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.”

more than an empty promise, but she couldn’t go back on her

would be a good excuse for her to invite Penelope out. They hadn’t seen each other since Penelope gave birth, and it couldn’t be good for her mental health to stay indoors for

ease the woman’s grudge against her if

still truly at a loss as to what she had done

out to

to choose her, out of

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

fellow trainee, Lisa, enviously mumbled, “Skylar’s literally untouchable within our company. I just don’t know where she got such

the company about Skylar’s close relationship with the CEO of Ford Group and the

and had also bumped

looked like; after all, she’d never had the right to personally meet the

replied, “Who cares? As long

of success, but you couldn’t succeed in

the best opportunities ever since her debut; a