Richest Mogul

Chapter 1043

Skylar stared at Joe in disbelief. But whatever surprise she felt paled in comparison to the complete devastation on Vera’s face. She looked like she was about to shatter at any moment. And yet, Joe kept piling it on.

“It’s better to make things clear while my wife is here.”

The words “make things clear” and “my wife” hit Vera like a series of slaps.

She felt as if someone was repeatedly striking her across the face. Her head spun, and all she wanted to do was run away.

“I…” she began, but the rest of the words tumbled out a jumbled mess. She had never felt so humiliated in

her life.

“Joe and I were just high school classmates. I came to him today because I knew he could help me. There’s nothing else between us.”

The word’s barely finished before she bolted from the Galaxy Villa, her steps hurried and frantic.

After Vera left, Joe turned to Skylar and said, “She’s gone. Let’s head to bed.”

a

whole scene with Vera… Was that his way of proving something to her? Was it to show that what people said about him

he care so much about

but Joe

hand and led her upstairs

room and bed that night, but nothing happened. They

home, heart racing as she gripped the steering

about someone coming after her. Honestly, things weren’t as dire as she had made them out to be. She just saw it as an opportunity

she never expected Joe

they were the

same social circle, attending events together and surrounded by friends who always assumed they were meant to be. Even the family elders secretly tried to set them up as a couple,

never shown interest in any other

daydreaming about the future together on

assumed they had an unspoken understanding about their relationship. But just now, Joe’s words hit her like a slap in the face, jolting her back to reality; only then did she finally calm down. Looking back,

said he liked her, and she

question, that Joe would only ever like her–that