Not long after that, Tobias took her away.

Before they reached the door, Claudia’s housekeeper, Patricia, rushed toward them with a lunch box in her hand. “Mrs. Ford asked both of you to take this back for dinner tonight.”

Skylar took the lunch box in both hands. I wonder why Claudia gave this to us. Is she simply giving her son food? Or is this an olive branch to me? Only in the presence of another’s failure can I truly stand out. I don’t feel sorry it was Winnie.

In the car, Tobias had his eyes fixed on the road ahead quietly, his jaw clenched. His side profile was stoic, yet handsome.

Skylar could no longer stand the suffocating silence between them. “Why are you so quiet?”

Sighing, he turned to her in displeasure. “What do you want me to say? You were the one who did that, weren’t you? You did that simply to make yourself look better than Winnie. Am I right? I never knew you’re such a conniving person.”

His words were like daggers in her heart. She pursed her lips and replied, “Are you feeling aggrieved on her behalf? Or are you just trying to express your shock at discovering that I’m a wicked woman? Aren’t you the one who encourages me to be cruel to others?”

should I give you a gift for being so obedient?” He let out a scoff. “Why did you do that? Is it because you want

could not help but laugh wryly at the word ‘please.’

with the argument, she crossed her arms and leaned back against the seat. “Whatever you say. After all, I was the one

to be as innocent as a lamb,

doing? Are you going to chase me out of the

his lips mercilessly. “Don’t you know that I’m ruthless? It’s

who stood on the rooftop of a high-rise

not come,

her family went to Tobias and got down on their knees to beg him

was to no avail and the story ended with her plunging

not help but wonder if Tobias had ever regretted his

car, he gripped her wrist immediately and snapped, “I never asked you to go out. There’s a red light in front of us, Skylar. I don’t even know whether you’re smart or dumb

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