In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO

Despite having a smile on his face, Tobias had no intention of interacting with Miranda.

Miranda remained all pumped up. “Tobias! I haven't seen you in quite a while. How have you been? How's your work? Has Skylar been good to you?"

Skylar felt so embarrassed. “All right, dinner’s over. I'll get someone to send you home now.”

Miranda instantly shot daggers at her. Is she trying to chase me away? I'm just trying to help her improve her relationship with Tobias!

Tobias kept his reply short. “Everything's fine. I have to go upstairs and reply to an urgent email now. Catch up with you soon.”

Skylar understood why Tobias wanted to stay away from Miranda. I bet he must have had enough of her rambling.

Not only that, Miranda would indirectly force Tobias to make promises that would benefit her.

It was clear that Miranda wanted to cling on to her wealthy son-in-law for the rest of her life.

Miranda gave Skylar a disdainful look upon seeing how aloof Tobias was. “How disrespectful. It's all your fault.”

Skylar pointed at herself and did not know how to react to that remark. “My fault? What has his attitude got to do with me?”

Miranda sighed and frowned. “Can't you see how annoyed he was? He's annoyed because he's sick of you, and that's why he vented his frustration on me. You have to work harder to make him happy. What if he dumps you?”

“I'll not break up with her. Don't worry.” All of a sudden, Tobias’ voice came from the back.

He overheard their conversation when he was coming downstairs to retrieve his phone.

To Miranda, this was the best reassurance he could give her. Everything Skylar owned today was because of Tobias. Hence, Miranda knew they must cling to him to maintain their current lifestyle.

Skylar could only look at Miranda and shake her head. When will my misery end?

Skylar had been tolerating Miranda's behavior all this while. She would turn a blind eye to the things Miranda did as long as she did not cause problems. Skylar understood it would be difficult for her mother to get rid of her bad habits at this stage of her life after years of suffering in jail.

Tobias then ordered his chauffeur to send Miranda home. Before leaving, Miranda reminded Skylar to start acting like an employer in front of the housekeepers. Otherwise, they would take advantage of her.

We should never be too kind to all these housekeepers. After all, these ingrates are not our family members.

The remark Miranda made loudly in the common area put Skylar in an awkward position. Skylar believed Madelyn must have heard what Miranda said.

After Miranda left, Madelyn went up to Skylar and said, “I'm sorry, Ms. Jones, I think I should quit. I've been working as a housekeeper for years, and I've never been humiliated like this before. I've always tried my best to keep the house as clean as possible, and if you're unhappy with my performance, tell me straight instead of talking bad about me behind my back.”

Skylar had always been pleased with Madelyn’s work. Though Madelyn would slack off a little once in a while, Skylar had never complained about her.

Madelyn would also indirectly pressure Skylar into increasing her pay by convincing the latter that their neighbor paid their housekeeper at a higher rate.

Though Tobias was the one who hired Madelyn, Skylar decided to take care of Madelyn's salary as she did not want to take advantage of Tobias.

The salary Skylar offered Madelyn was based on the research she had done.

Skylar believed Madelyn’s monthly salary was a reasonable rate as and there was no need for Madelyn to take care of children or elderly folks. Furthermore, Skylar did not come from a wealthy family, and she could only pay Madelyn within her financial means.

She did not understand why this housekeeper of hers was still unhappy with the pay.