In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO

“You’re the ones who found out about this?”

The policeman refused to elaborate any further, knowing that going into too much detail might result in disciplinary action for him. So he just shook his head and waved down a taxi, then got in it and left.

The fact that Miranda had put on her new dress today specifically to show Skylar but was now being made to wear a prison uniform left a bitter taste in her mouth.

Her feet felt as heavy as lead as she stood helplessly by the roadside, staring at the brightly lit-up police station. The building was literally right in front of her, yet she couldn’t bring herself to take a single step forward.

The phone in her pocket rang. Noticing that the call was from Tobias, she cleared her throat and shoved down her swell of emotions before answering it.

“I just got back. Where are you? Why aren’t you home?”

There was a long pause as Skylar inhaled deeply through her nose, then replied, “I’m in front of the police station. My mom’s in there.”

“Send me the address. I’m coming over.”

Just as he had promised, Tobias soon arrived at the police station. The sight of him getting down from his car made Skylar feel as if the earth had finally stopped swaying under her feet.

Running straight to him, she wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her head into his chest.

“What’s wrong? You seem upset, did someone bully you?” He asked, running a hand through her hair soothingly.

voice was low and

and I don’t know what to do. She was

rise and fall against her face as he sighed. “Why didn’t you say so earlier? You should have called

didn’t know what to tell him. Maybe she hadn’t wanted to cause trouble for

even if she

trouble was not an option. Even now, she still stubbornly believed that she could handle

were just some things she couldn’t muscle through with

college student with no

going to hug

Skylar snapped out of her daze, pulling away from

I’m kind of

used to seeing Skylar in a

Your mom will be fine. It’s my fault for

tone and attitude exuded an aura of

the chief of police immediately came out to greet Tobias as soon as the man

then spotted a vending machine that sold various types of snacks and buns, moving to stop a female officer who was

of nearly two meters tall with a perfectly symmetrical face and deep-set, handsome features, the

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