Fell Into His Love Trap (Skylar and Tobias)

Chapter 770 A Sense Of Defeat

“Tobias, doesn't your company invest in others? I'm sure you're ready to provide capital for any good projects, right?”

“That's enough, Mom! Drop this topic already,” Skylar yelled at Miranda, wanting the latter to stop speaking.

Miranda rolled her eyes at her daughter and sighed. Apart from her worrying intelligence, she's a great gal in every way. Why is she siding with an outsider and putting his needs first even before getting married? After all, this amount of money means nothing to Tobias. My request is not at all unreasonable when he has actually allowed his brother to spend tens of millions on villas and luxury houses for an online influencer!

Tobias ignored Skylar's eye signal and accepted the business proposal that Miranda handed to him. What a high-end title they have given to this project!

As he flipped through the pages, he foresaw there would not be any returns on his capital. He knew he would lose his investment forever.

Meanwhile, Miranda kept promoting the project shamelessly. She even used a series of professional jargon to make herself look like a credible businesswoman.

“How much investment capital is needed, and what's the profit ratio? How much risk do you need to bear? In which year can dividends be expected? By the way, where is this project headquartered, and how big is the company?” Tobias peppered his questions, seeking a clear understanding.

He merely asked Miranda several basic questions, but those seemingly straightforward inquiries left the woman floundering, unable to provide a single answer, let alone a satisfactory one.

Yet, she replied confidently, “Trust me, Tobias, Skylar. I've studied this project inside out, and there's absolutely no problem with it. If there was, I wouldn't be so persistent. You know, I'll become a multimillionaire as well as the one in charge of the company in a year's time.”

Ignorance is bliss, Tobias said in his heart upon hearing her bold statements.

He could tell that Miranda would never believe him if he were to tell her bluntly that the project was all a scam.

Standing in between her mother and Tobias, Skylar looked the latter in the eyes and urged, “Don't mind her. She's utterly blinded by greed. She doesn't have the foresight for investment but insists on being an entrepreneur like many others. I bet she won't even realize when she makes losses.” Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

Skylar spoke in a serious tone, her face flushed, and Tobias thought she looked rather cute that way.

It's funny how she claims that her mother is bad at investing when she's a chip off the old block.

A while ago, Skylar purchased a lot of shares from Ford Group and invested in their funds. Unfortunately, the share prices went down, and she became a victim. Though she kept it a secret, Tobias knew it all.

Consequently, she lost a lot of money, but she did not mention a word to Tobias. A few days ago, he requested someone to check her bank account, only to realize that there were only several tens of thousands left in the account of the female celebrity.

Skylar was extremely bad at managing her finance. Tobias had been waiting for her to take the initiative and ask him for help.

However, she bit the bullet and took it in stride even when she had no more money. In the past, there was Gandhi who refused to resort to desperate measures for money. I bet Skylar was born

into the wrong era. How I wish she could be like other girls who act coyly with their boyfriends and ask for gifts! Yet, she never behaved like that around me, not even once.

He felt a sense of defeat at that thought.

Meanwhile, Miranda spoke so much that her throat felt dry. Fuming, Skylar stormed off and released her anger by showing Miranda the door.

The latter felt aggrieved and said in a quavering voice while pointing a finger at Skylar, “How could you say that about me, Skylar? You made me so incredibly sad.”

Tobias stared helplessly at the mother and daughter, whose argument had reached its climax. He then turned around and strode upstairs to his study to look for his checkbook.

Why bother making the situation so unpleasant when it can easily be resolved with money?

“Why are you giving her money? You're not going to get it back,” chided Skylar. She wanted a clear- cut relationship between them and did not want to feel indebted to Tobias.

The very moment Miranda received the check, the blurriness in her eyes and the throbbing pain in her head left her immediately, and she scurried away as fast as she could.