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

something to her? Was it to show that what people said about

so much about whether she

but Joe didn’t meet

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

room and bed that night, but nothing happened. They really just

heart racing as

dire as she had

Joe to be so

high school, they were the perfect match

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

their entire time in high school, Joe had never shown interest in any other girls who liked him. He

spent time daydreaming about the future together on

now, Joe’s words hit her like a slap in the face, jolting her

said he liked her, and she had

believed, without question, that Joe would only ever like her–that no one