Richest Mogul

Chapter 121

Joe felt irritated when Skylar fell silent.

“I guess those years were a waste of time. I’ve wasted my youth on a useless man,” Skylar said softly.

The tension Joe felt disappeared. His mood shifted, and he smiled lightly. “It’s late. You should get some

rest.”

“Okay, good night,” Skylar said.

A few minutes later, Joe put down his book and was prepared to head upstairs as well.

Suddenly, his phone’s WhatsApp notification appeared. He opened the message and continued walking.

Annie: “Good night, Mr. Martin.”

Joe didn’t reply and set his phone to silent mode.

After waiting for 20 minutes, Annie still couldn’t get a reply from Joe. She stood by the window with a

glass of red wine and gazed at the city lights.

She lowered her gaze to look at Joe’s profile picture on WhatsApp.

She had asked Joe to come to their alumni reunion, which was happening in three days. She hoped he

would accept the invitation.

mean nothing without

had only replied with a few words,

seen her goodnight message or if he had simply ignored

had always been able to guess what others were thinking. Yet, she couldn’t quite read Joe’s mind..

he so difficult

breakfast the next morning and realized

breakfast.

pancakes and some bacon on the

two glasses of warm milk. He looked

deliver us breakfast.”

Joe and took one of the glasses from him. The temperature was just right. She smiled and said, “The temperature’s just nice.

was caught off guard by

bite. Satisfaction was clear on her

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fresh and fluffy. It was

just call Edgar. She’ll arrange for somebody to have

delivered,” Joe said.

much trouble. Pearlhall Residence is too far from Galaxy Villa. It takes over an hour for a round trip.” Skylar didn’t want to

day, or else she

appreciated Joe’s

week of not seeing each other,

possibility. Maybe he was in a

“Tonight I’ll head over to Pearlhall Residence after work.”

are you working now?” Joe asked.