In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO

“Yeah, I had some spaghetti,” she lied.

Tobias tightened his grip on her wrist slightly. “Join me for lunch. I’m starving, and it feels lonely eating all by myself.”

Skylar didn’t believe him one bit.

“Don’t lie to me! I saw you come here with a bunch of people, so how could you possibly be lonely? Anyway, I have to go. My mom is still waiting for me to bring her lunch, and she hasn’t eaten anything since morning.”

The Cardiology Department and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Department were on different floors, so Tobias could only follow her as far as the elevator.

“How’s your mom doing?” Skylar asked while waiting for the elevator.

“She’s alright. We haven’t decided on whether she’ll be getting a coronary bypass or a heart transplant. The problem with the latter is that it’ll take time to find a donor…” Tobias was clearly fatigued and stressed out when he said that.

Skylar gave him a pat on the shoulder and reassured him in her most mature-sounding voice possible, “Everything will be alright.”

caught up in the moment that she didn’t even realize the elevator arriving. Noticing that, Tobias decided to keep quiet about it as he wanted to spend more time

realized it, the

stairs.” Tobias took the food over from her and began

had no choice but to follow him

they arrived on the seventh floor. “Go home earlier tonight, and make sure to stay away from places that are

the most heartwarming thing

had a blood test scheduled very early the next morning, so she had

him everything, including the part about

“Well, I won’t say any further since you’ve already made up your mind. Still, will you

close to each other

on her tiptoes and gave him a quick peck on the lips, which obviously wasn’t enough

of his nose against hers before tilting his head to the side and kissing her passionately, only stopping

a quick nip on the tongue as he pulled

his assistant,