Chapter 8


    Skr disregarded him and ran out of the car like her life depended on it.


    Meanwhile, Tobias’ lips arched up slightly when he saw the butt-shaped paint smear that the woman left


    on the leather seat.


    Upon seeing Tobias getting out of the car, she stopped him and exined, “I’m sharing rent with


    someone, and my housemate doesn’t like strangersing over.”


    Skr’s rtionship with her housemate, Summer Wand, was just alright.


    Summer worked in a multinationalpany as an ordinary employee, but she acted arrogant regardless


    of that fact.


    Besides, Skr knew Summer looked down on her because every time they talked, there would always


    be a hint of contempt in her words.


    Everything from her clothing to the food she consumed was high-end. They shared the same bathroom,


    so Skr knew she used expensive skincare products as well, and that Summer scorned her for using


    budget products.


    “What does her opinion have to do with me?” Tobias brushed past her and walked ahead.


    Skr gnawed on her lip in anxiety and sighed inwardly. Tobias always spoke with undebatable


    dominance.


    As she took out her key to unlock the door, she gave him a warning. “Leave right after you’re done with


    your drink.”


    She had a feeling that Summer was going to bark like a rabid dog. Every time she brought Jeremy over,


    Summer would either m her door or make nging noises around the ce.


    The rental house was messy, but it had a girlish touch to it. Even the floor mat at the door was pink with


    cartoons printed on it.


    “You don’t need to change your shoes. We don’t have house slippers your size.”


    Skr snapped at him and couldn’t wait for him to leave so that she could be alone. Her crestfallen face


    obviously showed that she was in a terrible mood today, even more so than when she first learned about


    Jeremy’s illness.


    Before going in to get changed, she led Tobias to the living room.


    At the same time, Summer had heard Skr talking to a man from her room.


    Without even standing up from her spot, she shouted through the door, “Are you crazy, Skr? Why did


    you bring that wild man here again?”


    Tobias’ gaze gradually darkened, and he flicked his eyes toward Skr.


    “That’s just how she is. You should leave after you’ve finished your drink. It’s not like I have some high-


    end tea to serve you anyway,” Skr whispered, and then headed to the kitchen.


    She went straight to the refrigerator and rummaged through it for some time before finding a bottle of


    juice that had expired for more than half a month.


    Then she grabbed it and gave it to Tobias. After that, she went to her bedroom to change her clothes.


    As soon as Skr disappeared into her room, Summer angrily stomped out of hers. “Didn’t you hear


    what I just said? I told you not to bring that wild man home again. If you have a problem with that, you


    can get lost-”


    The remaining words were stuck at the back of her throat as her eyesnded on what, or rather, who


    was in front of her. The man had a ck suit worn over a white shirt with its cufflinks unbuttoned, trailing


    down to a pair of sexy ankles, revealed by the gap between his pants and his shoes.


    This sight was enough to fuel a woman’s wildest fantasies.


    The man in front of her was Tobias Ford.


    Summer could not believe her eyes. Her big boss was sitting in the living room of her rental house.


    She covered her mouth in surprise for a good few seconds until Tobias’ cold eyesnded on her.


    “Did you call me a wild man?”


    Summer went weak in the knees from fear. All the women at thepany dreamed of getting close to


    their CEO.


    However, she had not expected her dream toe true under such circumstances.


    “M-Mr. Ford, what are you doing here? Are you here to see me?”


    At that point, Summer’s imagination already started to run wild, wondering whether, of all thousands of


    employees in thepany, Tobias had fallen in love with her at first sight.


    Nevertheless, he stared impassively at this narcissistic woman and replied tly, “You tter yourself.”


    But there are only two women in this house. Don’t tell me—Skr and Tobias Ford? No… it couldn’t


    be! It seemed impossible, no matter how she thought about it.


    Which man would fall for that poor and pathetic woman? Other than that sick guy, of course.


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    Even so, Summer did not dare to probe any further as Tobias was known to be cold and distant.


    After a moment of silence, Tobias pointed at the room Summer emerged from and told her. “It’ste. You


    should go in and rest.”


    Summer was taken aback. “I’m not tired, Mr. Ford. Would you like some tea? I’ll brew a pot for you.”


    When Summer finished her sentence, his gloomy eyes narrowed dangerously, and the atmosphere


    became strangely somber. “I told you to go in. Did I not make myself clear?”


    With that, Summer did not dare to dilly-dally further. She could only hide in her room and leave her door


    opened a crack.


    When Skr did note out of her room after such a long time, Tobias became restless.


    She was drenched in paint, but with him waiting outside, she couldn’t take a shower just yet. Thus, she


    decided to have a change of clothes for now.


    She reached behind to unsp her bra and was pulling it out. Halfway through the action, there was a


    squeaking sound as the door opened from the outside.


    Tobias’ hand was still on the door as he looked inside the room with astonishment sprawled across his


    face.


    Although he had seen Skr naked before, her current posture gave off a different vibe.


    She remained in that awkward posture, not knowing if she should pull it out or tuck it back in.


    To make matters worse, she was wearing a childish-looking bra that had strawberries printed all over it.


    Tobias’ brows lifted with amusement as he watched Skr feign calmness while pulling out her bra and


    stuffing it under her pillow.


    Then he walked into her bedroom uninvited and closed the door, gently tugging her into his arms before


    she could back away.


    Skr struggled in his embrace with both elbows pushing against his chest. But even after exhausting all


    of her strength, he remained unmovable.


    Without any lights on, her bedroom was dim with an atmosphere that evoked intimacy. Right then, the


    phone on the bedside table lighted up, illuminating one corner of her room.


    As the phone rang incessantly, Tobias nced at it and noticed the word “Hubby” was shing on the


    screen.