In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO

Smile for the camera. Relax. Give off the clear, gentle aura of a midsummer night’s dream.

When the photographer and Skylar later went over the pictures they’d taken, they quickly discovered that she looked like she was forcing a smile in nearly every one of them.

It was as if someone had been holding a gun to her head and made her do this photoshoot.

“I’ll take a moment to organize my feelings, and we can do a retake soon after,” Skylar offered apologetically.

Noticing the necklace around Skylar’s neck, the photographer shook his head. “I think you should take that off and ask one of the stylists to give you a new one.”

She reached out a hand to gingerly touch the black swan pendant. Though she had grown attached to her birthday present, she eventually relented and switched it out.

It was late afternoon when the photoshoot finally wrapped up. Skylar approached Molly right before she left, saying, “See you soon. Let’s go out for a meal together next time.”

“When? I don’t want this to be an empty promise.”

than an empty promise, but she couldn’t go back on her word now.

They hadn’t seen each other since Penelope gave birth, and it couldn’t be

grudge against her if she came

to what she had done wrong for

glowing with pride after getting asked out to dinner by Skylar in front of so many

her opinion, Skylar had been smart to choose her, out of everyone, to be

already prepared to take a picture with Skylar after they had dinner. She could post it on Instagram and

our company. I just don’t know where she got

with the

man the other day, and had also bumped into him herself. Could that have been Tobias

know what he looked like; after all, she’d never had the right

Molly replied, “Who cares? As long as you work hard, your efforts will be

work was part of success, but you couldn’t succeed in the entertainment industry purely

the race on a completely different starting line. Skylar had only enjoyed the best opportunities ever since her debut; a far cry from the trainees who practiced from day to night daily for a