Remembering Tobias’ obsession with cleanliness, Skylar cleaned the soles of her shoes before entering the house.

When they were inside, the man went to the bathroom to retrieve a warm towel for her. She received it and bent down, ready to wipe her shoes off when he suddenly said, “That’s for your hair and face. You got wet after getting down from the car, didn’t you?”

After a moment of hesitation, she reached up and used the towel to dry her hair off, hanging it back in the bathroom once she was done.

Her gaze fell upon the toilet. The cover was open, and there were no feminine products by the washbasin. Everything that was there was all arranged neatly.

Knock, knock.

Skylar quickly composed herself and opened the door, greeting Tobias with a smile. “You did a good job at cleaning up the bathroom.”

 

She didn’t say anything more, but he knew she’d stayed so long in there to check if there were any traces of another woman’s presence.

He led her to the dining room, where she cautiously took a seat down at the table. She felt weirdly antsy and not as comfortable as she was with Madelyn.

 

in front of Skylar, who

about the

searches of “crazy fan behavior,” and the story would never be laid

called her name once more that Skylar snapped

me here? He has to know about what happened at the mall today. Why didn’t he ask about it or offer any words

the medium-sized

 She’d completely forgotten today was her

to Tobias that the birthdate on her identity card and her real birthdate was different. When registering for the card, she

hadn’t been as strict, so she hadn’t needed any sort of connections to do so. It came as a surprise to her that Tobias still

bought off a bakery on the street. It wasn’t properly decorated, nor did it look

that today was her birthday. After all, she’d forgotten

had never been one to place much importance on birthdays ever since she was a child. Her grandma would cook a simple dinner

birthday, and no one else other than her grandma remembered

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