The young man looked at Skylar awkwardly and asked, “Is he your boyfriend? I thought you were single.”
When Skylar recalled the nature of James’ job, she was worried that he would bring it up in his idle chatter with his colleagues. Hence, she denied immediately, “I don’t have a boyfriend yet. He is a friend and my superior at work.”
Tobias’ eyes squinted in response as he watched Skylar lie through her teeth.
“Hello, my name is James Jackson. I’m Skylar’s friend from high school. She used to sit in front of me,” James introduced himself warmly and he stood up to shake Tobias’ hand.
Holding a wooden skewer in his hand, Tobias broke it in half with a push of his thumb, sending a chill down Skylar’s spine.
As he stared at James coldly, James’ hand was still extended awkwardly.
“Are you done eating? There’s something urgent at the office. Come back with me right away.” He turned his gaze toward Skylar.
Usually, she would feel uneasy in my car because she wanted to avoid suspicion or was worried about being photographed.
with a reddened face and
recent actions and behavior never
to. Anyway, I’ll work on what you have asked
replied gratefully,
she prepared to pay, the waiter informed her, “A
at James, Skylar remarked, “You shouldn’t have done that. How can I allow you
not me. I didn’t manage to pay
that Skylar acted as
he paid, Skylar turned toward Tobias. Her expression changed from one that was all smiling
keen observation told him that Skylar’s relationship with her boss
flawless face was accentuated by her exquisite features, glowing
he regretted not noticing her early enough. Hence, she ended up
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