Fell Into His Love Trap (Skylar and Tobias)
Chapter 479

Ah, I'm the one who bears the brunt of the torment in this relationship! He isn't even giving me the right to question him or get jealous! How absurd! Despite it all, a ball of aggrieve lodged within Skylar. "Are things fine with us now? I don't like the silent treatment." Tobias reached out and placed his hand on hers, his palm warm and rough.

However, Skylar said nothing. Well, if I say nothing, he'll still take it as a tacit acquiescence. He said he doesn't like the silent treatment, but doesn't he know that he's best at doing that to me?

"I'll be very busy in the upcoming days, so I won't be able to make much time for you. But before that, I've resolved your problem." Tobias warned her in advance that she wouldn't be seeing much of him. "What are you busy with when you've retired from Ford Group temporarily?"

Speaking of that, Tobias' gaze gradually darkened. "I've given Sheldon a chance, but he's not utilizing it. Ford Group is now in chaos, and no one pays him the slightest mind. He can't even keep them in line with the power he wields. How useless..."

Skylar, on the other hand, pitied Sheldon. Well, he's not inherently bad, but Tobias has been too strict with him. With all the pressure, it's only natural that he has a volatile temper. Anyway, it's truly a shame that he doesn't have the capability to lead the company. To tell the truth, their love-hate relationship boggles my mind.

When they exited the café, a young man ran smack into Skylar, almost causing her to fall down.

Fortunately, Tobias steadied her with a hand around her waist.

Having gained her balance, Skylar then looked at the young man, only to see an intoxicated Hayden staggering to his feet.

She stared at her half-brother with a frown.

The words he spat at her back when she asked Tobias for money to pay her school fees echoed as though having been burned in her mind.

"You're filthy, so don't even step a single foot into our house! Avery doesn't like you either, you mooch!" he snarled in contempt and derision.

When Hayden saw Skylar with Tobias beside her, he snorted drunkenly and drawled, "Oh, our high and mighty celebrity is still wandering around outside at this hour, huh? It really tarnishes your status to frequent such a slum!"

Skylar didn't want to bicker with him or have anything to do with the Joneses. After all, it was all an exercise in futility.

Chuckling, she retorted, "No matter, for I don't have much status. Instead, it's you who shouldn't be frequenting the outskirts out of fear that your status as a rich heir will be tarnished."

Subsequently, Hayden took advantage of fact that Tobias had gone to retrieve his car to totter over to her. Lowering his voice to a mere whisper, he muttered, "My biggest regret in life now is not killing you before you were sixteen and allowed you to live until this day. Let me warn you that I'll definitely make you pay tenfold if you pick on my sister again."

Shock swamped Skylar at his words. While Hayden's character was indeed despicable, it was undeniable that he was a good brother to Avery. And it was precisely because Avery was pampered like a princess by the entire family that she grew up to be spoiled and overbearing.

Skylar didn't even notice when Tobias drove his car over, only snapping back to reality when he had honked twice.

In the blink of an eye, the menace on Hayden's face vanished, to be replaced with a smile. "So long, then."

When Skylar had gotten into the car, Tobias was uncharacteristically curious and asked, "What did he say to you? Hayden is by far smarter than your father. Alas, your father wasn't willing to hand the company over to him back then. Even when Quest Group collapsed, he wasn't willing to give his son the opportunity to salvage the situation."

"That has always been the way he does things. In the face of material interests, everything else doesn't matter. Well, just like you," Skylar replied nonchalantly.

Tobias was silent for a moment. Then, he said, "You indeed know me very well. This is an era of greed, so why should I act as though I'm above everyone else? In fact, even the priest in the confessional said that I've sinned. Since I'm a sinner in the first place, why not just continue sinning?"

Meanwhile, when Hayden got home, he saw Avery watching a movie starring Largo on her iPad in the living room.

He knew that Avery had been dumped by Largo, what with the way she would begin wailing incessantly every single time she saw any news related to him ever since she came home after the filming wrapped up.

Placing the burrito he bought next to her iPad, he sat down beside her.