In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 363

At his answer, she raised an eyebrow skeptically. Tobias was evidentlyuninterested in the entire affair.

They remained in their seats until the janitor looked at themmeaningfully, prompting them to leave. Skylar hurriedly followed Tobiasout of the cinema,

She held out her hand, but the man adamantly refused to take it.Inwardly, she marveled at Tobias’ audacity. Throughout the film, he'dcopped multiple feels in the darkness of the cinema. However, he'dreturned to his callous self right after the lights came on.

Can't he even hold my hand? Skylar agonized.

At the exit, they ran into the pair that had been blissfully announcingtheir plans to the entire cinema. The girl was now squatting in a cornerearnestly convincing her mother, saying, “Mom, I'm going to stay overat my classmate’s house for the next two days. I won't be cominghome.”

Skylar felt a grudging sense of admiration for this young girl'sdedication to her relationship. Not only did they have to last the nightat a cybercafe, but they would also have to drag their wearied bodies,stained with the smell of beer and cigarettes, to a cheap hotel at thecrack of dawn. The thought of the journey they would have toundertake was fatiguing enough.

Ruefully, she supposed that the happiness the young couple got out ofbeing together would be worth all that toil.

Seeing Skylar thus distracted, Tobias challenged her rudely, “Why areyou always staring at other people? Are you envious of them? She's gota boy toy to spend the weekend with. Is that what you're lusting after?”Undeterred, Skylar replied with a toss of her head, “Well, is mine willingto spend the weekend with me?”

At her words, Tobias froze, wrinkling his handsome brow.

He was not troubled by the fact that Skylar had referred to him sodismissively, but rather that he was indeed unable to dedicate theentire weekend to her.

They descended by elevator in silence. When the two of them steppedout into the chilly night air, a gust of cold wind blew past them. Tobiasinstinctively drew Skylar into his warm arms, murmuring in a tendertone, “I know I don’t spend much time with you. I promise it'll getbetter once this year is over.”

Skylar smiled but did not allow herself to be taken in that easily. Afterall, the year had only just begun. Who knows if I'll still be with Tobiasnext year?

Her mind flashed back to the food she'd been preparing halfway thathad since been left to grow cold. Unwilling to let it go to waste, sheyearned to head back home to complete her preparations.

Similarly, Tobias was ready to head home. He, too, had work leftunfinished. The two of them thus agreed to proceed straight back.When they stepped into the house, however, Tobias immediately sweptSkylar up in his arms, hoisting her up into the air before setting herdown on the top of a low dresser. He then spread her legs open andstood before her expectantly.

In a hoarse voice, he said, “What are you waiting for? Do you need meto teach you how to share what's on your mind? I was afraid that if Ididn’t do something tonight, you'd be wondering if I was havingsomebody else on the side all over again.”

Tobias had evidently taken Skylar's look of unhappiness throughout theday to heart.

Skylar wreathed her arms tightly around Tobias as he pressed himselfagainst her.

The next day, Skylar visited Penelope at her home. “Skylar, I need to tellyou something. Brayden said he’s going to gift me this apartment,”Penelope whispered conspiratorially as she leaned in towards herfriend.

Skylar was certain that men who proclaimed that women looked theirbest when they were pregnant were telling the most barefaced liepossible.

Surveying her best friend critically, Skylar noted that Penelope hadgrown plump. Her greasy face was dotted with spots and her nostrilsflared.

Dressed in dowdy, loose maternity clothing, Penelope looked a wholeten years older than the attractive girl Skylar knew her to be. Comparedto Zelda, Brayden's wife, Penelope was worlds apart.

Instead of congratulating her, Skylar prodded, “Do you think Braydenwill marry you? Your belly is growing larger day by day. It isn't easybeing a single mother! You're still young. Why don't you look forsomeone faithful and reliable? Married men are dangerous creatures toget involved with.”

Skylar was not much older herself, but she spoke with the worldlywisdom of her elders. After all, with matters of children being born outof wedlock, the one who suffered the most was inevitably the mother.Thus, despite Tobias’ reassurances to the contrary, Skylar alwaysensured that she dutifully took her birth control pills. The possibility ofside effects was one she was more willing to risk than having to raise achild alone.

Penelope smirked, maintaining her confidence. “You're right. I'm young,so I think I'll be able to compete with his old hag of a wife! I've alreadydecided that after this baby is born, Ill immediately invest heavily incosmetics to regain my youthful, radiant look. So what if Brayden’smarried? He can always get divorced,” Penelope concludedcontemptuously.