Chapter 112


    Erica simply wanted to know how Skr found herself such a wealthy backing. She did not expect the


    latter to be so cold to her.


    In the end, Skr left with Tobias without answering her question, leaving her in immense exasperation.


    Meanwhile, her boyfriend heaved a sigh of relief.


    “I must say… Your friend is pretty skillful to have that man wrapped around her fingers.”


    Erica’s brows furrowed. “You know that guy? No wonder you behaved so strangely just now. Who is he?


    He seems filthy rich, being able to buy those handbags like he’s buying groceries at the market.” As she


    said so, she could not help but notice her boyfriend’s inferiority inparison. His wealth came nowhere


    close to the man Skr was with.


    “Wait, you didn’t recognize him? That was Tobias Ford! People like him spend money like water.”


    Erica let out an audible gasp. “T-Tobias Ford? You’re telling me that Skr Jones is dating Tobias Ford,


    the CEO?”


    While thedy remained rooted to the spot in shock, Tobias and Skr had already made their way to


    the other end of the mall. Passing by the Chanel store, Tobias promptly dragged thedy in, insistent on


    a wardrobe makeover.


    He could not bear seeing her natural beauty be trampled by her in-looking clothes.


    Skr did not want to enter the outlet initially, but she was no match for the man’s physical strength.


    Helplessly looking around, she eventually walked over to a sleek Chanel-brand outerwear. Skr had no


    intention of buying it, but still took a look at the price tag. It was a habit inculcated in her since childhood.


    Tobias took this as a sign of her liking the product. Without a word, he removed it from the racks and


    handed it over to a nearby staff, despite Skr’s protests. Then, urging her to look at the other clothes in


    the store, Tobias began to pile the shopping cart once again.


    While Tobias was handling the transaction, thedy became gloomy at the side. Money had always been


    a luxury while growing up, thus she felt extremely ufortable at the mindless splurging that was


    happening.


    As sauntered towards the mall’s elevator, Skr’s dour expression piqued the man’s concern. “Hey, most


    ladies I know would be in raptures by now. Aren’t you happy after doing so much shopping?”


    Skr shook her head. “This way of spending money just doesn’t sit right with me. I don’t think we


    should be- “


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    Tobias pulled her into a semi-embrace, partly to free up the walkway for other customers to exit the lift,


    and partly to shut her up.


    “Listen here. I grew up in a penurious family. My mother scrimped and saved every penny for my brother


    and I, and never took care of herself. In the end, her sacrifices were for nothing. My father had an affair


    and they got a divorce. He even insisted for the mistress to be present when they signed the papers.


    Thus, the moral of the story is that you should never show mercy on your spouse’s wallet. Just spend


    whatever you want and treat yourself right.”


    He had never revealed this to anyone else. Skr was his first listener.


    Unfortunately, thedy’s takeaway was vastly different from what he intended. Choosing to focus on the


    affair aspect, she jibed indirectly, “I see that you’ve taken after your father a little.”


    Till today, she remembered how she and Tobias met. Truth to be told, if the man had a change of heart


    all of a sudden one day, she would not be surprised.


    Tobias made no reply for a moment, making her slightly apprehensive. But luckily, he did not seem to


    mind her snide remark in the end.


    Instead, he confessed, “Honestly, I know I can be a jerk. I admit that I feel happy around you, and that


    you upy so much of my heart that I don’t have room to amodate otherdies for now. But


    whether this remains true in the future is entirely up to your performance.”


    Nice, a ssic jacka*s indeed.


    The conversation then ended there. Tobias did not wish to borate further.


    The pair took the lift to the top floor, though they had no particr destination in mind. Skr, who had


    just recovered from a night of fever and endured miles of walking from the shopping trip, desperately


    needed a break.


    Before them was the cinemas. There was arge poster that hung at the entrance, promoting a locally-


    produced horror movie that received rave reviews recently.


    On it, ady dressed in white stood ominously with only half her face shown.


    It was rare for a local horror film to take the box office by storm, signaling how well-produced it was.


    Apparently, the movie was so scary that someone passed away from a heart attack during the movie.


    “Tobias, what about I treat you to a movie?”