Richest Mogul

Chapter 1056

Skylar explained, “You misunderstood. I’m planning to visit Grandma Viola’s place in the countryside.”

The tension in Joe’s dark eyes eased as soon as he heard her explanation. The frustration that had been stirring in his chest gave way to a sense of relief.

“When are you leaving?” he asked.

“Tomorrow,” Skylar responded.

Joe didn’t ask any further questions, though his half–lowered gaze indicated he was thinking about something.

Skylar turned and went upstairs to change her clothes. When she returned a few minutes later, Joe had just gotten off the phone.

He turned to her. “I had Paul book train tickets. I’ll go with you tomorrow,” Joe announced.

“What?” Skylar was taken aback. “You’re going with me to the countryside?”

“Yeah, is there a problem?” Joe’s expression remained calm.

She shook her head. “No, not really. But the countryside isn’t exactly comfortable. Are you sure you can handle it?”

Joe raised an eyebrow, his voice cold but determined. “What can’t I handle?”

We might not even sit together on

train. I don’t

Skylar knew then that Joe was determined

the ring. Then, she and Joe

bring enough clothes and daily

was already past midnight.

breakfast, they headed straight to the train station the following day. On the way, Skylar informed

to relax and cheerfully mentioned that they Gloria thought they were just taking a trip to th should all have

also called Janine to inform her of the plan. Since they hadn’t been back to the countryside since

a few items back when she returned and

noticed the seat next to her remained empty

the seat beside her, and from the moment they

came to claim the

figured Joe hadn’t previously traveled on such a crowded, older train. The train was

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seats were quite cramped.

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was probably uncomfortable for Joe.

or shows difficult. Seeing Joe’s growing frustration, Skylar suggested, “I downloaded a movie in advance. Do you want to watch it

enough time