In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 244

The department manager had already left his seat beside Tobias, butSkylar still thought that it was a bad idea, so she remained standing.“Why are you standing there? Aren't you tired? Just sit.” Tobias issuedan order.

With that, Skylar had no choice but to sit by his side.

The members of the department had sorted out the whole suicidesituation and handed the report to Tobias along with the public opinionsurvey results. Almost all of the public's opinions were negative. A lot ofit complained about there being too much overtime work and that theinternal assessments were way too harsh. To them, those were thecauses for the employees’ death.

Tobias flipped through the documents and sneered. “If they can't evenhandle that sort of pressure, they're better off dead. We've all beenthrough stressful times. We've all experienced hardship.”

Skylar looked at Tobias. Once again, she had witnessed how mercilesshe could be. To him, people's life did not matter whatsoever.

Then, the manager handed Tobias the draft of their public statement forhim to check. While he was going the draft, Tobias held Skylar's handtightly within his own in front of everyone there. According to the draft,the company was going to deny any and all responsibilities toward thematter.

While Tobias was still reading, everyone there was stunned. Mr.

Ford's actually flirting with a woman at a time like this?

“If you're bored, you can go out for a walk. Go to the cafeteria if you'rehungry. The food there is not bad.” Tobias whispered into Skylar's ear.Skylar shook her head and whispered back. “It's fine. I'll just stay here aslong as you're alright.”

Meanwhile, all the staff sat there cautiously. Everyone was curiousabout Skylar's identity as she could get Tobias to speak so gently.

The general public has been requesting a formal explanation from theFord Group regarding the suicide.

Tobias looked at the manager. “What's there to explain? They were theones that made the choice. Did I force them to jump? Scratch this partof the draft.”

After a while, Tobias rejected the draft they prepared. It looked like thedraft was really good with how it manipulated the words and sentences.But to Tobias, the whole team was just a bunch of idiots.

Skylar started yawning as she was at her limit. It was almost three in themorning and it did not seem like the meeting would end any time soon.Somehow, she was able to understand why the employees of thisinternational company would commit suicide. They were making moneyby burning their lives working overtime.

This is the hour when people get really sleepy at that time of the day,and the feeling of hunger coupled with sleepiness did not feel good forSkylar.

Tobias noticed that her eyes were closing and that she was just forcingherself to stay awake. It looked like she could fall asleep at any minuteSo, he capped his pen and gave her a pat and the shoulder. Skylar'swatery eyes immediately widened as she jolted awake.

Her sleepiness was relieved by quite a bit and she looked towardsTobias, thinking that she had just fallen asleep. Did I snore? It would bereally embarrassing if I did.

Then, Skylar looked at the staffs in the meeting room. Everyone had agrim expression on their face with their brows tightly knitted. It did notseem like they were in a good mood.

“Let's go,” Tobias said out of the blue. “We're going back. You need torest.”

However, Skylar was stubborn. “You just go on with your work. I'm fine.”Tobias was having none of that. He grabbed her by the arm and gentlypicked her up. Then, he pulled her into his arm while he took her bag.“Let's go. Even if you don't need the rest, I do.”

Hearing that made Skylar slightly relieved. She did not want Tobias todelay his work because of her since she could not help him withanything there.

Skylar once thought about whether she would become a strong andindependent woman once she graduated. Whether she would be ableto stay level-headed when dealing with serious issues. She wondered ifshe would be able to engage in deep conversations with peopleelegantly and valiantly.

In short, just like Tobias’ assistant, Susan.

Because of the condition of her family and the environment she grewup in, Skylar figured that it was almost impossible for her to obtain thatsense of dominance that Susan gave off. There was still too much sheneeded to learn.