In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 263

Skylar didn’t understand a single thing, but could only ascertain thatthe conversation was about money.

Tobias had said before that he was only still alive for the sake of earningmoney and nothing else.

If she were in Tobias’ shoes, she would have retired and escaped to anexotic island some years ago.

Scared that she might accidentally overhear some trade secret andbecome a target, she hung up the call.

Skylar made a beeline for Kate's office. Even though Kate wasn't usuallyat the company building, she had put a lot of effort into renovating heroffice, and there were even pictures of her pet dogs on the desk.

I knew it. Kate still isn't married yet, even at this age.

Hearing a knock on the door, Skylar let herself in nearly an hour laterthan the previously agreed time.

She instantly apologized, sputtering out some excuse about how shewas late because of a traffic jam when, in actuality, the drive had beencompletely uneventful.

She didn’t want to lie, but she couldn't tell Kate the truth that she hadspent all of last night at a police station.

Kate was very serious and professional woman, and would not give faceregardless of whoever it was when it came to her work.

She didn't care for Skylar's explanation, demanding, “Then why didn'tyou leave home an hour earlier so you'd arrive on time even if therewas a traffic jam? Artistes need to know about the importance ofpunctuality. This isn’t college where you can just say “sorry I'm late” andshrug it off. If you keep this attitude up, people are going to thinkyou're arrogant and egotistical.”

Skylar just bowed her head and admitted that it was her fault for beinglate, promising Kate that she would never repeat the mistake everagain.

Only then did Kate seem to calm down somewhat, making a call andasking Skylar's new assistant to come in.

During her previous filming session, Skylar had had to do everything byherself. No one had even helped her to take some of the catering foodthat the staff had ordered.

Skylar always showed up on set alone without a team, an assistant, nora manager. This reflected badly on Kate, as other people might thinkthat their company was mistreating their artists, or that Kate was auseless manager.

Before long, a young girl with long, pin-straight hair and wearing plainclothes with dark-rimmed glasses entered the room. She didn't lookolder than a fresh graduate.

The girl shyly greeted Skylar, taking in the up-and-coming celebrity thatshe was going to be looking after for the time being.

Needless to say, she was astonished at how good-looking Skylaractually was. Seeing her in person without any beauty filters normakeup, there was no doubt in her mind that Skylar could easily rise tothe top of the entertainment business.

The new assistant’s name was Hannah Hayes. Skylar's first reaction tohearing her name was, unfortunately, salivating at the thought of asweet honey cake.

Hannah was nearly knocked off her feet when Skylar smiled at her. Nowoman could possibly resist her smile, let alone a man.

Skylar thought that Hannah looked a little ditzy.

After Hannah left the room, Skylar turned around to ask Kate, “Why didyou assign me a newbie? Two newbies both with zero experiencesounds like a recipe for disaster.”

She was very upfront about her dissatisfaction with her new assistant,but Kate had plans of her own and had expected Skylar's reaction.

“If I assign you an experienced manager and they turn out to be asleazy asshole, you might end up getting taken advantage of. Yourassistant doesn’t need to do much for now except manage what youeat and where you sleep. Newbies are meant to help each other grow.”Skylar sighed, softening her tone. “Fine. I get it. If there's nothing else,I'm going to go take a look at the script. Filming is going to start soon.”Kate wanted to talk with Skylar more, but sensing that the youngwoman was desperate to leave, she kept silent and let her go.

Skylar was still weary from having not rested well the previous night.She just wanted to take a look at the practice rooms before headinghome straight away.

It was there that she bumped into Amelia, who had just finishedpracticing her dance choreography.