Chapter 476


    Skr froze for a moment and was upset with herself for being so impulsive. She knew that even if she


    had asked the question, unlike other men, Tobias would not make her any promises or vow that she


    would be the only woman he loved.


    He was still being his lofty self and had an unrelenting attitude.


    The man had made himself very clear. Skr knew that since he had already exined to her once, he


    had no intention to reassure her multiple times. If she kept harping on the same issue, he would just find


    her immature and not sensible.


    Skr suddenlyughed, hiding her true emotions. “I’m heading downstairs for dinner. I won’t be asking


    you any questions ever again.”


    That was obviously what women would say when they were upset.


    However, Tobias had already gone downstairs before Skr, and he was behaving in an extremely cold


    manner towards her.


    Madelyn had indeed prepared a very sumptuous meal. Yet, the atmosphere at the dining table was


    rather tense. No one was talking, and the only sounds that could be heard were that of the utensils


    nking against each other.


    “Did Valerie make things difficult for you? You can tell me if you have any problems.” Tobias finally broke


    the silence and took the initiative to show Skr concern.


    Even though he was not pleased with Skr’s confrontation, he knew that she must have a reason for


    asking that, and he wanted to get to the bottom of the matter.


    Skr poked around her food and replied cidly, “Nope, I’m fine. Our boss is really nice. I’m the one


    who’s being petty and making unfounded assumptions.”


    It would be obvious from one’s eyes if there was love. With everything umted so far, Skr looked


    up and met Tobias’ gaze.


    However, the look in Tobias’ eyes was one that she had never encountered before. His pitch dark eyes


    were like an abyss, cold andplicated, without a single trace of warmth.


    At that moment, Skr was convinced that even his asional gentleness and thoughtfulness was just


    him being charitable towards her.


    Two dayster, Skr received a small parcel that was delivered from overseas, but she did not


    remember ordering anything from overseas.


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    After severing the adhesive tape with a pen, she saw a letter and a small box inside the parcel. As the


    letter was written in a foreignnguage, she did not understand a single word of it and merely put it


    aside.


    When she opened the small box, she saw that it contained an obsidian bracelet that sparkled in the


    afternoon sun.


    That bracelet was identical to the one Valerie wore on her wrist. As such, Skr put it back into the box


    without even trying it on.


    That other night, Tobias left immediately after dinner. Skr had thought that she would feel really


    depressed over that, but it wasn’t as bad as she expected it to be.


    In fact, she was even feeling relieved and at ease.


    Just then, Tobias texted: Did you receive the bracelet?


    It was when Skr saw the message on her phone that she realized that Tobias had changed his disy


    picture.


    His new picture was that of a cypress tree in the garden. If he had the time to change his disy picture,


    why didn’t he have the time to drop me a message during the past two days?


    At that thought, Skr texted back: I don’t think I need that. You can give it to someone who needs it.


    Tobias replied: You can do whatever you want with it.


    Skr did not understand how the man could type out such a cold reply to her. “Whatever” was one word


    Skr hated most, but it was also the word Tobias used most often when he was running out of patience.


    It seemed like that was the extent of his patience towards her.


    Meanwhile, Valerie was walking past the corridor toward the café on the ground floor of her office


    building. It was 8 p.m., the prime time for dating.


    After receiving Tobias’ call, she had specially gone home to change into a different set of outfit as she


    knew that Tobias preferred dark colors. After working alongside him for eight years, she had always


    dressed in gray-scale or ck-and-white. However, she had always arranged for Skr’s outfits to be


    bright and colorful.


    When Valerie reached, she saw that there were two cups of ck coffee ced on the table in front of


    Tobias. After smoothing her dress out carefully, the woman sat down opposite him.


    Valerie remembered that the previous time they had coffee together was three years ago and said, “It’s a


    surprise that you still remember that I like ck coffee, Mr. Ford.”


    “I don’t. I didn’t order any coffee. It has been busy at the café, and the staff didn’t have time to clear the


    tables. These were left behind by someone else. Anyway, let’s speak outside. It’s too warm in here,”


    Tobias replied curtly.


    Feeling awkward, Valerie stood up and followed Tobias out of the café before they walked up an


    overhead bridge.