Skylar’s face stiffened. She gaped and found herself at a loss for words. “What’s the matter? Would you like me to send you to the station?” Logan asked. Skylar finally returned to her senses. She opened the car door and said, “It’s alright. It’s fine. Goodbye, Mr. Scott.” “Goodbye.” Logan turned around and smiled at her. Skylar got out of the car. She then maintained an elegant gait as she walked into the train station. After entering the train station, she could not help but curse under her breath. “Darn it!” She had just told him to send her to the nearest train station out of courtesy. Should men not insist on sending women back home? Logan was indeed a male chauvinist! She had simply suggested that he drop her off at the train station, but he actually did as she said! She clutched her chest and tried to calm herself down. She then tried to comfort herself. Wealthy men always acted recklessly. She should not mind his actions. What if he was heading off to re
Felix could only blame himself for acting on a whim back then. He did not dare to cause trouble in front of Skylar and could only bring himself to take his rage out on Logan’s car. Felix’s heart hurt at the thought of Skylar. He recalled how she had not even bothered to spare him a glance in front of that man. She knew that those men would cut off one of his hands, but she still cruelly pretended not to know him!She disregarded his life and death just so that their relationship would not be exposed to that man! Felix crouched down and wrapped his arms around himself. He felt extremely hollow. The pain in his heart far exceeded the pain in his face…He had been obsessed with her for so many years. He always thought that she was a pure and innocent goddess. He protected her and even did things that breached his personal principles for her. In the end, he did not even manage to win a pitiful gaze from her… ——Sonnet lay down on the bed after showering. Maxwell inched over
Skylar was worried all day that Felix would approach her.She had planned out her explanation, but she was still worried he would expose their relationship in public.Even so, Felix did not show up all day. Just before the end of the working day, Skylar asked around and found out that Felix had taken the day off, so she heaved a sigh of relief.On Saturday afternoon, she received a call from Logan. “Are you free tonight, Miss Sky?”Skylar was over the moon. She had been waiting for Logan to contact her for a few days now.“Yeah, I’m free. Is something the matter with Shay, Mr. Scott. Do you need me to look after him?”“Can I only contact you when Shay is involved?” Logan teased with a smile. “You aren’t his teacher on the weekends, and I’m not just his dad. We’re just a regular man and woman!”He emphasized “man” and “woman”, making Skylar’s heart skip a beat.“Of course you can contact me whenever,” she said sweetly. “Good. In that case, please come to a gala with me tonight.
Just then, someone waved at Logan from afar, so he told Skylar, “Wait here for me. I’ll go greet some acquaintances.”“But I don’t know anyone here. Can’t I go with you?” Skylar asked worriedly.She was determined to marry into money, but it was her first time attending an event like this. She could not help feeling nervous.“They’re all men. There aren’t any ladies in that group,” Logan said with a gentle smile.Skylar took a peek and saw that he was right. If there were no other women over there, there was nothing she could say about it.“Okay, then I’ll wait for you.” She smiled at him sweetly.“I’ll make it quick. Be right back,” Logan said before he left.Skylar watched him leave. To still her anxiety, she grabbed a glass of wine.Many of the people walking past turned to look at her.She figured that they were impressed by her dress, so she felt prouder by the moment.“Ooh, look over there! Who do we have here?” said someone suddenly.Skylar turned around and saw a few
The onlookers burst into laughter. Skylar wanted to dig a hole and hide in it!She turned around to look for Logan, hoping that he would help defend her in times like this.When she looked around, though, she realized that Logan was no longer where he was before.Where did he go?She looked around in a panic, but she could not find him anywhere.“By the way, who did you come here with? I thought men these days would have better taste than that. Which man would bring a pathetic woman like you to a charity gala?!” one of the women surrounding her said.Skylar hurriedly replied, “I came here with Mr. Logan Scott!”Everyone went silent once she said that.Skylar thought it was because they were shaken by Logan’s position and reputation.He was one of Harbor City’s Big Four, and he was very influential. Once they heard his name, no one here would dare look down on her!She puffed up her chest at the thought.However, the other women only burst out laughing.“Seriously, who gave
However, Logan turned and left without even sparing her a glance.Skylar was thrown out of the Milton Hotel. She fell onto the floor, breaking the heel of her shoe.When she bent down to look at her shoe, her dress accidentally got caught on a rose branch nearby.When she pulled her dress away, she ripped a huge hole in the fabric.That was the last straw for her. Without even covering her face, she burst out wailing.She came from a modest family, but she had always been pretty and she excelled at school. As a result, she had always been the center of attention.She had never been humiliated like this before! She had never been reduced to this state!It was all Logan Scott’s doing. He did this to her!He purposely bought her a fake dress so she would be humiliated, then he pretended not to know her so she would get kicked out!Why on earth would he do such a thing? She had to get to the bottom of this!She rummaged in her bag for her phone, then she called Logan’s number.T
“What?” Skylar had a sense that there was more to this than met the eye, so she asked in a trembling voice.“Mr. Scott told you that Shay has a home tutor, right?”Skylar looked at Samson dazedly.Samson scoffed at her. “Just so you know, Shay’s home tutor is none other than Sonnet Turner!”Skylar’s eyes widened. “It was Sonnet? She badmouthed me in front of Mr. Scott, didn’t she? She seduced him!”Samson looked at her in contempt. “Do you really think everyone is trying to seduce Mr. Scott like you are? She never considered such a thing. She only cares about the Little Young Master from the bottom of her heart, so Mr. Scott really trusts her.“You keep picking fights with her at school, but she didn’t tell him a thing. Mr. Scott found out on his own. He played with you to punish you for what you did to the Little Young Master, but also to avenge Sonnet!”“But why?! Sonnet’s just a high-school grad—”“So what if she’s just a high-school graduate?!” Samson defended Sonnet in a h
However, Shay happened to run past at just that moment, and the trolley knocked him over.Sonnet immediately picked him up and checked him for injuries. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was unharmed.She then turned around and yelled at Skylar, “What on earth are you doing, Skylar?!”“What do you think? I want to beat you up!”“Do you really think you should get violent in front of the children?”“Hmph! Stop pretending, Sonnet. You’ve clearly wormed your way into Mr. Scott’s bed, yet you pretend to not know him or Shay while you’re at school! Do you like playing me for a fool?!” Skylar shouted at Sonnet.Sonnet’s expression turned cold. “Watch your words, Skylar Hughes! Don’t run your mouth without thinking!”“What did I say wrong? If you’re mad at me, get Mr. Scott to beat me up again!” Skylar screamed.As soon as she said that, Shay suddenly jumped out of Sonnet’s arms and punched Skylar’s leg as hard as he could.After she was humiliated by Logan last nigh