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.”

she didn’t even realize the elevator arriving. Noticing that, Tobias decided to keep

realized it, the elevator

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

no choice but to follow

her when they arrived on the seventh floor. “Go home earlier tonight, and

was by far the most heartwarming

he said as Miranda had a blood test scheduled very early the next morning, so she had to spend the

told him everything, including the part about Miranda insisting on

won’t say any further since

so close to each other that they could feel their breaths

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

to the side and kissing her passionately, only stopping when they were interrupted by the sound of

a quick nip on the tongue as he pulled away

his assistant,