Chapter 626 True Devotion


    Chapter 626 True Devotion


    When she unlocked her phone, she realized that the family chat group was filled with hundreds of


    messages.


    All of them were talking about the manor and telling her to exin herself to her uncle and aunt.


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    As a result, she exited the group. There''s no way I''m going to give in to their demands that I take


    responsibility.


    By then, Tobias had left for an hour. The time he was gone, Skr felt as if time had slowed down to a


    crawl where every minute felt like an entire hour.


    In the meantime, she changed her passcode to “111111.” Worried that she would forget, she even


    jotted it down in her notes.


    Given how insensitive she was with numbers, she would always end up forgetting her passcodes.


    After heading upstairs, she saw Madelyn carrying a basket of dirtyundry. Thinking back to the night


    before, she stopped thetter.


    Lowering herself toward the basket, she picked out Tobias and her undergarments and spoke as swiftly


    as she could, “Going forward, I''ll wash these myself.”


    As someone sensible, Madelyn didn''t inquire about the reason. After all, she would usually throw them


    into the washing machine. Since Skr wanted to wash them by hand, there was no reason for her to


    object.


    Subsequently, Skr brought Tobias'' ck briefs to the washbasin. She didn''t want to trouble Madelyn


    with them, especially when she saw the white stains left from the night before.


    While Skr was washing and wringing the underwear dry, her phone vibrated on the countertop. After


    shaking the water off her hands and seeing that it was Penelope, she put thetter on speaker.


    Ever since she failed to help Penelope join the entertainment industry, their rtionship soured.


    Subsequently, Skr called her up a few times to talk but was rebuffed every single time with the


    excuse she was busy.


    After her olive branch had been spurned repeatedly, Skr didn''t dare contact Penelope anymore. She


    didn''t want to invite trouble.


    “What are you up to?”


    Looking at the wet brief, Skr replied, “Washing underwear.”


    Penelope giggled in response. “You wash your boyfriend''s underwear despite being a famous actress?


    You truly are a devoted girlfriend.”


    From Penelope''s tone, Skr noticed that the former''s mood had improved significantly from before.


    She retorted, “How do you know I''m washing a man''s brief? How have you recently been? I have been


    too busy to visit you.”


    Penelope sighed. “What else can I do? My parents are raising my daughter for me andin every


    day that I''m a burden to them. Moreover, I feel bad for letting my daughter grow up in such a small


    house.


    After drying her hands, with Tobias'' towel, Skr turned off the speaker and picked up the phone.


    Given that Penelope was staying in the same neighborhood as she did, Skr figured that someone


    must have told Penelope of the rumors rted to the redevelopment.


    Therefore, she didn''t continue Penelope''s topic and waited for thetter to reveal the objective of the


    call.


    Penelope added, “That b*stard, Brayden, has never visited his daughter nor paid child support. I really


    don''t know what''s going to happen to my child in the future. My parents are nagging me every day to


    move to a bigger ce because the small house is filled with my child''s belongings. However, where


    am I going to find the money?”


    While listening, a sudden sense of disappointment crept into Skr when it dawned upon her that she


    and her best friend could no longer talk heart to heart.


    She never envisioned that one day, Penelope had to speak in such an indirect manner.


    Given the pressure heaped upon her on all sides, she realized that it was difficult for her to keep the old


    manor. Maintaining her stance would turn her into someone hated by friends and family.


    She replied candidly, “I know you''re trying to persuade me about the redevelopment, which I have no


    objections to. It''s Tobias who refuses to demolish the ce, and there''s nothing I can do about it.


    Therefore, don''t listen to the rumors outside that me me for it. After all, businessmen always put


    profit first. Besides, do you actually think I''m important enough for Tobias to do something like that for


    me?”