You Complete Me novel (Skylar and Coralie)

Chapter 152

Evelyn Simpson was a mixed-blood who had grown up abroad.

Most men abroad would respond when an attractive woman like Evelyn introduced herself.

From the moment when Anthony Holland and Skylar Holland came in, Evelyn's gaze had never left

Skylar. Therefore, when he left the room, she wanted to express her admiration for him.

However, she didn't expect Skylar to treat her coldly in return.

"Skylar, you're out! That's great."

At this time, Valerie Rae had come up to them. When she saw Skylar coming out of the office, she

immediately scurried over.

"Yes."

Skylar's attitude towards Valerie was no better than how he had treated Evelyn.

He was only focusing on asking Jayson Lowell about the company's situation for the past few days.

Thus, he walked past the two women and headed into Jayson's office.

After he left, Valerie and Evelyn glanced at each other and returned to their respective offices.

......

In the evening, Lillian Ford had prepared a welcome feast for Anthony.

When Skylar and Anthony rushed to the restaurant from the company, they found Lilian and Valerie

sitting in the room.

As soon as they came in, Valerie greeted them politely, "Uncle Holland, I haven't seen you for a long

time. You haven't changed at all."

"Valerie, you're getting more and more beautiful."

Anthony returned the compliment.

The relationship between the Holland family and the Rae family was good from the very beginning, and

Skylar and Valerie often spent time together when they were children. Hence, he was not surprised that

Valerie was there.

"Honey, Valerie is your daughter-in-law now," Lillian got up and arranged for Anthony to sit in the main

seat, "They were supposed to hold an engagement ceremony on October 29, but we canceled it

because of the things that had happened to Skylar."

Anthony looked at Skylar, his son's cold expression remained unmoved. He knew that Skylar was not

happy about the engagement.

When Skylar heard Lillian's words, he said, "Mom, since the engagement ceremony has been

canceled, we should stop talking about it. Otherwise, people are going to misunderstand."

What he was annoyed most was not the Rae family or Valerie. Instead, it was Lillian who kept claiming

one-sidedly that Valerie was her daughter-in-law.

"Skylar, did my father say something to you? I know that you are looking for me, but please believe in

my feelings for you. No matter what happens, I am willing to be with you and believe in you."

Valerie was taking advantage of Anthony's presence to showcase her loyalty.

Anthony was most likely the person to make the final decision on the matters of the Holland family.

Lillian did not tell Anthony about the engagement between Valerie and Skylar as she was afraid that he

wouldn't agree to it.

"Look, Skylar, where else would you get a good girl like Valerie?"

Lillian kept praising her.

Anthony saw that Valerie was very considerate of Skylar, thus, he asked, "Is there any new project

under the Rae family in A city recently?"

"Well... I don't know much about it. I heard from my father that he has just gotten a greening urban

engineering project in A City."

Valerie knew that Anthony was a businessman who valued money.

His ideal daughter-in-law was completely different from Lillian's. He wanted to see if she could be

helpful to the Holland family.

"Really? It seems that the Rae Group is faring well."

Anthony nodded and said.

An urban engineering project, especially a greening project, was a popular project that many

corporates were after. This had also proved the status of the Rae family in A city.

"I heard my father talking about this last time. I don't know any more than that. After all, I don't know

much about my father's business."

"Well, it's only natural that you don't know much about it."

Anthony had always disliked women who would interfere with his business affairs. He wanted to find a

wife who was similar to Lillian for Skylar, a woman who would not interfere with his business.

However, he didn't know that Valerie was already well aware of his preference.

Skylar listened to the conversation between the three people, but he remained silent.

"Ding-dong."

While he was eating, a new message popped up on his mobile phone.

"I still have some matters to attend to."

Skylar glanced at his phone. He then immediately got up, took his coat from the hanger, and dashed

out of the room.

Ignoring Valerie and Lillian's calls from behind, Skylar took the elevator to the first floor and ran to the

parking lot without looking back. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

......

It was Wayne Chariott who had texted Skylar.

About half an hour ago, Coralie Chariott had gone home to have dinner with her family.

After that, someone started knocking on the door repeatedly. Coralie remembered her past experience

of a drunk man knocking at the door of her rented house. Her vigilance peaked and she peered through

the peephole.

The peephole was blocked!

"Who is it?"

Coralie had a bad feeling and she immediately locked the door.

"Coralie, what's wrong?"

Hera Jean asked while sitting at the dining table. Coralie was pressing her face against the shut door

and she remained silent for a long time.

"Nothing."

Coralie secured the other lock for the door. She was about to leave when a muffled voice came from

outside, "Open the door."

Although his voice was hoarse, Coralie could recognize that it was Howard Schultz's voice.

"Howard, what do you want?"

Coralie hurried back to the door to confirm that the door had been locked.

"Open the door."

Howard repeated his words and his insistence sent chills down her spine.

There was a rustling sound coming from the door lock. It wasn't loud, but Coralie could still hear it

clearly. He was tampering with the lock.

"Call the police! Wayne, call the police!"

Coralie leaned her body hard against the door and urged Wayne to call the police.

Alison Herman had already warned Coralie that Howard would come back for them as soon as he was

released from the prison. After all, he had nothing else to lose. Now that Howard had lost his job and

Alison had cheated on him, he had nothing to be afraid of. He was probably here to seek revenge.

However, just as Wayne had gone to get his mobile phone, Howard had kicked the door open. At the

same time, when he opened the lock, a small and strange iron tool fell to the ground.

Because the door was opened with a strong force, Coralie lurched backward at the momentum. The

door hit her face and she was pushed to the wall.

Howard ignored her and barged straight into the house. He grabbed the phone in Wayne's hand and

smashed it.

"Police? I'll see who dares to call the police!"

As he spoke, he pulled out a knife from his pocket. At first glance, the edge was gleaming.

Howard took the knife and walked to Coralie. Then, he closed the door and locked it.

"Howard, what are you doing?" Coralie dodged Howard and muttered warily, "If you have a grudge

against me, let's settle it in private then. How could you involve my family in this?"