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.

parking lot. She may have braked too suddenly, and I bumped into her unexpectedly. It really startled me. Luckily,

Joe to ask if she was injured, he suddenly turned and walked away

even hear what I said?” she muttered, frowning

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

down, she finished her drink, grabbed her

Galaxy Villa, after Joe returned, he went to

damage from the rear–end collision was

were still on in the room, and he

been asleep by now.

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

was already asleep. Her phone

wondered if this was 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

over

gently tucked the blanket around her and placed her phone on the nightstand. Finally, he turned

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light.

remained in

her with a mixture of frustration and fondness. It baffled