Skye came out of her room, muttering curses under her breath, with a washbasin and towel in one hand. The moment she stepped outside, she saw Coulson and Melinda still standing at her door.
Skye immediately narrowed her eyes and shot them both a frosty glare, especially Coulson. She was looking at him in a way she never had before.
You must have been in on this mess too. I always thought of you as a father! God, what kind of people have I run into? One was like a father, another was like an older brother and father combined. Who knew they were both deadbeat dads, playing this whole "fatherly love runs deep" game on me!
Hmph. Skye snorted coldly and slowly headed toward the bathroom with heavy steps that seemed ready to stomp a hole through the floor.
It was over! The instant Coulson saw Skye's icy gaze, his heart went cold. Would his image in Skye's mind become... like Evenson's from now on?
But I'm innocent! I never thought that guy could do something so shameless! How was anyone supposed to put it? Whenever you thought Evenson had already hit rock bottom, he always managed to set a new low.
Coulson, mourning the collapse of his image, silently watched Skye's back view. His eyes suddenly burned, and he raised a hand to cover them.
Still watching Skye, Melinda leaned close to Coulson's ear and whispered, "Shouldn't we remind her that she ought to put on pants before leaving the room?"
Sigh... Coulson let out a long sigh and shook his head, not knowing what to say.
Melinda lowered her gaze and glanced below Skye's waist. "Especially since her butt isn't dry yet..."
Skye had truly been bullied badly by Evenson. Her mind had already been muddled by