NovelOnlineEva: How is Aunt Miranda doing? Don’t worry too much. You have to trust the justice system. There’s
just some stuff that we can’t control.
Skylar scoffed. If Eva was telling her to “trust the justice system”, then clearly she had already
predicted the outcome of this situation. She had suspected that Eva had something to do with the
police showing up at her house, and now here she was, pretending to care about Skylar.
Having nothing to say to Eva, Skylar decided to ignore her messages.
It was two in the morning when Tobias finally reappeared. Skylar instantly got to her feet as he walked
towards her, asking him, “What happened?”
He didn’t offer a response, instead waiting for a while until a hysterical Miranda was eventually brought
out by the police.
When the police had told her that she was innocent and free to leave, she nearly fainted from
excitement, thanking every god and deity out there for watching over her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThis was the start of Tobias and Miranda’s awkward first meeting at a police station.
He took the initiative to introduce himself by greeting her and saying, “Hello, I am Skylar’s boyfriend.”
Taken aback, Miranda began recomposing herself, visibly nervous from how tightly she was gripping
her skirt. “What should I call you? I am so grateful to you for getting me out of there.”
“Just call me Tobias,” he answered, smiling. “And you’re welcome. I’ll be sending you home now.”
Miranda still looked apprehensive. “I won’t be arrested again, right? This whole ordeal has really taken
a toll on my weak heart.”
“As long as I’m around, you will not get arrested, so you don’t have to worry about that,” Tobias
promised.
Skylar let out a long sigh of relief. Now, there was another issue for which she was indebted to him.
The chief of police walked them right to the entrance of the police station, going on and on about
“having caused trouble for Mr. Ford”.
But Tobias didn’t hold back. “I hope similar incidents of arresting innocent citizens never occur again,”
Tobias told him, blatantly gaslighting the chief of police into believing that it was his men who were at
fault.
Skylar and her mother got onto Tobias’ black Ferrari.
Miranda’s eyes lit up at the sight of the expensive vehicle. Her mood had changed so abruptly, it was
as if she had already forgotten everything that happened that day.
“How much does a car like this cost?”
Skylar sighed, rubbing her temples. “Mom, could you please calm down? The car doesn’t matter right
now.”
Tobias glanced back at Miranda while he was driving. “Do you have a driving license, Ms. Watts? If
you’d like, I can gift the car to you.”
“Don’t. She can’t drive,” Skylar rushed to stop him.
Miranda’s jaw fell open. Although she was, by all means, a metaphorical gold digger, there was no way
she could accept such an expensive gift, explaining hurriedly, “No, no! It’s fine! I’ll just… I’ll just look at
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmit.”
It was already very late. Miranda, worried she might disturb her brother and his family’s sleep, asked if
she could stay at Skylar’s for a while.
Staring out the window, Skylar mumbled, “You won’t be disturbing their sleep. If anything, they’ll be
elated to see you back home.”
That was a lie. She wanted to witness the disappointment on Eva and the others’ faces.
Skylar’s explanation made sense to her mother. Miranda’s brother had to be worried for her, especially
because she had been arrested so suddenly.
Tobias stopped the car by the roadside to go to a convenience store, and Skylar got out with him.
“Are you hungry?” she asked.
Tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear, he shook his head. “I’m running out of some… supplies at
home. I don’t want to have to run out to get them right before we do “it”.”
Skylar bit her bottom lip, muttering through gritted teeth, “Are you a demon? Don’t you ever get tired?”
Tobias enjoyed Skylar’s embarrassed reaction and took pride in flustering her this way. “I’m just a man
who’s pursuing what I want. You’ve heard of the saying “there’s no such thing as a free meal”, right? I
helped you… So you have to repay me.”
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