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Before she left, Skylar didn’t ask if Tobias would be home at night. Somehow, both of them had
understood each other very well.
Furthermore, she had paid Lina extra, as if Lina had serviced them that day.
The manager informed Lina about it. “It’s your lucky day! You earned a huge tip even without doing
anything.”
Lina rejected it angrily. “Do what you want with the money. What does she mean by this? Is she taking
pity on me? Back in the day, I would have been the one to take pity on her. Now that she’s rich, does
she think she can humiliate me this way?”
The manager was puzzled as to what had infuriated Lina. Why won’t she take the money? Is she a
fool?
When Lina found out that Skylar had left early and Tobias was still inside, she brought a glass of
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtorange juice and knocked on the door.
The environment within the private room was so quiet that she could hear her own breathing.
Under the dim lighting, Tobias was sitting on the sofa, smoking. He planned to sit only for a while
before leaving. After all, there was no point in staying since Skylar wasn’t around.
Lina then bent over to serve Tobias the orange juice.
“Mr. Ford, the next time you’re here, you should get me to give you a massage. I’m worried that the
others might not be good enough.” She wanted to seize upon the opportunity.
“It doesn’t matter to me. Everyone’s the same, after all. The male masseur is equally good. Besides,
my girlfriend doesn’t like me having a female masseur.”
As Lina nodded in disappointment, the atmosphere grew awkward.
“I didn’t expect Skylar to be your girlfriend. We shared a deep bond during high school. She has had it
tough. Back then, her mom was a murder convict. As a result, no one was willing to be her friend.”
As there wasn’t an ashtray around, Tobias dropped his cigarette butt into the glass of orange juice
instead. “Are you trying to make small talk?”
Lina almost choked in response as she tried to hide her hypocrisy. “No, I’m just happy to see her. I
have always wanted to contact her but didn’t manage to do so. Now that I’ve reunited with her again,
I’m just delighted by it.”
Tobias didn’t believe her. After all, it wasn’t hard to look for someone in this day and age.
Given how advanced communications technology is nowadays, finding someone is just a piece of
cake.
He put on his jacket, not intending to continue the conversation any longer. “Skylar is waiting for me to
pick her up. I’ve got to go.”
Before he left, Tobias gave a huge tip to Lina. He assumed Lina came in to make small talk for that
reason. After all, Skylar’s interference caused the latter to lose a customer.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmGlancing at the cigarette butt in the glass of orange juice, Lina picked it up with her hand. She pinched
it with her fingers and smudged it across her lips.
With desire written all over her face, she remarked, “Does this count as indirectly kissing him?”
Meanwhile, Skylar arrived at the recording studio. She found out that one of the microphones was not
working during filming. Hence, she needed to record a voiceover.
Skylar quickly solved the trivial problem. Holding the script in her hand, she enunciated her words
clearly.
The subtitler’s job had it easy because Skylar’s recording was fit for use in the film. Her pronunciation
was distinct and clear, unlike the other actors, who spoke inaudibly.
After Skylar finished her recording session, Kate handed her a cup of honey drink to soothe her throat.
“I’m sorry to interrupt your date with Tobias.”
Skylar nodded candidly. “You did, but work is work. It’s more important than private matters. Besides,
absence makes the heart grow fonder. We shouldn’t stick together all the time.”
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