Later on, Penelope was sent away by a few words from Tobias as he was lazy to even entertain her.

In the end, he still did not make the call. Skylar realized that she couldn’t force him to do something he did not like at all. She wasn’t that important to him.

Skylar wore a sulky look on her face throughout the journey home.

“Wanna go for a drink? I need to unwind. Drink with me, hmm?” Tobias asked her, seemingly oblivious to her emotions.

Skylar was still seething over the fact that Tobias managed to notice Eva’s dark circles but did not even think about asking how she was doing recently.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, huh? Well, I beg to differ!

 

Pursing her lips unhappily, she snapped, “No, thank you. I have dark circles because I didn’t sleep well. I want to go home and rest.”

Tobias turned a deaf ear to Skylar’s refusal, and ordered the driver, “Find a barbeque restaurant with fewer people. Ms. Jones isn’t a fan of fine dining.”

 

in a more secluded area. Thus, Skylar got

to whisper in a gentle voice, “A little alcohol can help set the mood. You

away and broke free from his grip. “Since you didn’t agree to help me find Brayden, don’t even think about it.” With that, she strode purposefully

a few bottles of beer

faulty. Thus, after several failed attempts, Tobias simply used his palm and the edge of the table to open

she saw how effortlessly he opened the beer bottle. “Just how much beer have you drank to be

ordered a lot

eat more of this. It’s good for your

up an oyster and stared at it, but did not

months you were gone, but don’t worry, everything’s still functioning very well. You can give

head on her hand and laughed upon hearing that. “You could’ve visited me, or maybe you didn’t want to. I mean, I already dropped you many hints, yet you acted cluelessly.

to visit

two months, not two years. He felt that since they were

a distance between each other. This way, we won’t get sick of

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