Chapter 538


    When she attempted to call him again, all that greeted her was a robotic voice. Idania slumped against


    the couch, staring up at the ceiling with a bitter, sarcastic smile.


    Tobias didn’t care about her at all, even after she’d told him that she was alone and in pain.


    He didn’t care if she died or lived.


    Several hourster, Skr carefully crawled out of bed while Tobias was still asleep, aware that he was a


    light sleeper and an insomniac.


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    Heading for the bathroom, she picked up his toothbrush before setting it back down, remembering his


    OCD.


    Herplicated family background had shaped her into a sensitive people-pleaser who hated making


    other people upset.


    “Remember your roots,” her grandma always reminded her. “You don’t have the luxury to be reckless or


    stubborn. You should be grateful to have clothes on your back and a roof over your head.”


    All those memories came flooding back to her as she stared at the reflection of the Swarovski ne


    around her neck, and she chuckled.


    She still didn’t know who had picked out this ne, but she guessed that it was a woman.


    There was nothing in the bathroom that belonged to her. So, she picked up some mouthwash and


    gargled it as best as she could.


    When she went back to the bedroom, Tobias was already awake. Even in this dazed, sleepy state, he


    still looked as unapproachable and stoic as ever.


    He nced up at the clock. Why is she packing her stuff at six-fifteen in the morning…


    “Wait for me. I’ll send you,” he said before he yawned, pushing himself out of bed to draw the curtains.


    Tobias hated getting up early more than he hated not being able to fall asleep. After long periods of


    insomnia, he’d grown to prefer sleeping for as long as he could to escape the stress of his daily life.


    “I think it’s better if you don’t.” Skr pursed her lips. “The pictures the paparazzi tookst time are still


    fresh in the public’s minds, and I don’t want to cause any more trouble for thepany.”


    He sighed. “Are you worried about causing trouble for thepany or for yourself?”


    “Both.” She busied herself with putting her hair into a neat ponytail. “We share a mutually beneficial


    rtionship after all.”


    He decided to leave it at that. He wanted his rest too, and he knew he’d be in a horrible mood all day if


    he left his bed this early in the morning.


    When he was starting up his business, he had a habit of waking up early and being able to survive on


    two or three hours of sleep daily. However, that was no longer the case.


    Skr bent down and kissed his forehead, just like how he used to kiss hers, and he hummed in


    contentment.


    He settled by the window and watched her stand outside the gates, asionally ncing down at her


    phone. It looked like she was trying to book a car from an e-hailing service.


    There’s no one that’sing around here at this time of the day.


    Minutester, a Rolls-Royce Phantom drove out of the garage and stopped right in front of Skr. The


    car window rolled down to reveal Tobias sitting in the driver’s seat. “Get in. I can’t let you wait forever for


    a taxi that won’t arrive.”


    She looked at the time on her phone and back at him before apprehensively getting into the backseat,


    worried that they might get ambushed by paparazzi again.


    The light in Tobias’ eyes dimmed. “You’re acting like a robber slipping into his getaway car. Are we going


    to have to sneak around like this for the rest of our lives?”