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.

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 the hospital

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

he even hear what I said?” she muttered,

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

drink, grabbed

after Joe returned, he went to the garage

the rear–end

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

asleep by now.

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

already asleep. Her phone was still in her hand, and the blanket barely covered

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

tiptoed over to

the blanket around her and placed her phone on the nightstand.

Chapter 1022

light.

this, Skylar remained in deep

of frustration and fondness. It baffled him how she could be so