Richest Mogul

Chapter 288

Early the next morning, Skylar felt sore all over as she got out of bed. Looking at the mess scattered around the room, she rubbed her forehead.

“It’s only 5.30 am. Why not sleep a bit longer?” Joe asked from the bed.

Skylar wrapped herself in a towel and headed to the closet to pick out her clothes.

“I’m going to make breakfast. We had a lot of stew for dinner last night, and my stomach feels uncomfortable. You go ahead and sleep.”

She blushed at the thought of the staff from Pearlhall Residence coming to clean up the mess, including the disheveled bed. She decided to clean up after preparing breakfast.

When Skylar refused to look at him, Joe teased with a smile, “Why don’t you call me darling anymore? I quite liked it when you called me that last night.”

He got out of bed and followed her to the closet.

Skylar took a deep breath. “You forced me.”

“And how exactly did I force you?”

mood. She

after such

was true–men seemed to be in a good mood, both

they didn’t love, they’d become tender

the closet and turned to look at him. Seeing his bare chest and unusually warm demeanor, she couldn’t help but smile

her tiptoes, Skylar quickly gave Joe a quick kiss. “You did

night, darling!”

her thumb in approval.

his gaze shifting from her fair, smooth thumb to

seemed to stop for a moment.

the waist. His broad hand clasped her

in Joe’s eyes. Recalling the wildness of last night,

your strength for me. Don’t waste it on unimportant things.”

the bed, Skylar made a final attempt to resist. “I want

words with another kiss.

Skylar couldn’t help–but think how Joe, who always seemed so restrained and self–disciplined, could be

minute before her work started. Thankfully, she wasn’t late. As she thought

was all too