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.”

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

at her treatment by the others, Skylar’s inflection

at home, stating that he would only be done

Tobias would be able to

voices filled her ears once again when Skylar returned to

glass after another, the increasingly disinterested woman left her own cutlery well alone. She sat by the side

the one name that hung often on Eva’s lips while she called someone else out

often crashed overnight in the office, and was without anyone

of your talents, who knows whether you might end up marrying up? Your ex-boyfriend’s family background isn’t too

not as audacious as my dear cousin here as to

answer the door, thinking that it could be the neighbor or some other acquaintance

was positively stunned to see that it was Tobias. Eva, whose seat directly faced

who did not recognize the newcomer simply