Knowing how hard things had been on Skylar over the years, Penelope did not want to implicate her. She could not bring herself to let Skylar pay for her own mistake.

Tobias took out a checkbook from his suit pocket and wrote a cheque for half a million before giving it to Skylar.

“Don’t worry yourself sick over this. It’s not that big of a deal anyway,” he said in an exceptionally calm tone.

Penelope was dumbfounded. Skylar held onto the cheque, steeling herself before extending it toward Penelope.

Despite finding it improper, she had no choice. Currently, her top priority was getting Penelope out of this predicament.

As Penelope stared at the string of numbers written on the cheque, she became tongue-tied and was even more curious about this man’s story.

 

She smacked the cheque on the table and resolutely refused it. “I won’t take it. Why should I take your money? It’s better that you figure things out with that wife of yours at home instead.”

Tobias cast Skylar a long and meaningful look. She really does tell her best friend everything.

 

Never one to be good at giving explanations, he did not explain himself to Penelope. Moreover, he found it unnecessary to talk about personal affairs with people who were irrelevant.

him was the fact that Skylar did not seem to trust that he would

was certain that Skylar would come to regret

vehemently persuaded Penelope into accepting the cheque, but it was to no

Penelope would change her mind when she really ran out

lead and the two girls walking behind him, arm in arm. Like two school girls crushing on a senior, the two of them giggled softly as they stomped

gallantly offered to bring Penelope home

SUV, Penelope whispered into Skylar’s ear, “You should keep your guard up. Spending money on you doesn’t mean he loves you. Don’t let all this materialistic stuff cloud

the rearview mirror, Tobias spied the two girls whispering to each other. Both of them

Penelope still

in a space of about ten square meters where there was only one room. They slept on a bunk bed and for privacy purposes, she had installed a curtain on

home was close to the one Skylar used to live in and was only two

one who accompanied her

they arrived outside her house, Penelope gave Skylar an inquisitive look, seemingly asking where she was going with this

left, Skylar heard someone calling

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