In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 13

After Tanya left, Flynn came back in, holding an envelope.

Tobias opened the envelope to replace Skylar's information and pictures ofher when she was still a toddler.

Skylar Jones, a twenty-year-old art university dropout, was muchyounger than he had imagined.

She had a boyfriend, Jeremy Lane, who had also dropped out ofuniversity due to his illness.

The ghost of a smile touched the corner of Tobias’ lips as he hadroughly pieced the puzzle together. So it was for Jeremy's medical feesthat Skylar had lost her virginity to me that day.

How great of her to sacrifice everything for love.

Her parents had divorced when she was three years old, and in thesame year, her mother had been imprisoned for murder.

Her father was the millionaire, Thomas Jones, who had abandoned herafter the divorce.

After that, Skylar had been basically living with Meredith, her maternalgrandmother, since she was three years old. That was until the latterpassed away when she was in her third year of high school.

After Meredith's death, her uncle and his family had occupied thehouse, leaving her homeless.

In Tobias’ eyes, Skylar's background stunk. The fact that she was stillalive after encountering many unfortunate events was a miracle.Feeding the documents on Skylar into a paper shredder, he looked outinto the night sky through the window.

At the same time, Skylar had just reached home. However, she realizedthat the living room was in a total mess with her suitcase and personalbelongings lying around.

Karen, the landlady, was sitting in the living room with her legs crossedwhile smoking a cigarette.

“I'll definitely pay you the rent in a few days, Karen. I swear,” Skylar saidwith a warm smile on her face.

Karen took a drag on her cigarette. “As if Ill believe that. Pay up orscram.”

With just a few pennies to her name, Skylar couldn't tell when she couldpay her rent.

“Can you make an exception this time and give me another day?” Shetried to negotiate. “How am I supposed to replace a place to stay at thishour?”

“You can always stay at a hotel,” Summer chimed in, raising her brows.Skylar shot the former a murderous look.

We've been living together for about six months now. Does she nothave the slightest bit of compassion? How am I supposed to afford tostay at a hotel?

“Let's not be too brazen here, shall we?” Karen rolled her eyes. “Whydon't we end this nicely before things get nasty.”

Afraid that Karen would go hard on her, Skylar could only carry hersuitcase downstairs without even having the chance to pack up whatwas left in her room.

She stood at the entrance, not knowing where to go. There was noplace where she could call home now since Meredith had passed away.The feeling of loneliness crept into her heart as the cold wind sweptover her.

“Skylar.” Jeremy's voice was heard. “Were you expecting me?”

Skylar, who thought she was hallucinating, quickly looked back. Jeremywas standing behind her, right next to his brand new Audi.

“What are you doing here?” She wore a bewildered expression. "Areyou here to return my money? Wow, I guess you won't have to go tohell when you die now.”

As a matter of fact, Jeremy had been calling Avery for days to no avail.Hence, he had started to miss Skylar, who was always at his beck andcall.

No one had loved him as much as Skylar, and frankly, he was a littlereluctant to let her go.

"Did the landlady kick you out?” he asked in concern, seeing that shewas standing at the entrance with a big suitcase, lookingabsentminded. “I've rented a house nearby. I can take you in.”

“Oh, just drop the act, will you? You make me sick,” Skylar said andturned away, seeing that he was about to help her with the suitcase.“Isn't it a little too late for you to play the good guy now? You liar!”

He grabbed her wrist with such strength that showed no sign that hewas a severely ill patient. “Baby, stop messing with me. You're nothingwithout me.”

“Let go of me,” Skylar said, struggling to break free from his grip.“We're over. It's either you return the money or wait for my lawyer'sletter.”

Ignoring her pleas, Jeremy pulled her into his arms, wanting to forcehimself on her.

Skylar continued to struggle, feeling disgusted at the thought ofgetting kissed by him.

Suddenly, just as their lips were about to touch, a jarring honk of avehicle was heard.

A man alighted from the car and put out the cigarette in his hand. Itwas none other than Tobias, and he was glaring at Skylar with a gazelike that of a predator.