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

recent actions and behavior never

deal with whatever you need to. Anyway,

replied gratefully,

informed her, “A

awkwardly at James, Skylar remarked, “You shouldn’t have done that. How can I allow you to pay? After all, I was the one who asked you for

not me. I didn’t manage

given that Skylar acted as if he

denied that he paid, Skylar turned toward Tobias. Her expression changed from one

told him that Skylar’s relationship with

flawless face was accentuated by her exquisite features, glowing underneath

were studying, he regretted not noticing her early enough. Hence, she ended up getting together with

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