably while announcing, “Skylar, I fell victim to a long con but you can’t tell anyone

behind the ears, did not know what Penelope meant. Furrowing her brows, she asked, “What do you

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