Chapter 183


    “I’m thinking of visiting my mother. Do you know if she’s well enough to see me?” Skr had dreamt


    about her childhood several times already.


    She was still not mentally prepared to face it.


    “Don’t go just yet. I’ll ask the doctor tomorrow and arrange a suitable time for both of you to meet.”


    Skr suddenly realized that Tobias did not keep track of her mother’s condition, so he was in the dark


    just as much as she was.


    They were not rted to each other whatsoever, so Tobias was not obligated to care for her.


    Skr watched Tobias’ tall and straight back as he walked away and retrieved her gaze only after a long


    time.


    As usual, Tobias walked in long strides, picking up the pace as he went.


    Meanwhile, Skr shuffled back tiredly with an odd gait.


    Last night hadpletely drained her. She resembled a rag doll during the entire process, allowing


    Tobias to do whatever he pleased with her body.


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    She threw on a simple outfit and went out to meet Penelope who was waiting at a nearby café.


    When Skr arrived, she saw Penelope wiping her tears away with a piece of tissue. Then, her gaze


    landed on the table which was littered with balled-up tissue papers.


    Skr could only imagine how long her friend had been crying.


    “Babe, you’re finally back. Do you have any idea how much I missed you?” Penelope seemed to have


    her hands full as she cried and wiped her snotty nose, all the while not forgetting to drink her hot


    chocte.


    Skr raised her hand to call for the waiter and ordered a cup of lemon tea. She decided not to have any


    caffeinated beverages lest she struggled to sleep at night.


    She took the seat across from Penelope’s and said, “Haven’t gotten over thest guy you dated? How


    long has it been? Judging by your speed, isn’t breaking up amon urrence?”


    As it turned out, Penelope was not crying because of her breakup, but because she was swindled out of


    her money.


    She had fallen victim to a long con and all of her money was gone. To make matters worse, she now


    owed a huge debt. She did not dare to tell her family about this because she knew that telling them


    would be useless anyway.


    Even if she reported this to the police, they wouldn’t be able to catch those people. The police imed


    that they had received many cases like this and getting back the money would be close to impossible.


    The more Penelope thought about it, the more hopeless she felt. Every tear she cried was for each cent


    she lost. In the end, she sobbed uncontrobly while announcing, “Skr, I fell victim to a long con but


    you can’t tell anyone about this.”


    Skr, who was still wet behind the ears, did not know what Penelope meant. Furrowing her brows, she


    asked, “What do you mean ‘fell victim’? You look fine.”


    Penelope wiped her eyes and exined, “The other day, a man messaged me on WhatsApp. He was


    very handsome and gentlemanly. Later on, he said he was in the investment industry and gave me the


    website for a very good project, saying that we could all earn money together. It was as if he


    brainwashed me and I kept putting money in. Just a few days ago, I realized that he was a scammer


    because I couldn’t withdraw any of the money I put in. All of my savings are gone now and I even


    invested half a million. My whole life is done for.”


    Skr was listening intently the whole time.


    By the time Penelope was finally done, there was a look of astonishment on Skr’s face. She


    swallowed before asking, “Where did you even get half a million?”


    “I borrowed it and I don’t have a single cent to pay it back. I’m going to officially be a debt dodger from


    now on. Even if I sell myself, I won’t be able to gather so much money.”


    Skr never thought that Penelope would do something like this because as far as she knew, Penelope


    had always been shrewd and more mature than those of her age.


    Penelope’s parents were both honest workers. They were not well off, so Penelope had always aspired


    to marry into a rich family since junior high.


    She had a bumpy love life. Even though she had dated a few young men from wealthy backgrounds,


    none of them worked out in the end.


    All the men gave her the same reason; they weren’t meant to be.