Skylar had always been unwelcomed by the Joneses, so they were all irked upon seeing her. Slamming her cutlery on the table, Irene sprang to her feet.
“Why are you here? And when did you become so ill-mannered that you simply walked in without permission?”
Avery shot daggers at her while Hayden pinned a vicious look on her. Thomas was the only one who wore a grim expression, and he was only the only person with his composure intact.
“I have something to say to him,” Skylar declared with a thoughtful expression.
Without any regard for seniority whatsoever, she pointed her finger at Thomas.
Thomas put down his cutlery. “I have nothing to say to you. Also, has no one ever taught you manners that you’re pointing a finger at your elder?”
Ignoring his reprimand, Skylar murmured, “I’ve just gone home earlier and had a good chat with my mother. I found out that the two of you actually have a lot of history. I wonder if…”
the garden, and I’ll teach you some
On that particular rainy night, Thomas threw a paltry two hundred at her feet as though she was a beggar and warned her
still clutching the bills in her hand, she hugged her and wept
bemoaning the fact that the affluent Jones family would even begrudge
she never again asked her to go
hint of guilt in Thomas’ eyes. “What did your mother tell you? How could you possibly
about Tara Ziegler. Some things can never remain a secret forever, after all. If that
the stricken expression on his face, Thomas still tried to deny it, snapping, “Stop slandering me! Tara’s incident has nothing to do with me.
her long and slender fingers on the keypad. “What’s the number again?
snatch the cell phone out of her hands. At that, Skylar’s gaze suddenly turned cold. “Fine by me if you want this matter to remain a secret, but you’ve got to do something for me right now, Thomas Jones. Don’t feel aggrieved, for you’re only cleaning up the
having murdered Tara back then if he
also lied and claimed that Miranda had
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