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.”

was at a loss for

that his way of proving something to her? Was it to show that what people said about him and Vera wasn’t true? That they were just

so much about whether she

Skylar started, but Joe didn’t

her hand and led her upstairs toward the bedroom. “I’m tired. Let’s

that night, but nothing happened. They really

home, heart racing as she gripped the steering

weren’t as dire as she had made them out to be. She just

never expected Joe to be so

in high school, they were the perfect match in everyone’s

circle, attending events together and surrounded by friends who always assumed they were meant to be. Even the family

never shown interest in any other girls who liked him. He only ever remembered

time daydreaming about the future

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, Joe had never once told her

other people who said he liked her, and she had

question, that Joe would only ever like her–that no