Richest Mogul

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Vera transferred the money on her phone and said, “Given the damage to your car, transferring you ten thousand dollars should be enough to cover the repairs. If it’s not enough, just let me know.”

Then she stepped out of the car. “Were you here eating by yourself?”

Vera looked into Skylar’s car, scanning for Joe, but didn’t see him.

Skylar simply accepted the money transfer. “If there’s any issue with my car, I’ll contact you. I’m leaving now,” she said as she opened the door and got in.

The location wasn’t ideal for lingering around. They were still blocking the exit from the parking lot. Besides, Skylar didn’t have much to say to Vera anyway. Their relationship had always been distant.

Vera frowned as Skylar got into the car without responding further. A sense of frustration flared up. She thought, “What kind of attitude was that? Did she not even hear me?”

She got back into her car, her irritation growing. She quickly stomped the gas and followed Skylar out of the lot.

Skylar drove for a while, making a few turns. As she waited at a traffic light at an intersection, Skylar glanced in her rearview mirror and spotted a familiar car.

It was the same one that had rear–ended her earlier–Vera’s. She wondered if Vera had been following her this whole time or if it was just a coincidence.

noticed Vera was still right behind

passed two more streets before deciding to pull over. Vera followed and parked

walked toward Skylar’s window, signaling her to step out. Skylar got out of

been following me for a while now. Care to explain why?” Skylar asked

starting to

Skylar. It had just been a spur–of–the–moment decision driven

See how much it would

transfer ten thousand dollars to me? You said I could contact you later if it weren’t

Once I have the exact cost, I’ll send you

tone. “What’s with your attitude? Is this about the photo I sent you of Joe and me at the reunion? Are you really so jealous

of me.

expression barely changed. “Jealous? Of you and Joe? If you have time to throw accusations at me, maybe you should use it to

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You’re acting like a secret mistress, hiding in the shadows. If you can manage to get Joe to divorce me, I might think more highly of you. Otherwise, I don’t care who you are in the Ruell family.

make sense of Vera’s thought process, especially how she seemed to bring Joe into every conversation. Her patience, already thin, was

She

called her a secret mistress. She wondered who