Chapter 113
Chapter 113
“That young lady is quite outstanding!” Alexander exclaimed.
Caleb was sweating from running around. He rolled his eyes while feeling a bit of pride. “Of course she is! I told you she has the skills but you didn’t believe me. If I hadn’t insisted, your team would have missed out on a real talent.”
“You did well this time,” Alexander said jovially. “Tell me, what do you want? Whatever it is, I’ll grant it.”
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a card. “Take this. You can’t be stingy when you’re wooing someone. That young lady passed my test. She’s good enough to be my granddaughter–in–law.”
Caleb blushed at his words. “Grandpa, nothing’s set in stone yet.”
“What’s not set in stone? Do your best. If you can’t win her over, then don’t call yourself my grandson. It would be an embarrassment.” Alexander huffed and shot an exasperated glance at Caleb, leaving him speechless.
Skylar left the place and immediately called the auction house to let them know she would no longer
attend the interview.
She then shared the good news with Janine and Steven.
To celebrate her success, they invited her over for dinner with the whole family.
Skylar then told Caleb about the good news.
“I knew you could do it. I believed in you from the start.” Caleb felt a little uneasy since he already knew the results. He didn’t know how to tell her that he was Alexander’s grandson,
*When do you have time? I’ll treat you to a meal,” Skylar smiled and said.
“I’ve got the time today. I’m right around the corner actually,” Caleb replied eagerly. When it came to spending time with Skylar, he was always up for it.
Skylar was surprised by his enthusiasm and looked at the time. It’s one in the afternoon. “Have lunch yet?”
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Caleb, who was holding a burger wrapper, quickly tossed it aside. “Nope. I’m starving.”
“Then let’s have lunch together. What do you feel like having?” Skylar asked.
fine with anything. You decide and send me the location later. I’ll go get you now,” Caleb replied.
“Okay,” Skylar replied.
In reality, Caleb was still watching Skylar in the break room.
He quickly ran downstairs, found his motorbike, and even rode around the block before heading to
to Skylar.
Skylar stood by the road and watched as Caleb crossed the street on his bike. He was youthful and full of
energy.
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She smiled as he reminded her of her younger brother, Harvey. Both of them had that same youthful
energy.
When Caleb saw Skylar’s smile, he got momentarily distracted. By the time he snapped out of it, he realized a child was in his way. He couldn’t stop in time and fell down with the bike to avoid hitting the kid.
The smile on Skylar’s face vanished. “Caleb!”
Caleb had crashed his bike before, but nothing was as bad as it was this time.
As the child started crying in fright, Caleb smiled bitterly at Skylar, who was running toward him. “Looks
like lunch’s off,” he said.
“Stop talking. I’m taking you to the hospital,” Skylar said with panic in her voice.
It was like she had been transported back to her previous life, where she had pushed Sadie out of the way
only to get into a horrific accident herself.
Caleb saw Skylar’s pale face and gave her a wide smile. “I’m fine. Really, I’m fine!”
The crash had caused a traffic jam at the intersection.
A car window rolled down, and a man poked his head out to look at Caleb and Skylar.
“Is that Ms. Sullivan?” Paul asked with surprise when he saw Skylar.
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Joe glanced over immediately. He saw Skylar helping Caleb to his feet.
“Ms. Sullivan seems to know the guy who fell off the motorcycle,” Paul said.
Joe frowned. His eyes were focused on Caleb, who was all eyes on Skylar. “Caleb?”
“Yeah. That really is Mr. Alexander Senior’s grandson, Caleb.” Paul was surprised.
Skylar knew who Caleb was. What were the odds?
Joe remained focused on Skylar. Her face was pale, probably from the shock of witnessing the accident.
She usually appeared to be brave, but an accident got her looking pretty shaken up. She was still a woman with a delicate heart, after all.
“Should I go help Ms. Sullivan and Caleb?” Paul was ready to get out of the car.
Joe saw that there were already plenty of people assisting and felt that he wouldn’t be much of a help even if he went.
He withdrew his focus from Skylar when Paul looked at Joe. “No need. Let’s head to the hospital.”
Paul was then reminded that they were heading to the hospital today.
Gloria insisted that Joe have his regular health checks every two months because of his insomnia. So, he
would head to the hospital to keep his health in check.
Since his schedule was empty that day, he could take the time to visit the hospital.
At that time, Caleb and Skylar were already in the ambulance with the help of passersby. The traffic police
also towed Caleb’s bike.
Half an hour later, Caleb and Skylar arrived at the hospital.
After a thorough check–up, the doctor confirmed that Caleb had fractured his left leg and would require
surgery.
What made it worse was that he had an old injury on that leg, and this accident just aggravated it. There
was no avoiding a hospital stay now,
Caleb wasn’t thrilled about being hospitalized. “Is it really that bad? I don’t want to stay here. Can’t I just
get a cast and go home?”
‘Listen to the doctor. Unless you want to give up on riding bikes?” Skylar advised after seeing the doctor’s annoyed expression.
“Are you the patient’s family? Please pay at the counter first.” The doctor looked at Skylar.
