Richest Mogul

Chapter 15

He was stunned for a few minutes. That was fast.

He replied suspiciously, “Are you there, Ms. Sullivan?”

There was no reply.

Paul stared at his phone for another ten minutes.

There were no further replies from Skylar. Paul breathed a sigh of relief. He must have been overthinking

just now.

Skylar didn’t know that Paul was overanalyzing her replies. After her shower, she was already feeling

sleepy.

She asked Joe whether he’d prefer the left or right side of the bed. Then, she laid down immediately.

Before she slept, she saw Paul’s message when she was switching her phone to silent mode. She had

checked it and set it aside.

Joe brought his clothes into the bathroom. When he was closing the door, he saw that Skylar was already

asleep.

He was slightly surprised.

Was she pretending to be asleep?

She looked pretty convincing. Her acting skills were so good, one would think she was a trained actor.

After half an hour, he walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed. He saw that Skylar still had the same

sleeping posture.

He couldn’t help but think that she was quite persistent.

He wasn’t used to sleeping beside a woman. After he lay down on the bed, he realized that Skylar wasn’t moving at all.

When he heard her even breathing, his face fell. He couldn’t believe she was really sleeping!

When he turned to turn off the lights, he realized that there were two pillows in the middle of the bed. It divided the bed into two, making the boundaries extremely clear. He raised his eyebrows coldly.

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Was she… guarding herself against him?

Joe pursed his thin lips.

were totally unnecessary. Even if she had been naked before him, he wouldn’t have even taken

into a

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He was stunned for a moment

he slept through the entire

same time, Skylar turned over and

of her, she was

her new marital

Joe. “Good morning,” she said.

on Skylar’s pale face. “Good morning.”

change.” Skylar

his watch and looked at the

Then, they walked out of the room

She had waited for them from 5:30 am to 7:30 am. The more she waited, the happier she

very well. He was healthy when he was young, but after he’d grown

for no reason.

him sleep for such a long time! This had only happened after he’d shared his bed with Skylar. In the past, he would only wake up at this hour if he had jet lag from working overseas.

down the stairs, she smiled broadly at them and said, “Come have breakfast. I’ve prepared both

Skylar was

about me.” Gloria was concerned that Skylar would worry

much.

she knew how much longer she could hold herself together.

she could hold on until Joe and Skylar were really together. Did Joe think that she didn’t know they weren’t an

shrewd old lady!

at

good–looking. He looked less cold today since he was well rested. “You look like you’ve had a good night’s

wasn’t too bad.” Joe intentionally ignored

10.00 pm last

more than you had in a

for almost ten

Joe was speechless.

his

Joe when she heard Gloria.

it before. She hadn’t paid much attention then, but now she felt slightly. alarmed after hearing it

asleep easily when she’d given him a massage the day

remember the acupuncture points you showed him. Could you come back. and demonstrate it

Grandma,” Skylar agreed happily.

points on the head. It was hard to

time.

a diagram with all the acupuncture points marked clearly for him tonight.

when he saw how readily Skylar agreed. It made

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she trying to please Gloria, she was also

should ask Paul