Chapter 139


    Panic rose in Thomas’ heart as his right ear rang. “Skr, I’ve worked hard for so many years, all for the


    sake of my children. You may not know this, but I’d already nned to give you a portion of the shares


    because you’re still my child after all.”


    With a look of disdain, Tobias watched Thomas’ poor attempt at convincing his daughter, probably


    regretting all of his past actions.


    Skr did not believe Thomas at all. “I don’t care about all of that. Let’s not owe each other anything so


    that no one would be a burden to the other.”


    As his patience reached its limit, Tobias’ dark eyes gleamed. “Stop making things difficult for her. You’re


    a grown man, so take responsibility for your own actions. I’ll give you my answer now. I won’t help you,


    and there’s no use in harassing Skr about it either.”


    Overwhelmed with despair, Thomas looked like he had aged overnight. Even his voice sounded choked.


    “Are you really just going to watch me grow old and die in prison?”


    Skr’s heart clenched in her chest. Revenge did not seem as sweet as she had imagined it to be.


    She turned to Tobias and asked softly, “Will he really die in prison?”


    With a cold glint in his eyes, Tobias answered, “Unlikely. At most, his assets will be liquidated.”


    With that, he checked his watch. “Your ten minutes are up. If that’s all, I’ll be taking Skr away now.”


    Looking haggard and utterly miserable, Thomas kept mum and stopped trying to persuade them


    because he knew that it would only irritate Tobias all the more.


    After Skr left with Tobias, Thomas remained frozen to the spot like a statue.


    Seeing that, Avery quickly went over to support him and added fuel to the fire. “Dad, didn’t you see how


    Skr turned her back on us? Why are you still expecting her to help you? She’s nothing but an ingrate.”


    Thomas heaved a sigh. “If Tobias doesn’t offer us a lending hand, it’ll be difficult for us to turn things


    around this time.”


    Irene rolled her eyes at that. “What’s the big deal? I can just ask for my father’s help. He and Tobias’


    mother have been friends for many years. Skr isn’t all that great.”


    Meanwhile, Skr muttered to herself in the car, “I bet they’re backstabbing me right now.”


    At the traffic light, Tobias raised his hand and caressed Skr’s hair. “Maybe.”


    Skr sighed as if epting her fate. “My life is just crappy. Do you think changing my surname will give


    me better luck? I don’t wanna be associated with the Joneses anyway.”


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    Tobias let out a faint smile. “There’s no need for that. Now that you’ve met me, no one can bully you no


    matter what.”


    Skr looked slightly dazed as she parted her lips to speak, but in the end, she withheld the words


    gnawing at the back of her mind. Is my luck really turning around, or is this rtionship doomed from the


    start? She constantly felt that she didn’t belong in Tobias’ world. Even though she liked him, the gulf


    between them was just too wide.


    Tobias took the route back to Skr’s university, so she thought he was sending her home, butter on,


    he made a few turns and drove toward the only high-end vi within three kilometers of the university.


    On the way there, Skr asked him in confusion, “Where are you taking me?”


    However, Tobias didn’t answer her even when the car pulled up in front of a European-style vi. He took


    out a bunch of keys from the armrestpartment and dangled them on his index finger in front of


    Skr. “Didn’t you always say that you live too far from your university? This is the closest vi there is.


    From now on, you’re the owner of this vi.”


    Skr didn’t take the keys from him due to the lingering fear in her chest as she recalled the incident


    with Zoey. Perhaps another woman would waltz into this vi as well.