In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 149

She covered her face with the script and shut her eyes in a daze, herfingers gripping her phone tightly.

Suddenly, there was a loud vibration in her palm. As though she hadbeen injected with stimulants, she jolted out of her reverie immediately.She sat up on one arm. When she saw that it was Tobias, she let out asigh that she had been holding in.

She cleared her throat and accepted the call.

“Are you there yet?” His familiar voice made some of her angerdissipate.

"Yes, I just got here. W-Why are you o-only calling me now?” Skylarstuttered horribly as she tried to ask him.

“If I didn't give you a call, are you planning on waiting forever? How canyou stand being so stuffy all the time? You can give me a call too, youknow.”

Skylar froze a little. Had Tobias been waiting for her to give him a call allthis time? No wonder he was only calling her now.

“Where are you?” Skylar asked.

“I'm in Thailand. There's some private business I have to settle. Why, doyou miss me?”

Skylar wanted to say something in response, but she held herself backfrom doing so. In her opinion, Tobias was exactly like the flying man upin the sky. What is he doing in Thailand? He just went to Rome a monthago!

Skylar said uncertainly, “I might be back earlier than I thought.”

She didn't tell him that her role as the lead actress had been given tosomeone else instead. She couldn't help but fear that Tobias mightthink of her as being incapable of accomplishing anything at all.

Tobias promised, “I'm afraid I'm stuck here for the time being. I'll visityou as soon as I return home. Wait for me!”

Feeling rather shocked, Skylar said, “This place is filthy as a pigpen. Areyou sure you want to visit me? There's dust everywhere and a limitedwater supply. I don’t even have a bathtub in my room.”

Tobias replied nonchalantly, “I'm not going there to take a shower, am17 I might not even be able to go if work gets too busy for me.”

Talking to him was like getting aboard an emotional rollercoaster.Skylar's mood changed consistently with every inflection in Tobias’voice.

She hesitated a few seconds before saying, “I have something to askyou. Do you know who Katrina is?"

In a low voice, Tobias replied, “No, I don’t. Why are you bringing this upsuddenly?”

Skylar chuckled bitterly to herself. Had Tobias really forgotten abouther, or was he merely pretending? As expected, an eminent person hasa short memory.

He was photographed leaving the hotel with her sometime back. Howcan he not know her?

Tobias hung up the phone. He had never heard of a person namedKatrina before. Although it was rather strange that Skylar brought herup so abruptly, he didn't bother asking her about it—she would tell himif she really wanted to.

Skylar stayed in her room and perused the script deep into the night.She was a fairly smart girl with a powerful memory—however, having tomemorize such a large volume of information in such a short amount oftime made her brain feel like goo. Besides, all her lines were long-winded and complicated.

She had taken on several minor roles before, but none of them had thismany scenes. If she wanted to excel, she had to bring out the vilenessof this character. In fact, it would be best if the audience felt likeslapping her after watching the film!

She took a shower and returned to her room. Feeling much better, shepicked up her phone, turned off the lights, and lay down on her bed.Her phone screen lit up with another notification.

It was from Tobias: Are you asleep yet?

He had sent it at midnight—half an hour before she stepped into theshower. Skylar felt a little regretful. She should've taken the phone intothe shower along with her!

She wondered if Tobias was asleep yet. If her memory served her right,this was the first time he had talked with her deep into the night. Beforethis, they had only chatted sparsely about very meaningless topics.Skylar rolled to one side and tapped out her reply with one hand.

Not yet. Are you asleep? Why did you suddenly think of contacting me?She spent a few more minutes searching for the right emoji, eventuallysettling for a cross-eyed cat.

Tobias replied: What a strange question. You're the one who told menot to disappear on you and to contact you regularly.