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.”

 

a more secluded

whisper in a gentle voice, “A little alcohol can help set the mood. You should drink more to loosen up for later

from his grip. “Since you didn’t agree to help me find Brayden,

up a few bottles

bottle opener provided by the restaurant was slightly faulty. Thus, after several failed attempts, Tobias simply used his palm and the edge of

how effortlessly he opened the beer bottle. “Just how much beer have you drank

ordered a lot of oysters

you eat more of this. It’s good for your libido,” she said in

up an oyster and stared at it, but

this? I’ve stayed celibate during the two months you

me, or maybe you didn’t want to. I mean,

stunned. He did have time to visit her. He could

years. He felt that since they were adults, being apart from each other for a short period of time wasn’t all

distance between each other. This way, we

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