In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO

Skylar went to the side to answer when her cellphone rang, away from those nosy relatives who were already convinced that she was a blowhard.

Eva could not resist taking another potshot at her. “Why are you sneaking off like that? Is that Mr. Ford looking for you?”

Unable to stop Miranda from remonstrating fervently on her behalf, Skylar decidedly left her to it.

“Why did you hang up just now?” Skylar’s tone was not very gracious as she was quite affected by everything that has transpired.

“I called instead because your cousin said that you have something that you wanted to talk about. Is something wrong?”

Skylar had sealed herself off after being besieged but cooled off quite a bit upon hearing Tobias’ passable explanation.

“What did you wish to tell me?”

After some consideration, Skylar asked, “Are you available right now? Do you want to come over to my place for dinner? My mom insisted that you’re my boyfriend and that made things embarrassing for me. Now, everyone thinks that I’m lying.”

I not your boyfriend?” Tobias mused as he countered with a question of

point is, no one believes me.” Indignant at her treatment by the others,

at home, stating that

not optimistic that Tobias would be

were drinking, and the disparaging voices filled her ears once again when Skylar returned to the

cutlery well

was the one name that hung often on Eva’s lips while she

often crashed overnight in the office, and was

attention to him if he’s single. As he must surely think quite highly of your talents, who knows whether you might end up marrying

“No no no. I’m not as audacious as my dear cousin here

tottered over to answer the door, thinking that

stunned to see that it was Tobias. Eva, whose seat directly faced the entrance, loosened her grip on her fork which slipped and clanked upon the

the relatives who did not recognize the newcomer simply stared with