In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO

Thinking Skylar was unhappy about her texting which had affected her level of productivity at work, Hannah quickly shoved her phone into her pocket.

“It's all right, I guess. I mean, he’s a great guy! He'll be coming over to visit me this month because of a delay in his job!” she replied with a shy smile.

Most online relationships tend to end badly the moment the couple meets up in real life, and Hannah's inability to take care of her appearances isn't helping... She doesn't trim her eyebrows, she knows nothing about makeup, and she’s always wearing glasses with those ridiculously thick lenses! Oh, and don't even get me started on those baggy clothes of hers! As much as I hate to say this, I doubt she can even get any man interested in her looking like this! Skylar couldn't help but worry at the thought of that.

However, she decided to not shatter Hannah's confidence in herself as it was possible that her boyfriend didn’t care much about appearances. Upon arrival at the restaurant, Skylar went up to the second floor and saw Molly waving at her with a smile on her face.

Skylar had given Penelope the address, but she didn't show up and wasn't replying to her messages, much to Skylar's chagrin. She didn't know what she had to do to help Penelope pull herself together. Despite having grown up in the same neighborhood, Molly and Skylar weren't all that close and had lived very different lives.

As the waiter served up the food, Molly began talking about stuff that happened during her childhood. There was even a hint of envy in her eyes as she said, “You looked as cute as a doll when you were a child, and everyone in the neighborhood absolutely adored you! Heck, my mom is still complimenting you to this day! That's crazy, right?" Skylar's thoughts were all over the place. Molly's probably just desperate for attention or something. Everyone knows how sh*tty my life used to be! Back in the neighborhood, Penelope was the only kid who didn’t avoid me like I was some kind of plague. After all, I am the daughter of a murderer living off my grandma’s pension! You'd have to be crazy to envy me!

Molly's smile broadened as she continued, “I'm glad we're in the same company, Skylar! I used to feel lonely at times, but at least I now have you to keep me company. I'll probably be needing your help a lot in the future, so I hope you don’t mind! I mean, besties help each other out, right?”

Skylar stuffed some food into her mouth absent-mindedly and flashed a faint smile at her. “I'm very busy and rarely head over to the office, so I wouldn't be able to help you out much.”

Molly noticed the look in her eyes and knew she was being a little too pushy, but she had to boost her popularity to stand a chance at getting the lead role.

If the rumors are true about Skylar and Tobias being close, then I shouldn't have anything to worry about!

Noticing the awkward tension, Molly took a sip of her tea and said with a smile, “Come on, let's not talk about work when we finally get some time off. My mom has been feeling down lately because she thinks my dad is cheating on her, so I don't really feel like going home so soon. Let's spend a bit more time here!”

Skylar remembered how Molly's dad used to be very famous in the neighborhood for his handsome look as well as how loving he was with his family. On top of that, he was wealthy and fashionable with his perms and bell-bottom pants, which made him popular with the ladies in the area.

Grandma used to tell me how pretty Mom was in her younger day. According to her, Mom had tons of suitors back in the day, including Molly's dad. However, Mom made a bad decision and picked my dad instead of Molly's. I bet life would've been great if she picked Molly's dad instead! Alas, people tend to be blinded by love until marriage gives them a wake-up call.