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.

would mean nothing

only replied with a few words, “I’ll check

wondered if Joe had seen her goodnight message or if he

her message made her pout. She had always been able to guess what others

so difficult to

next morning and

breakfast.

her favorite pancakes and some bacon on the side.

with two glasses of warm milk. He looked at Skylar

deliver us breakfast.”

toward Joe and took one of the glasses from him. The temperature was just right. She smiled and said,

by

Skylar took a bite. Satisfaction was clear on

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It was clear these were homemade, not store–bought.

just call Edgar. She’ll arrange

delivered,” Joe said.

from Galaxy Villa. It takes over an hour for a round trip.” Skylar didn’t want to trouble

day, or else she would get bored of it

she appreciated

week of not seeing each other, Joe

in a good mood because he was

I’ll head over to Pearlhall Residence

working