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Skylar’s face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. “Why do you keep lying to yourself? Why put
yourself through this torture? Is he so busy that he can’t even spare one minute to return your calls or
stop by on the way and come up to check on you? It doesn’t make sense.”
As if placing all her hope in Skylar, Penelope grabbed her hands and pleaded in a desperate voice,
“You have to help me, Skylar. Ask Tobias to tell Brayden that I’m due any time now. How can the father
not be the first person my child sees after being born?”
Skylar’s heart ached upon seeing the state Penelope was in. “Even if he comes, the first person the
child would see is the doctor in charge of your delivery.”
In the end, she begrudgingly agreed to Penelope’s simple request, but after some deliberation, the
latter had a change of heart.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtStruggling to her feet, she demanded, “You know what? Take me to see Brayden now.”
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Penelope completely messed up the surprise Skylar was planning to give Tobias as she was forced to
call and tell him that she was in his company’s basement parking.
Then, she accompanied Penelope to wait in the car. The latter seemed restless, her eyes darting
around the place as though she was expecting Brayden to appear at any second.
After a while, a figure in a body-hugging V-neck business suit with styled hair and professional makeup
showed up.
Skylar rolled down the car window to greet Susan, Tobias’ most trusted and capable secretary.
She could still remember that the first time she met Susan was at her university dormitory. At that time,
this woman had walked with so much swagger even the wind seemed to still in her presence.
Susan spoke courteously, “Ms. Jones, Mr. Ford asked you to go right up to his office. He’s still in a
meeting and will probably be done after half an hour or so.”
With that, Skylar opened the door to get down, then supported Penelope who had difficulty walking due
to her protruding belly.
Examining her with an inquiring gaze, Susan asked, “And this is?”
Her tone and question clearly implied that Tobias only asked for Skylar to go up.
“This is my friend. We came together,” Skylar explained.
Feigning ignorance, she held Penelope’s hand and strode in.
Instead of going in through the lobby and drawing attention to herself, Skylar led Penelope to the
private elevator in the basement parking which ascended straight to the highest floor.
As Penelope’s swollen feet sank into the soft, thick carpet with every careful step she took, her gaze
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmdarted everywhere in awe.
This was her first time visiting Ford Group. Thus, she was instantly attracted by the luxurious interior
design. Even the air had an expensive fragrance to it.
Only when Susan pushed open the door to Tobias’ office did Skylar realize that there were quite a lot of
people inside. It turned out that the meeting wasn’t being held in the conference room.
Tobias was sitting quietly behind his desk, but he exuded a commanding aura nonetheless, so much so
that everyone present was afraid to even breathe too loudly.
Skylar caught him massaging his temples after placing the document in his hand to the side. His eyes
turned constantly flickered, as though he was immersed in deep thought.
Upon noticing Skylar’s presence, the chill in his eyes diminished significantly. “Why didn’t you tell me
you were coming back? I would’ve allocated some time to go pick you up.”
Skylar did not hope for Tobias to pick her up. Besides, he said so himself. He had to specifically
allocate time for that. Of course she had to be smart about it, lest she wasted Tobias’ time.
At once, everyone’s gaze landed on Skylar. Among them, only two people did not know who she was,
but the rest immediately recognized her.
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