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.”

be so blunt. Of course, her invitation had indeed been nothing more than an empty promise, but

meet-up 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

it might ease the woman’s grudge against her if she came out

had done wrong

with pride after getting asked out

choose her, out of

take a picture with Skylar after they had dinner. She could post it on Instagram and gain more

“Skylar’s literally untouchable within our company. I just don’t know where she got such good connections and

Rumors were going around the company about Skylar’s close relationship with the CEO of

had spotted Skylar walking together with a man the other day, and had also bumped into him herself. Could that

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

regaining her composure, Molly replied, “Who cares? As long

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

on a completely different starting line. Skylar had only enjoyed the best opportunities ever since her debut; a far cry from the