Skylar nodded. “Alright, I’ll take care of it now.”
Caleb blushed when Skylar didn’t deny being his family. Did she just admit being related to him?
A few minutes later, Skylar returned to the hospital room.
Caleb was still blushing. “How much was it? I’ll transfer the money to you,”
“Pay me back once you get your salary. You should let your parents know about your surgery so they can come and take good care of you. It also requires a relative’s signature,” Skylar said, looking at the receipt.
“My parents can’t make it and my grandpa won’t be able to come either. I could ask Uncle John but he’s busy.” Caleb’s eyes darted as he concocted a plan.
He still hadn’t figured out how to tell Skylar about him being Alexander’s grandson. So, he couldn’t let
Alexander come over.
So, John was his only option. Besides, he could use this situation to his advantage and get some sympathy from Skylar since there were no family members there to take care of him.
Skylar sensed that Caleb was hiding something. She remembered that he had dropped out of high school, which likely meant there were reasons he couldn’t continue his studies.
“Then have your Uncle John sign for the surgery. I’ll bring you food whenever I’m available. If you need anything, ask the nurse to contact me,” Skylar said.
Caleb’s eyes lit up at the mention of food. Did he finally have the chance to taste Skylar’s home–cooked
meals?
Skylar checked the time. “You still have a test result that hasn’t come back. It should be out now. I’ll go
pick it up.”
*Skylar, you really are amazing.” Caleb was extremely grateful to her.
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Caleb couldn’t imagine falling in love with anybody else in his life. He had decided to keep loving Skylar
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Skylar smiled. “Rest well.”
While she was off paying the bills, Caleb gave John a call.
After hanging up, he leaned back on the hospital bed. Despite the waves of pain in his leg, he was feeling pretty good about things.
Skylar picked up the medical report and was about to head back to see the doctor when she heard a voice.
“Skye?”
“It really is you, Skye!”
The voices were familiar. As Skylar raised her gaze, her expression turned cold.
It was Christopher and Amelia.
Christopher rushed over to her. “Skye, did you come to visit my mom? Have you finally forgiven us?”
“Skye, are you here to see me? I’ve missed you,” Amelia added.
Her attitude was the same as before. However, she was harboring a hidden resentment.
When Christopher found out that Skylar had called Janine and made things worse instead of trying to resolve the issue, he blamed her and told her their current situation.
Christopher had been fired from his job and was still looking for one. They were burning through their savings.
To make matters worse, her illness had worsened, and she needed surgery. However, they didn’t have enough money for that.
She had asked Christopher to contact Maisy for help, but she turned them down because she didn’t want to cause any misunderstandings with her family members.
Only then was she beginning to realize that Skylar was a nice girl. At least she could take good care of Amelia.
Without Skyla
Skylar, her days in the hospital room were terrible. They couldn’t afford care workers as well.
“Skye, can’t we go back to how things were? We’ve been together for so many years. Please trust me. Why don’t we get married? I’ll belong to you and only youl Christopher pleaded desperately.
He wasn’t pretending. In the past few weeks, he had been reminiscing about their high school days when their love seemed perfect and pure.
Not sure what had gotten into him, he thought there was no love between them and had fallen for Maisy:
Instead. He knew now that he had made a mistake.
Not far away, Joe watched the scene unfold. He had a distant look and a faint smile on his lips.
Paul’s eyes widened. “Isn’t that Christopher? Ms. Sullivan’s ex–boyfriend?”
It looked like they hadn’t broken up at all.
Skylar was facing away from them. So, all they could see was Christopher acting all lovey–dovey.
They also heard what Christopher said clearly, Was he proposing to Skylar?
From his earlier research, Skylar and Christopher had a long history of being together. They were high-
school sweethearts. It was a sweet and innocent love.
She felt relieved now that she had heard them out. They were as shameless as she thought they would be.
Amelia’s face turned bitter. “Skye, how could you…what did we ever do to deceive you?”
Paul frowned. “Are they out of their minds? The Williamses said I was Ms. Sullivan’s sugar daddy. I think all of them need to get their eyes checked.”
“Give me a break! You’re heartless, and I believe in karma. You’re going to get what’s coming to you. The world is a big place, but your minds are twisted, and you have no boundaries.
These twisted and manipulative words made her sick to the stomach.
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Christopher was stunned by the slap. “Did you just slap me for that guy? Skylar, you’ve changed!”
Amelia’s outburst sent her into a rage. She looked like she might collapse on the floor. Her face was
Amelia had been sick. Skylar had spent more time taking care of her than Christopher did. However, the
That young lady was so sweet. If she hadn’t been so devoted to her son, I would’ve taken her for my own daughter–in–law.”
Christopher’s eyes were red with anger, and his face was pale. He looked at Joe while feeling resentful.
Mr. Martin, are you really going to keep a homewrecker by your side?”
With a sinking feeling, he realized that Skylar truly hated him. She really didn’t want to get together with
When she passed by Joe, she paused for a moment and turned to face Paul. “Thanks.”
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