Richest Mogul

Chapter 1022

Vera wondered why Joe was asking this again.

“It was a gift from a friend abroad. You seem to like it a lot. I’ll contact her later to ask where she got it and have her send me one too,” Vera replied, trying to keep her tone calm.

Joe responded briefly, “Okay.”

Vera didn’t expect him to agree so readily. She frowned internally, wondering where she could find an identical ring.

This ring was unique. Molly had mentioned it was the only one in existence.

“Whatever,” she thought. When he asked again, she would just say her friend couldn’t remember where she bought it. He certainly wouldn’t keep insisting on finding a replica of that ring.

Remembering the incident earlier with Skylar, she casually shifted the topic. “A few hours ago, I had dinner with some friends and ran into Skylar on my way out. I accidentally rear–ended her car.”

Joe’s expression immediately turned serious. “Rear–ended?”

He recalled the phone call from Skylar and the subsequent WhatsApp message. Joe wondered if it could be that she was frightened after the accident.

leaving a parking lot. She may have braked too suddenly, and I bumped into her unexpectedly. It really startled me. Luckily, neither of us was hurt. Otherwise, we might both be in

turned and walked away without a word. Vera was left standing there, stunned

hear what I said?” she muttered, frowning

dinner felt even more boring than before. She hadn’t wanted to be there in the first place,

finished her drink, grabbed her

returned, he went to the garage and

the rear–end

through the front door and went upstairs. The lights were still on in the room, and he wondered if Skylar was

now. He guessed she must

that night when she had cried from a nightmare, he realized that after the accident

he opened the door, he noticed that Skylar was already asleep. Her phone was still in her hand, and the blanket barely

he wasn’t home. She should have told him directly about the situation when she texted him. He felt a bit helpless at

over

placed her phone on the nightstand.

Chapter 1022

light.

remained

a mixture of frustration