Chapter 484


    When Skr walked over to the door, she spotted a man in a ck suit and white gloves standing there


    stiffly.


    Holding a painting that had been rolled up with both hands, he presented it to her.


    “Here, this is a gift from my boss.”


    “I don’t ept gifts from fans, so please return it to your boss,” Skr declined tactfully.


    Her words fell into Xena’s ears, and she scoffed, “Hah! You don’t ept gifts from fans? Just drop the


    high and mighty act! If I were you, I would ept it gratefully. After all, there’s no point acting all


    generous when you already have your back to the wall. You’d be better off thinking about your future


    since no one can help you, what’s more with that family background of yours. If you ept the gift and


    sell it offter, the money will help you out a bit so that you won’t be so hard-pressed.”


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    Hearing that, Skr turned and threw her a nce. Jeez, this woman is really pping her lips too much


    without any reservations!


    Meanwhile, the man kept his hands outstretched, so Skr had no choice but to take the painting from


    him. The moment she opened it, she sucked in a breath.


    What the hell? Isn’t this thest item that was auctioned earlier? All at once, the painting in her hand felt


    like a hot potato.


    Amelia and Xena were stunned as well. Thetter, especially, was seized by jealousy. What? Who on


    earth is so extravagant to buy a fifty-million painting as a gift?


    Feigning calmness, Skr deliberately mused, “I don’t know how much it will sell, but it’ll probably be


    enough to pay off my housing loan.”


    Carefully putting away the painting, she then held it with a hand. Nheless, she didn’t dare use too


    much force, afraid that she would damage the painting. After all, she couldn’t afford to pay for the


    damages.


    It was only after they had gone out did Skr ask the man, “Who is your boss? This is too costly, so I


    can’t ept it. Please return it to your boss.”


    “Ms. Jones, please keep it since Mr. Ford asked me to hand it to you,” the man replied conflictedly. “Also,


    he instructed me to tell you this – a pegasus has great staying power, so there’s no need to be harrowed


    by the present.”


    Skr was entirely stumped upon hearing that. So, this is from Tobias. And he must be aware of my


    brewing scandal since he’s saying such a thing to me. Well, this is quite a surprise! I never expected him


    to be the mysterious buyer.


    But still, she was reluctant to ept the painting. She had the man convey her words to Tobias, saying,


    “One never knows which horse will win the race before the veryst moment.”


    Xena, on the other hand, was still feeling shocked. Even with her family background, the painting was


    still out of her league.


    She indeed wanted to show off in front of others by winning the bid, but she had no choice but to admit


    defeat after having raised her paddle thrice.


    “I’ve heard of men doing all sorts of things to win the favor of women, but never had I seen any man


    buying a woman a fifty-million painting as a gift. I wonder who is so crazy about that vixen, Skr Jones,”


    she groused resentfully.


    Leaning close to her ear, Amelia whispered, “I heard that she is in a rtionship with Tobias Ford. It’s not


    at all surprising that he did such a thing, considering his financial capabilities. How did you think she got


    a role in Empyrean Sword?”


    However, Xena smacked her shoulder hard. “Don’t joke with me, girl! How could Tobias Ford possibly


    take a fancy to her?”


    “That’s just a rumor I heard, so I don’t know whether it’s true. Anyway, she’s definitely using underhanded


    methods since she’s rising to fame so quickly. I wouldn’t bepeting with her for resources if she has


    no sugar daddy backing her up,” Amelia asserted.


    Sometimeter… The lights in the room were turned off, plunging the room into pitch-darkness. And so,


    Skr fumbled along the wall for the light switch. The moment ring lights flooded the room, Miranda


    instinctively lifted a hand and shielded her eyes.


    Right away, Skr was greeted by the sight of beer bottles scattered all over the floor. The room was so


    messy that it appeared as though a tornado had hit. Miranda was sitting on the bed in a disheveled state


    with the covers a tangled mess even as the stench of alcohol emanated off her.


    “You’re a grown-ass woman, yet you’re still using alcohol to drown your sorrows? You should at least


    clean up a bit when I bought such a huge house for you.” Skr then heaved a sigh.