In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 370

Why don't you treasure what I give you? Penelope had written feelinglyin small, white text against a plain black background. She had evidentlydone so with the intention of soliciting comfort from her friends onsocial media.

Skylar pondered this for a while but ultimately scrolled away withoutreacting to it.

“We've been continuously working overtime lately because of yourfather's company,” Eva intoned, breaking the hush in the office. Shepicked up the last document and added it to her neat stack, then strodeover to Skylar.

Skylar turned to look at Eva, then said quietly, “Eva, what are youblaming me for? I don't get a single cent from Quest Group, you know.”Eva was dressed in a rather risqué, fitting blouse and mini-skirt. She'dleft the top three buttons of her blouse undone, exposing a peek of thesmooth white skin on her chest for all to see.

Skylar realized that Eva had a rather impressive figure, being treated asshe was to a rather expansive view of Eva's body through the plungingV-neck that the blouse now afforded.

So this is the view Tobias sees every day! Skylar mused.

Eva replied coldly, “You know very well what I'm talking about. Youmade such a scene during the family dinner. Everyone was so upset.”Skylar reclined against the sofa and batted off a yawn. “Do you meanthat you were upset, wondering how on earth I could have managed tosnag Tobias? You don't think I'm good enough for him, do you? Are youupset that I'm doing better than you?”

Skylar's jeers had accurately pierced right to the heart of Eva'sdisgruntlement.

The other woman snorted. “In real life, ugly ducklings don't magicallyturn into swans. Tobias’ mother came over to the office today, and Ioverheard them talking about you.”

From the exultant look on Eva's face, Skylar instantly perceived that ithad not been a pleasant discussion.

She looked at Eva with distaste. “Keep whatever you heard to yourself.I'm not interested.”

Eva smiled slyly. “I suppose you know just as well as I do whattranspired during that conversation. I have to say it was pretty generousof his mother, though, inviting you to dinner.”

Eva’'s words struck Skylar like a bolt of lightning. Racking her brainsfuriously, Skylar struggled to remember if Tobias had raised this matterwith her. Was it because there wasn't time?

In her mind, she had already begun frantically ransacking her wardrobefor suitable clothes to wear to this meeting.

Eva grinned unkindly. “Mr. Ford refused, though. He said that the twoof you weren't getting married anytime soon and that there was noreason to bring you home to meet his family.”

At that, Skylar felt a wave of disappointment wash over her. However,she had to admit that that was a more likely response of Tobias’.Determined not to let Eva get the better of her, she flashed a dazzlingsmile in return. “I didn’t expect you to be in the habit of eavesdropping,Eva. It's true, though. We've decided to take things slowly.”

Eva shrugged carelessly. “Good luck, then. When you eventually getmarried, if you do, I'll be the first to congratulate you.”

A while later, Tobias stepped out of the meeting room wearily. His mindwas throbbing with the seemingly infinite number of emergencies hewould have to attend to. His thoughts, however, were arrested at thesight of Skylar sitting forlornly on the sofa. She was waiting for him.The man’s tense features softened. He crossed over to Skyler and ranhis fingers through her hair lovingly. “Come on, I'll send you home. Youhaven't eaten anything yet, have you? What would you like?"

Skylar shook her head. “I don't eat anything after six in the evening. It'llmake me gain weight.”

Tobias’ attention was abruptly drawn to the fact that Skylar did look alot thinner than she had a while ago. She had always been slender, butnow, she was on the verge of appearing bony.

After all, part of Skylar's job, being in the entertainment industry, was toconform to their beauty standards, no matter how oppressive.

“What's the point of living if you don't get to eat good food?” Tobiassaid, trying to tempt Skylar.

It didn't take much for him to persuade het. She, too, was of the firmconviction that food was one of the things that made life enjoyable.Skylar thus relented quickly. Her first thought was of having a simpleplate of pasta to satisfy her hunger.

However, she stifled her craving in consideration of Tobias’ refinedtaste. She thus suggested boldly, “Let's eat seafood. The kind that costsno less than a thousand per person.”

As she'd expected, Tobias didn't bat an eyelid. As long he could do so,Skylar could consider all of her wishes granted.

She had imagined supper to be an intimate affair between herself andTobias. As they were driving towards the restaurant, however, a carstopped before them. It was Sheldon.