Chapter 489


    “What a coincidence! I didn’t expect to bump into you here. I was nning to ask you out for a meal, but


    you didn’t reply to my message.”


    “I was too busy, so I didn’t see it,” Tobias replied.


    Idania then turned her gaze on Skr beside him. At a single nce, she recognized the celebrity who


    frequently appeared on the trending list on Twitter recently.


    Just yesterday itself, she spoke of Skr with her colleagues and expressed her sympathy for her tragic


    background.


    “And this is…” Idania inquired with an inquisite gaze.


    “A friend,” Tobias nonchntly answered, leaving it at just that.


    Upon hearing that, the courteous smile on Skr’s face faded. Her expression froze and turned taut.


    Subsequently, the woman graciously extended a fair and slender hand. “Nice to meet you. I’m Idania


    Gand.”


    Skr had only ever heard of her name but had never seen her in person. Never had she expected to


    bump into Idania here, the only woman whom Tobias told his family he wanted to marry.


    She stared at her for a few seconds before retracting her gaze. “Nice to meet you. I’m Skr Jones,


    Tobias’ girlfriend.”


    Idania froze upon hearing that. Is this for real? Did he really find a girlfriend from the entertainment


    industry? But isn’t he big on chastity? So, she is the girlfriend he mentioned to me the other day, huh?


    How ironic that I’d just pitied her today itself!


    Then, she shed them a gentle smile. “I’ll leave the two of you to your date, then. I’ve got a meeting


    with a client here, so we’ll get together next time.”


    After she had left, Skr put away the fake smile on her face. Anguish surged within her. He imed that


    we’re just friends, and he did that before his ex-girlfriend to boot.


    Noticing her dejected expression, Tobias caressed her hair. “What are you thinking that you’re spacing


    out here? You’ve got to satisfy me tonight. I’ve got half a month’s worth of repressed desire to sate.”


    Long since immune to his crude remarks, Skr countered, “That’s your problem. You should just keep it


    for yourself since your ex-girlfriend is really beautiful.”


    Tobias stared at her sharply. “She’s passable.”


    Snorting, Skr deliberately bumped him with a shoulder and stalked ahead.


    Meanwhile, Idania was exceedingly distracted after returning to the private room. As the meal went on,


    the sound of cutlery hitting the tes irritated her greatly.


    Her mind kept going back to Tobias’ answer of Skr being his friend. What did he mean by that? Was


    he worried that I’d misunderstand, or was it out of concern for me?


    She had always harbored the hope that they would reconcile one day, confident that the wonderful


    memories between them could never be reced by anyone else.


    “You seem preupied today, Ms. Gand. I haven’t seen you raising your wine ss even once.” Her


    business partner, Andy Waldo, started urging her to drink.


    Upset, Idania guzzled her wine in a single go.


    Her chest was now aching fiercely, and it was a long-term sequ thanks to Tobias having pissed her off


    back then. Of course, there were good memories, but she was simply unwilling to recall the pain in the


    past.


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    After several rounds of drinks at the table, someone suddenly brought Tobias up.


    Even after so many years, the mention of his name still felt like a stab in the heart to Idania every single


    time, the pain excruciating.


    Speaking of him, it could be none other than business. She listened attentively since she had once


    contemted jumping ship to Ford Group.


    Nheless, she had also considered the fact that it wouldn’t do her any good. After all, it was difficult to


    guarantee that she would bump into him when Ford Group was such a huge corporation.


    “How does it feel to have bumped into an ex-girlfriend?” Skr teased with a snicker.


    Tobias merely threw her an indifferent look. “I’ve got too many ex-girlfriends, so she doesn’t really matter


    to me.”


    However, Skr felt that he was lying. Hah, as if! The look in his eyes when he gazed at her was


    obviously different. His tenderness in that instance couldn’t have been fake.


    As soon as they stepped into the house, Madelyn brought them both a ss of hot chocte to warm


    them up.


    Skr seldom cooked ever since Madelyn came to be the housekeeper. Madelyn was a decent person,


    her only ws being too talkative and nosy besides getting off work too punctually.


    She was so intrusive that she even asked Skr where she graduated from.


    Nevertheless, Skr still chatted with her to assuage her boredom.


    After loosening the tie around his neck, Tobias patted the sofa and gestured for Skr to sit beside him.