In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 535

Remembering Tobias’ obsession with cleanliness, Skylar cleaned thesoles of her shoes before entering the house.

When they were inside, the man went to the bathroom to retrieve awarm towel for her. She received it and bent down, ready to wipe hershoes off when he suddenly said, “That's for your hair and face. You gotwet after getting down from the car, didn’t you?”

After a moment of hesitation, she reached up and used the towel to dryher hair off, hanging it back in the bathroom once she was done.

Her gaze fell upon the toilet. The cover was open, and there were nofeminine products by the washbasin. Everything that was there was allarranged neatly.

Knock, knock.

Skylar quickly composed herself and opened the door, greeting Tobiaswith a smile. “You did a good job at cleaning up the bathroom.”

She didn’t say anything more, but he knew she'd stayed so long inthere to check if there were any traces of another woman's presence.He led her to the dining room, where she cautiously took a seat downat the table. She felt weirdly antsy and not as comfortable as she waswith Madelyn.

Opening the kitchen refrigerator, he took out a box and placed it onthe table in front of Skylar, who merely stared blankly out the windowand didn’t seem to notice at all.

Is she still thinking about the incident from this morning?

The pictures of that accident would likely come up in future websearches of “crazy fan behavior,” and the story would never be laid torest.

It was only when Tobias called her name once more that Skylar snappedback to reality.

Why did Tobias bring me here? He has to know about what happenedat the mall today. Why didn't he ask about it or offer any words ofreassurance?

She watched as he opened up the box, revealing the medium-sizedcake inside with a “twenty-two"-shaped candle perched on top of it.Oh. She'd completely forgotten today was her real birthday.

She'd once briefly mentioned to Tobias that the birthdate on heridentity card and her real birthdate was different. When registering forthe card, she had altered her birthdate to be several months earlierthan the real date so that she could apply for school early.

Back then, government background checks hadn't been as strict, so shehadn't needed any sort of connections to do so. It came as a surprise toher that Tobias still remembered this fact.

The dark forest chocolate cake was clearly an afterthought of his thathad possibly been randomly bought off a bakery on the street. It wasn'tproperly decorated, nor did it look very appetizing.

He'd likely realized last second that today was her birthday. After all,she'd forgotten all about it as well.

Skylar had never been one to place much importance on birthdays eversince she was a child. Her grandma would cook a simple dinner for herto celebrate, but that was about it.

No one else celebrated her birthday, and no one else other than hergrandma remembered the actual date.

Skylar wrapped her arms around Tobias’ waist, burying her face into hischest and taking in the familiar scent of white sandalwood.

Her vision blurring with tears, she told him, “You're too nice to me. Ididn’t think you'd remember my birthday. The cake is a little small,though.”

He gently ran a hand through her hair. “I thought you were on a diet.You wouldn't be able to finish it all if I'd bought a larger cake anyway,so I figured a small one would do.”

Skylar pouted, moved by how considerate he was being towards her."Did you get me a birthday gift too? Or a card at least?”

She instantly deflated when she saw him pull a long, thin rectangle-shaped box out from his suit pocket.

If it had been a square-shaped box, she could have at least hoped for aring.

A Swarovski necklace laid inside the box, and she rubbed at her eyesbefore holding it up close to inspect it.

It wasn't that she had expensive taste, but she was surprised to seeTobias gift something that only cost several hundred. The ClaudeMonet he'd gifted her last time nearly cost ten million.