Skylar poured some wine for herself and downed the content in one gulp, glass after glass.

Tobias stopped her. “That’s enough. You have a low alcohol tolerance.”

She drank a whole bottle of wine. In her drunken stupor, she promised never to hold on to the thought of marrying him. Her mother’s plan had backfired.

Skylar was too naive to think that a dinner with her mom could soften his view on marriage.

After a while, Tobias refilled her glass instead of stopping her from drinking. In the end, Skylar lay her head on the table as she felt the alcohol work its way in her empty stomach.

Miranda continued the conversation with Tobias outside the private room, away from her daughter.

 

leaving Skylar alone in the room. He checked on her a few times before heading to the corridor to smoke. “Ms. Watt, just tell me what is on your

Miranda thought differently.

 

be honest with me? Will you marry Skylar? You are much older than her. She’s still young. It will ruin her reputation if both of you were to split up in the future. Will any man want a used woman? A guy needs to be responsible to the

her daughter. It

kept his reply as vague as possible. “Well, that depends on the future. As of now, I can certainly tell you we will not be getting married because we have different views and personality. We need more time

stand. However, she was not surprised by his answer. The wealthy possessed a similar trait; they were extremely smart and

sprawled on the table when Tobias returned to the private room. She opened her eyes

experience dealing with a drunk

extremely unpredictable. Skylar could be grinning like a fool this minute, but the next, she would grab him by the collar and start cursing like now. “Tobias,

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