Anger thrummed in Skylar’s chest after listening to Tobias’ uninterested words.

She hissed, “Can’t you at least pretend to care? You could have asked if I was fine. Is that so hard to do?”

An exasperated sigh sounded from the other end of the call. “I’m busy, Baby. Besides, you wouldn’t be talking back so harshly if anything serious happened to you. Isn’t that right?”

Then Skylar hung up. She fumed at how Tobias wasn’t taking her seriously. Forget it. I’m not going to ask for his help anymore.

He’s clearly too busy to make time for me.

Meanwhile, Tobias sat behind his desk in a black suit. His expression turned grim as he looked at the phone in his hands. Why must the video call’s audio blast through the speakers? Couldn’t it just be subtle like a regular call?

Various executive members sat on the sofas around. A tense atmosphere permeated the air around them.

They represented different departments in the company and were giving detailed status reports to Tobias. It was halfway through this when Tobias’ phone rang. Then they sat uncomfortably as the woman on the phone threw a fit at Tobias.

That got them curious. Who’s this woman that is currently involved with Mr. Ford?

other assistants, could tell

in Eve’s chest. Tobias is way harsher to Skylar than I

like he no longer finds

resume. We’ll adjourn this meeting after we complete the reports.” Tobias fastened the

to the filming site now, I’ll likely arrive by dawn. What’s the point of going on a hectic journey to see Skylar, who’s uninjured and perfectly

the type to

reports, Tobias dismissed the meeting. Everyone got

office returned to its usual

door and turned on his heel to see what Tobias was up to—scribbling something. He heard the sound of Tobias’ pen

desk. It was a name list of the company’s executive members. Tobias had struck off several names, such as

employees who had been in the company for the longest time. Confused, Sheldon asked, “Why’d you strike off their names? Shouldn’t you at least acknowledge that they’ve served us for a long time? Surely you’re not that heartless to remove

said, “The company will be undergoing a reform. My company is not a nursing

at the back of Sheldon’s throat. He

might be right. I should start thinking about my future. I can’t allow myself to waste

leaned deeper into his chair. He pulled at his tie to loosen it, then looked at Sheldon. “Why have you come to see me? Are

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