In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 229

Skylar brought nothing but a ballpoint pen to the B2 French exam, andshe calmly put it away in her pocket after the exam was over.

Avery was in the same venue as her for the exam, but the results didnot matter to her.

Instead, she stood in the corridor and stuck out and arm to block Skylarwhen she walked past.

“I heard that your mother was discharged from the hospital,” Avery saidaccusingly. “Shouldn't murderers stay in jail? Why isn't she sent backimmediately?”

Skylar scoffed.Looks like you're keeping yourself updated!

Tobias had told her that he would settle the matter for Miranda, but shefigured that he would have forgotten about it by now.

She grimaced.That would bepretty embarrassing...

Tobias was a busy man, and there was no telling if he had the time orenergy to think about her request after a whole day of working. What ifhe had memory loss from all those sleeping pills?

Avery seemed very worked up, but Skylar simply smiled and asked,“Why are you so concerned about my mom? Are you scared that she'llsnatch your dad away from you?”

Since young, Avery had always hated Skylar to the core, and her father'slove was not something she was willing to share.

She wanted everything that Skylar had, but she never allowed Skylar tohave what she had

They used to pretend to be friends in front of others, but that facadehad since worn off. Avery could not care less about Tobias, and to her,Skylar was nothing more than Tobias’ sex partner.

She was the other woman.

“Tell your mother to behave,” Avery growled angrily. “If she dares tocome near me or my parents, I'll call the cops on her.”

Skylar chuckled. “Don’t worry. I'll take her somewhere where you can'ttouch her.”

After that, Skylar turned around and walked away, leaving Averytrembling in hatred. Her nails dug into her palms, but it did not hurt asingle bit.

Avery's father became an absentminded mess the moment he heard ofSkylar's mother's release, and several fights had broken out betweenhim and Avery's mother because of that.

Meanwhile, Skylar queued up outside the family-run Italian eaterywhere she was supposed to meet up with Penelope. Their business wasbooming, and she had to wait for quite a while before she finally got aseat.

After she sat down, she ordered two plates of their signature pasta withextra meatballs and some garden salad as a side dish.

Her stomach grumbled as she looked at the pasta and salad.Tobiaswoulddefinitely avoid kissing me if he knew I ate raw onion in the salad!By the time Penelope arrived at the restaurant, Skylar had alreadyfinished half her pasta. Neither of them were particularly bothered withtable manners, after all.

She took off her hat and placed it next to the steaming pasta, but shemade no move to pick up her cutlery.

"Didn't I give you five hundred thousand? Haven't you gotten itsettled?” Skylar asked.

Penelope shook her head with a sigh. She had naively given the moneyshe was supposed to pay up to her boyfriend, and he ended up runningaway with it.

However, when she told Skylar about her unfortunate experiences, shereceived a thumbs-up from her, much to her surprise.

“You only knew him for a week, and you're entrusting him with so muchmoney?” Skylar asked.

However, she grimaced a little when she realized that she was justbeing a pot calling the kettle black.Didn't Jeremy take three millionfrom me last time? Why is he still living like a beggar?