In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 344

Having already predicted Penelope's future, Tobias didn’t show anysympathy toward her. He was more worried about Skylar gettingaffected by all of this.

This friend of hers is definitely plotting something.

If Skylar knew that Brayden was coming, she wouldn't have put in theeffort to cook so much

She wouldn't even let Brayden in if it weren't for Penelope.

When Skylar walked into the living room, she saw that Penelope wassitting on the couch by herself. With the remote control in her hand,Penelope was aimlessly switching between the TV channels.

“Where are they?” Skylar brought a glass of freshly squeezed orangejuice over to Penelope. She even added some sugar as Penelopepreferred sweet drinks.

“They went upstairs to smoke.” Penelope took a sip on her orange juice.What could they be talking about right now? The thought of Tobiashanging out with a guy like Brayden was bothering Skylar.

Just like how the thought of Skylar hanging out with Penelope hadbothered Tobias before.

That being said, they were respectful enough to restrain themselvesfrom interfering with each other's personal relationships.

When Tobias and Brayden came back downstairs, the dishes wereserved on the table.

Gazing at the various dishes on the table, Tobias was astonished. Ididn’t know Skylar was this good at cooking.

This is a big step up from the pasta she usually makes.

Grilled salmon, pot roast, lobster stew...

Tobias was getting ravenous just from the appearance of the dishes.“Not too shabby. So my girlfriend can indeed cook if she puts her mindinto it, huh?” Tobias complimented Skylar.

Penelope replied proudly, “Skylar's skills are on par with that of thechefs in restaurants. Back when she was still dating Jeremy, she was theone who transformed him from a scrawny man to the plump man thathe is today.”

Skylar glared at Penelope with her eyes wide-opened. This girl isblabbering on again.

Peeved, Tobias had a sulky expression on his face. Penelopeimmediately realized that she had inadvertently offended him. Why didI bring up Skylar's ex? How can I be so daft and stupid?

Tobias responded with a chilly voice, “I got a different treatmentthought. All I got was pasta.”

After hearing Tobias's statement, Skylar was riled up. What is he gettingso frustrated? Back when I got into a fake relationship, he didn't evenbother.

She replied, “I didn’t have much to do back then. Now that I have towork, I don't have the energy to cook when I get home. Plus, it's notlike you're coming home for dinner every day. There were a fewinstances where I had to finish all the dishes on my own because youstood me up!”

Fraught with guilt, Tobias was reticent. Brayden poured a glass of winefor him before uttering, “Now, now. We shouldn't let the food on thetable go to waste. Let's enjoy the food and drinks!”

Tobias pushed the glass of wine away. “I'm feeling a bit under theweather today. I won't be drinking tonight.”

Brayden rubbed his nose and sighed. “It's been a long time since welast had a drink together. I really thought that we could finally get thechance to drink together again, but I guess not.”

Tobias seems quite cautious around liquors. And yet, he was willing todrink the wine offered by my parents yesterday. Did he do it out ofrespect for my family? If so, that's pretty considerate of him.

Brayden finished most of the dishes. He was showering Skylar withincessant praises on her cooking skills.

At the same time, he was also grumbling about how useless Penelopewas compared to Skylar.

Infuriated, Penelope retorted, “I'll get Skylar to teach me her cookingskills and make you eat your words! Once I become better at cooking,I'll then be able to make you stay by my side forever.”

Brayden feigned ignorance on her statement and remained silent.