Fell Into His Love Trap (Skylar and Tobias)
Chapter 771 The Frog In The Well

Before Miranda left, she even promised Skylar and Tobias she would return their capital invested along with the interest earned when she received her dividends. Skylar tried calling out to her mother, but the latter pretended not to hear her.

With no one else to vent her anger on after her mother left, Skylar could only release all her frustration and rage on Tobias. No matter how filthy rich he is, he shouldn't help an evildoer even though the person is my mom. It's precisely this reason that indirectly makes me feel like I owe him yet another million.

The cup of coffee that Tobias brewed had turned completely cold, so he poured the remaining cup into the sink. “Just let her take the money. Your mom's personality is exactly like yours; both of you will stubbornly insist on your ideas. She won't give up if I don't give her the money. It's not a bad thing to spend a million and buy her a life lesson that teaches her money isn't easy to earn."

Finally, Skylar understood Tobias' intention. He wanted to use the situation to teach Miranda a lesson. However, she still thought that the lesson was way too expensive.

She then took out a pen and a piece of paper and said in a serious manner, "Let me write you an IOU. I don't have much money right now, and I don't know when I can make a million to return to you." Once again, Skylar was drawing the lines with Tobias. However, he remained calm, having grown accustomed to Skylar treating him like an outsider.

Since the very beginning, she did not seem to regard him as a family member. She always liked to keep their matters clearly divided, afraid of being seen as taking advantage of him.

Initially, he was quite upset about it, but over time, he learned to put himself in Skylar's shoes and understand her perspective.

It's not strange for her to behave like that. After all, we're two separate entities by law. Since we're not married, why should she treat me like family? She's not even my legal wife, to begin with. After writing the IOU, Skylar signed and dated it, then passed it over to Tobias.

She even devised a detailed installment plan outlining how she was going to repay the money, putting it down in black and white. Her goal was to pay back one hundred thousand on a monthly basis, but if she could not earn that much, she would delay the payment to the following month.

Tobias kept the IOU. It's good to put some pressure on Skylar. In this case, she would feel a sense of urgency and be more motivated to work.

Subsequently, he asked her on purpose, "Based on your current pay and popularity, you shouldn't be leading such a shabby life. Where have you spent your money on?"

Skylar pressed her lips together and fell silent. What else can I say? Is this not embarrassing enough?

With that in mind, she simply came up with an excuse. "I spent it all on food and shopping. We should seize the day and live life to the fullest, after all. Your company's contracts are all one-sided, exploiting us celebrities. Frankly, the money we received isn't much at all."

Tobias gently flicked her forehead. "Missy, you need to learn the art of contentment, all right? Do you truly believe that you've been exploited by our company? Take some time to converse with those around you, and you'll come to see just how kind I've been to you. In fact, your contract is the most unique one among all."

That day, Skylar arranged a meet-up at the mall with Mackayla, who was her closest friend in the entire company. She considered the latter to be a genuinely kind person. With Mackayla, Skylar did not need to engage in any deceitful games or pretenses.

Nowadays, it was hard to discern who one's true friends are. People who appeared to be good friends on the surface could easily turn out to be individuals prone to backstabbing others.

Mackayla was not as popular as Skylar, but many people could still recognize her in public, especially the youngsters in school uniforms.

Although the younger generation might not know who the superstars were, they were very familiar with those who debuted as trainees and could recognize them at a glance.

Mackayla wanted to eat Jetroinian cuisine, but Skylar was hesitant. On average, it'll cost about three thousand per person to have Jetroinian cuisine here at Raoul Mall.

Tobias had brought her to the same place before. Back then, she found the food to be very appetizing. When she looked up the comments section online, she was shocked to realize that people spent an average of three thousand per person for a single meal at the restaurant.

At that time, she thought she read it wrong, thinking it was only approximately three hundred per person. However, she was completely dumbfounded when Tobias paid for the bill with his credit card, proving her assumption to be wrong.

He spent more than eight thousand even though both of them did not order a lot of things to eat. There was also a ten-percent service fee charged to the bill!

To Skylar, it was pure daylight robbery. Admittedly, she had been living frugally and had not seen much of the world. There was no way she could behave in the manner of a nouveau riche.