In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO
Chapter 58

“I guess I kicked their asses back there. Then again, it's not like theywere that hard to deal with,” Skylar said.

Tobias beheld the girl's pint-size frame intently and listened to herbravado without comment.

“Who's been picking on you? You could just tell me.”

Be it a few simple words, they meant the world to her.

Because no one else said anything like that to her. Ever.

All the other kids heckled her and called her mother a murderer whenshe was little.

Her grandmother taught her that poor children could not afford to pickfights with anyone. Endure it. Take the high road. That was what shewould always say.

And whenever she needed someone to have her back when she gotolder, Jeremy was nowhere to be found.

Skylar shook her head. “I can take care of this myself!”

She reminded herself that she should not harbor such expectationsfrom someone like Tobias.

And so, she left it at that.

Neither was he going to make her, as he had his own ways of replaceingout.

Her belly then proposed to change the subject. She held a hand to itwhen it started growling too loudly.

Tobias picked up the phone and called for room service. He ended thecall with a specific request. “We'll have something healthier.”

Half the contents of the bottled water were emptied to help stave offher hunger pangs.

“I don't like healthy,” she said.

Her palate leaned towards savory. Even Laura's home cooking wasdeemed a tad too light.

In fact, hot sauce was an indispensable staple for her in almosteverything.

Tobias went for the first-aid kit from which he acquired and passedalong the iodine tincture. “A lighter palate will help with the healing.”Skylar glanced down at the wound on her arm and did not think itwarranted a trip to the hospital. She reckoned that it would be finebefore long

Their orders were tabled fairly quickly. To her, the plant-based cuisinewas more aesthetic than appetizing.

But beggars could never be choosers. Hence, she picked up the cutleryanyway.

"Did you choose to bunk with a guy on purpose?” Tobias's question wasnot helping.

“There's a rumor spreading in the campus’ forum. The girls in class areshunning me because they believe that I might have somethingcontagious.”

She then dolefully thrust out her phone towards him to prove her case.His reaction to the post was unexpectedly mild

Not quite what she had hoped for, but her disappointment wasfleeting.

She almost forgot that whatever was between Tobias and herself wasjust a game.

His detachment, as such, was more than appropriate.

"So like, who's this guy to you?”

She picked up the fork to shovel in another mouthful of salad. “Nevermet him! I don't know who posted that, cause I've never taken thatphoto.”

Tobias remained a picture of calm. “Did you try replaceing out?”

That reminded her that she had yet to check in with Penelope regardingthe IP tracing.

Penelope: I'm too much of a noob to be able to nail down this

champ. So sorry, babe.

Skylar tapped away and sent back an “Ok” emoji.

She exhaled before she turned back to Tobias. “I can't identify theculprit. Do you think the hackers from your company might be able tohelp?”