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.

when we were leaving a parking lot. She may have braked too suddenly, and I bumped into her unexpectedly. It really

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

he even hear

She hadn’t wanted to be there in the first place, and

her drink, grabbed her

Villa, after Joe returned, he went to the garage

damage from the rear–end collision

the front door and went upstairs. The lights were still on

been asleep by now.

nightmare, he realized that after

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

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 at that

over to

blanket around her and placed her phone on the nightstand.

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light.

this, Skylar remained in

her with a mixture of frustration and fondness. It baffled him how