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.

 

on her a few times before heading to the corridor to smoke. “Ms. Watt, just tell me what is on

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

had resorted to forcing him to marry her daughter.

future. As of now, I can certainly tell you we will not be

she was not surprised by his answer. The wealthy possessed a similar trait; they were extremely smart and calculative. Her method didn’t work because she couldn’t

table when Tobias returned to the private

dealing with a

next, she would grab him by the collar and start cursing like now. “Tobias, wipe the smugness off your face. One day, you will be f*cking begging me to f*cking marry you. I

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