Chapter 727 Shock
Skr could not care less whether the house was demolished or not. She was indeed reluctant to
part with Meredith''s previous residence, but she had never requested Tobias to avoid that area
during the demolition. At that moment, she felt aggrieved.
As soon as Skr stepped into the house, she was hit by a pungent tobo stench. Ximena''s
family members were sitting in the living room, all of whom Skr recognized.
Those men had watched her grow up since she was little. No one wanted such an ident to
happen, and even at that point, Skr still hadn''t recovered from the shock.
When Tobias saw Skr walking in, he paused in his speech and invited her over in a gentle voice.
She naturally sat down on the couch next to him.
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Little did she know that her appearance there was what Tobias desired least. However, he med
himself for not having the time to remind her as he had been swamped with work.
Skr tightened her grip on the strap of her bag. She looked at the photos hanging on the already
yellowing walls. They were all taken by Ximena when she was alive.
An erged image featured Ximena with the staff where she went for physiotherapy. Her smile was
radiant in that picture.
Skr knew Ximena had believed in that type of physiotherapy health product when she was alive.
She would spend a lot of money on them every year. Eventually, she even quit ying poker and
used all her pensions to purchase those items.
Her sons had noints about her spending habits and were considered filial. Skr knew them
quite well. They were friendly but not adept at cracking jokes or making small talk with others.
Never in her wildest dream did she imagine Ximena would meet such an end. All of this happened
because of money and people''s insatiable greed.
Skr forced back her tears, trying not to cry. Seeing she was in distress, Tobias ced hisrge
palm over the back of her hand and held it tightly. She felt his burning hot skin and noticed his pale
face.
As night fell, his fever, which had subsided in the morning, was recurring.
Tobias uttered, “It''s good that Skr is here. I want to clear things up with all of you. Skr has
been under a lot of pressure recently. Some people with ulterior motives spread rumors about me
not demolishing this area because of Skr, and this caused everyone to ce their me on her.
You''re also trying to me Skr for your mother''s death. I can''t stand to see this. I''m a
businessman, so do you think I would do such irrational things for a woman? All my decisions and
actions stem from my interest in gaining more profit. Harbourside was never included in the
development n. Besides, the government also intervened and warned us this plot ofnd cannot
be razed.”
Skr suddenly felt that Tobias'' acting skills could rival an award-winning actor''s. She couldn''t tell
which parts of his speech were true and which were false. I''ve never heard about this area being
under government intervention. He''s helping me to clear my name.
Tobias'' tone was serious and professional.
“My daughter has no say in thepany''s decision. I don''t know who''s spreading these hearsays.”
Miranda also entered and spoke up, painting Skr as a victim while simultaneously pushing the
responsibility onto Ford Group.
Skr sat in silence, knowing it was best to keep her mouth shut in that situation and let Tobias
handle the problem.
Previously, she would have exined whenever people asked, but now she was tired of doing so
since nobody would believe her no matter how much she said.
Ximena''s death was a reality. Her eldest son, Shaun Zacoski, extinguished hisst cigarette. They
should''ve been busy with his mother''s funeral arrangements at that time. Deep down, he knew he
was being unfilial, but he couldn''t resist the opportunity to make some money out of the situation.
Tobias'' willingness to go there in person was a demonstration of his sincerity.
Shaun was just clueless about how he should initiate the conversation aboutpensation.