Novel Square
Chapter 617
Chapter 617
Chapter 617 Three For One
After he ended the call, Tobias turned around and saw that Skylar had not touched her food. “Are you on a diet again? It is bad to skip breakfast. Your health will be affected!” He frowned slightly as he gently chided her.
Skylar forced herself to pick up the fork, but the sight of the greasy French toast made her give up the feeble attempt.
“I’ll pass on this. I really do not have an appetite for this early in the morning. And by the way, in the future, please let me know if you are coming back late, so I won’t have to wait up for you,” she said.
Tobias made a low grunt half-heartedly in acknowledgment. He was used to living independently and was having difficulty reporting to her his movement and plans.
Skylar’s simple request was a reminder to him that they were a couple and no longer two independent individuals.
She was already standing in front of the door, getting ready to head out. Tobias found his car keys and asked, “Should I give you a ride? Or do you prefer to go with the chauffeur?”
She chose to be driven by the chauffeur, keen to avoid drawing any unnecessary attention to both Tobias and herself.
As she turned to leave, she felt a grip on her hands. He was standing so close to her that upon looking up, all she could see were his white shirt and his sensuous Adam’s apple. She felt his warm breath on her face as he bent down to give her a passionate French kiss.
Skylar was immediately lost in that intense kiss and responded with equal passion. The two of them totally forgot about Madelyn’s presence.
Madelyn herself had been through that youthful passionate age and was secretly envious of their exciting sex life whenever she saw the evidence in their trash can. That reminded her of her own youthful days.
After Skylar got into the car, she checked her phone and saw many missed calls from Miranda. She had to take a deep breath to calm herself down before talking to Miranda.
“We are going to be rich, Skylar! We are going to be rich!” Miranda was shouting in excitement on the other end of the phone.
Skylar rubbed between her brows to destress as she answered, “Did you strike the lottery?”
“Oh, Tobias had not spoken to you about it? Our old house will be acquired for redevelopment soon, as the area is rezoned as a commercial area. Ford Group bought the land, and they are offering three units of replacement housing for every unit sold to them!”
Skylar’s slender fingers clenched tightly around her phone in distress when she heard that. She was taken by surprise as Tobias had not told her about the acquisition.
“That house is the only memory I have of Grandma. How can you be so excited, knowing it will be torn down?” she cried out, aggrieved.
“Are you out of your mind? Your grandma had passed on and will not know about the demolition. Why are you harping on that? I am sure she will be happy to know that if she is still with us. Anyway, I have a share in that house, so I am entitled to at least one of the replacement units!” Miranda chided her.
Skylar clearly remembered there were rumors of redevelopment when her grandma was still alive. Meredith flared and reacted strongly against that. She angrily hit her walking stick on the ground and dismissed the idea. “Over my dead body! Don’t they dare set eyes on my house!”
Skylar became frustrated and was in distress after the conversation with Miranda.
When she arrived at the filming location, Laurel started briefing her on the scenes scheduled for the day. She was a fast learner and more efficient compared to Hannah.
Skylar absent-mindedly played with her hair while Laurel was doing the briefing. Her mind was preoccupied with the thought of her grandma’s house being demolished.
Suddenly, she blurted out a strange question to Laurel. “Do you have an old manor in your family?” she asked. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!
Laurel was briefly taken aback by the unexpected question. Despite being puzzled by the seemingly random question, she composed herself quickly and duly replied Skylar. “I come from a poor family, so my family has always been staying in the same old house. We cannot afford one of those new houses. I have lived in that old house in Springwyn since I was born. I don’t see anything wrong with old houses. If we have to move from our house someday, I am sure I will miss it.”
I will miss it.That was exactly how Skylar felt about her grandma’s house.
“Is your house being acquired for redevelopment? Congrats! That means you will get a big sum of money!” Laurel happily congratulated Skylar on that.
Skylar shook her head, and she was not lying when she said she was in a financially tight situation. Her finances were in a mess as she did not have a financial adviser to help her with her investments. Her money was invested in mutual funds and property, and she did not have much cash.
Even if her grandma’s house was torn down for redevelopment, she would not get a single cent in cash. She knew it was a selfish wish, but she would rather keep the old house than make her other family members happy.