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

Indignant at her treatment by the others, Skylar’s inflection raised a notch even if she had

on Skylar’s foul mood and asked that she wait for him at home, stating

Tobias would be able to make it

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

cutlery well alone. She sat by the side while she idled her time

of the older women. Tobias’ was the one name that hung often on Eva’s lips while she called someone else out for being

told them that her pitiable boss was so busy that he often crashed overnight

talents, who knows whether you might end up marrying up? Your ex-boyfriend’s family background

as audacious as my dear cousin here as to make such outlandish claims, nor

thinking

positively 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

relatives who did not recognize the newcomer simply stared