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.”

mused as he countered with a question of his

her treatment by the others, Skylar’s inflection raised a notch even if she had not intended

on Skylar’s foul mood and asked that she wait for him at home, stating that he would only be done over on his end in half an hour or

then.” Skylar was not optimistic that Tobias would be

disparaging voices filled her ears once again when

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

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

so busy that he often crashed overnight in the office, and

old is Tobias Ford? You should pay more attention to him if he’s single. As he must surely think quite highly of your talents, who

I’m not as audacious as my dear cousin here as

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

stunned to see that it was Tobias. Eva, whose seat directly faced the entrance, loosened

not recognize