Chapter 623
Meanwhile, at the staircase, chills traveled down my spine as I overheard Tobey’s conversation with
Mom. It was at that moment I realized that Mom was not the least bit worried about me staying at
Tobey’s ce.
Besides, Mom had really gone overboard this time trying to set me up with a random man whom I had
just met.
It was pointless to be a bigger person by tolerating Mom’s behavior, as she tended to cross the line
sometimes. Thinking of that, I couldn’t help but sneer at myself. I bet she’ll be happy if anything
happened between Tobey and me here. With that, her dream of marrying me to Tobey would finally
come true.
Meanwhile, their conversation continued. I strode down the stairs and headed to the couch. My
expression slowly darkened as I eavesdropped on their conversation. All they talked about were
business opportunities and investment.
“Mrs. Goldstein, let me know if you have any other requests. We’ll be family soon, won’t we? As agreed
previously, you should give away Yvonne’s portion. Marry her? Sure, I like Ms. Yvonne, too. I wish to
marry her as soon as possible! The shares? Yes, of course. They’re still hers. But since we’ll soon be
family, we should not be so calctive. Am I right? Haha!”
Everything was set up perfectly on the dining table. Candles were lit and illuminated the steak and
wine, while the dining area was done up romantically. Nevertheless, I was not touched after listening to
their conversation.
It took Tobey a while to finally end that sickening conversation. He whistled a tune happily and headed
upstairs with a smug grin, only to hurry down the stairs to look for me soon afterward.
“Eve? Where are you?” He nced around nervously.
I picked up the ss of wine in front of me. Hearing the sound, Tobey instinctively looked in my
direction and was stunned to see me sitting at the table. He probably did not think I would havee
down so quickly. As soon as Tobey regained hisposure, he quickened his steps and walked
toward me with a polite smile. “You’re here. Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I’m afraid of disturbing you since you were on the phone,” I said in a straightforward manner.
Tobey’s face turned pale. Scratching the back of his head anxiously, he asked, “Did you hear
everything, Eve?”
As I saw Tobey put a smile on his face, I could not help but notice that he actually had a warm and
pleasant smile. However, his smile could notpare to Andrew’s radiant smile. Andrew’s was so
genuine and contagious that it would instantly warm my heart.
Seeing Tobey’s hypocritical smile, I scoffed heartlessly, “I think we’re not that close, Mr. Osborn. I would
appreciate it if you could address me as Ms. Tanner or Ms. Goldstein. ‘Eve’ is only for my closest
friends and family. I hope you get what I mean.”
Disgusted by his pretense, I was not nning to show mercy to such a hypocrite.
My forthright behavior and the hostility in my tone must have frightened Tobey. He stood there, too
stunned to speak. After collecting himself, he smiled bitterly and responded, “Ms. Goldstein, is there a
misunderstanding between us? Why are you acting like this? Do you not remember it was me who
saved you on the street?”
“Of course I do, and I’ll repay this debt of gratitude. Nevertheless, I would like to be excluded from any
agreement or dealing that you have with my mother. Please don’t involve me in this.”
Having that said, I stood up from my seat, grabbed my handbag from the coffee table, and continued
coldly, “What’s yours is yours, and what’s mine is Christopher’s. I have nothing to do with you anymore.
I’m not in the mood to eat. I’ll make a move now, Mr. Osborn.”
Tobey scurried over and blocked my way. Raising his eyebrow, he uttered, “Ms. Goldstein, you must
have misunderstood me. How can you judge me by just listening to a phone conversation?”
“Really?” I scoffed with disdain.
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He replied, “I can’t tell what’s on your mind. So, let me make this clear to you: I actually have someone
that I like.”