In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 134

Upon hearing that, a slightly strained smile crept onto Skylar's face.Naturally, she did not buy Avery's words. In fact, she knew that Thomasprobably wished she never existed.

With reluctance, Skylar got out of the car at the residential areaentrance that only seemed to bring back bad memories.

She took in a deep breath when she thought about the possibility ofMiranda throwing a crazy tantrum.

After Avery knocked on the door, a servant came over to answer it.

The servant immediately took Avery's classic LV bag from her handswhile giving Skylar, the abandoned daughter, a once-over. Indifferencewas written all over the face of the servant, who did not even offer her apair of indoor slippers from the shoe rack. Instead, she merely gave hersome shoe covers.

Her eyes were filled with disdain as she sized Skylar up.

Having worked for the Joneses for many years, the servant had longsince heard that Thomas had another child who grew up in the streetsand was an unruly girl without discipline.

Meanwhile, Avery's face beamed with excitement as she called out,“Dad, I'm back. Is the food ready? I'm starving.”

Hearing that, Thomas came out of the kitchen with an apron wrappedaround his waist and gazed at Avery adoringly. “Yes, it's ready. I was justwaiting for you to come home. I cooked some honeyed pork ribs andBBQ beef ribs.”

Right after saying that, Thomas realized his mistake and quicklycorrected, “I mean, I was waiting for the two of you.”

Skylar disliked Thomas’ pretentious behavior because she was awarethat her presence was unwanted in this house.

“Where's my mom? You said she'd be here,” Skylar asked.

Thomas shot a puzzled gaze at Avery.

Avery hastily explained with a tinge of guilt, “Dad asked the doctorabout it. Unfortunately, your mother's condition isn't very stable, so shecan't come out for the time being.”

At that instant, Skylar finally agreed with Tobias’ words.

He often called her foolish and told her to use her brain. But she wasrefused to heed his advice and thought that he was just beingjudgmental.

However, it was too late now as she had walked into Avery's trap.

Since she was already here, she decided to make the most out of it andreplace out what this family was up to because it was quite unlikely forpeople to change overnight.

Irene came downstairs in an emerald, green dress, looking youthful andvibrant for her age. Her curvy body was not in the least bit inferior towomen younger than her, making it difficult to guess her true age.

A person's first reaction was usually genuine. When Skylar collidedgazes with Irene, the latter's eyes flashed with a hint of resentment."You're here. It's late already. The whole family has been waiting for along time,” Irene spoke in a monotonous voice.

The man beside her, who also shared the same animosity, was HaydenJones, Thomas’ son.

Although Skylar had not seen him in many years, she remembered thathe had always regarded her with contempt.

Hayden was older than Skylar. Before Thomas and Miranda divorced,Hayden was still the illegitimate son of Thomas and Irene.

Skylar's grandmother had said that this was another reason her motherhated her so much. She blamed Skylar for Thomas divorcing her andmarrying another woman.

She believed that if she had given birth to a son, Thomas would neverhave divorced her for Irene. That was why Miranda preferred boys overgirls and saw her daughter as a liability ever since.

Thomas waved Hayden over and chided, “Arent you going to welcomeyour sister, Hayden?"

However, the arrogant Hayden did not even spare Skylar a glance."She's not my sister. I only have one sister, and that's Avery. Both of youbeing in the same space should be interesting to watch.”

Skylar was not eager to have him as her brother either, even thoughthey shared the same father.

On the other hand, Avery was secretly gloating. Her brother had alwayspampered her since young. She couldn't understand what her fatherwas thinking, trying to get him to acknowledge Skylar as his sister.

To ease the tension hovering in the air, Thomas urged everyone to taketheir seats at the dining table. He had personally prepared the foodtoday and had been busy in the kitchen since this morning.

Everything he cooked was basically Avery and Hayden's favorite food.