Knowing how hard things had been on Skylar over the years, Penelope did not want to implicate her. She could not bring herself to let Skylar pay for her own mistake.

Tobias took out a checkbook from his suit pocket and wrote a cheque for half a million before giving it to Skylar.

“Don’t worry yourself sick over this. It’s not that big of a deal anyway,” he said in an exceptionally calm tone.

Penelope was dumbfounded. Skylar held onto the cheque, steeling herself before extending it toward Penelope.

Despite finding it improper, she had no choice. Currently, her top priority was getting Penelope out of this predicament.

As Penelope stared at the string of numbers written on the cheque, she became tongue-tied and was even more curious about this man’s story.

 

She smacked the cheque on the table and resolutely refused it. “I won’t take it. Why should I take your money? It’s better that you figure things out with that wife of yours at home instead.”

Tobias cast Skylar a long and meaningful look. She really does tell her best friend everything.

 

Never one to be good at giving explanations, he did not explain himself to Penelope. Moreover, he found it unnecessary to talk about personal affairs with people who were irrelevant.

did not seem to trust that he would never

by silence, she was certain that Skylar would come to regret this relationship in the

into accepting the cheque, but

end, Skylar could only give up. Perhaps Penelope would change her

café with Tobias taking the lead and the two girls walking behind him, arm in arm. Like two school girls

offered to bring Penelope home

Penelope whispered into Skylar’s ear, “You should keep your guard up. Spending money on you

two girls whispering to each other.

many years, Penelope still lived in the same

only one room. They slept on a bunk bed and

close to the one Skylar used to live in

was the one who accompanied her the most throughout her

Penelope gave Skylar an inquisitive look, seemingly asking where she was

after Penelope left, Skylar heard someone calling

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