Chapter 6


    In the past two years, Gloria’s favorite show had changed from dramatic soap operas to dating


    variety shows. The more scripted it was, the more she enjoyed it.


    It seemed that Skr indeed got along with Gloria.


    Joe’s gaze intensified as he scrutinized Skr, who was engrossed in discussing the show’s


    participants with Gloria. He had been standing there for some time, yet none of them had


    acknowledged his presence.


    Gloria saw him first. Startled, she raised her brows and asked, “When did youe? You didn’t


    even


    make a sound!”


    Skr nced at him, and the smile on her face vanished in an instant. She nodded at him politely.


    “I just got here.”


    Skr’s drastic change of expression slightly threw Joe off. He felt like he had overlooked


    something, but


    he couldn’t be sure.


    “How could you work until sote when you’ve just gotten married today? You’re still being held up


    at work for so long, even when you have so many people working for you!


    “In that case, I think it’s about time to restructure thepany. Hurry up and go back to Gxy Vi


    with Skye. Treat her well, okay?”


    Gloria rolled her eyes at Joe. She missed how adorable he had been as a child; his current


    aloofness


    upset her.


    Well, she preferred Skr a lot more now. She reveled in Skr’spany because they could


    watch and discuss dating shows together.


    Joe let out a subdued response in agreement. He said nothing further.


    Sending daggers his way, Gloria said, “It’s a blessing that you were able to marry Skye! You better


    treat her


    well.”


    Joe frowned. He was curious about how on earth Skr had managed to appease Gloria.


    “Grandma, I’ve already prepared the herbs for your foot soak. Make sure to soak your feet before


    you go


    to bed, Skr reminded, worried that Gloria might be too engrossed in the variety show.


    Gloria nodded vigorously. “Alright! I’ll do whatever you say. I’ll soak my feet now.”


    Joe was rendered speechless.


    There was no traffic on the road, so they arrived at Gxy Vi within 30 minutes. They had been


    When Joe entered the house, he noticed a small suitcase at the door. Its size left him in awe. A few


    things were propped on top of the suitcase, one of them being a rolled–up painting. It seemed


    antique.


    “There are four rooms on the second floor. One of them is mine; you can pick whichever room you


    like,” Joe said after changing into slippers.


    Although they were legally married, he had no intention of making love to her during the three years


    they would be together.


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    Judging from what he had heard about her from Paul as well, she seemed to have ulterior motives.


    Skr concurred and also changed into slippers. Then, she went upstairs with her suitcase. Trailing


    after her, Joe pointed to one of the rooms. “This is my room.”


    “Alright.” Skr continued walking and chose a room that was one room away from Joe’s.


    She could tell that Joe didn’t want to be acquainted with her. Thus, it would be better if they steered


    clear of each other. Thest thing she wanted was to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings.


    Joe was slightly surprised by her cold and distant attitude.


    “It’s gettingte, so I’ll get some rest first. Goodnight, Mr. Martin,” Skr said before disappearing


    into her


    room.


    The sound of her door closing snapped Joe back to his senses. Raising his brows, he realized that


    he had been way too attentive to her today.


    Her existence was probably somewhat meaningful since she made Gloria happy. The rest wasn’t


    that


    important.


    An hourter, Skr took a shower after she was finally done with unpacking her suitcase and


    arranging her belongings. After drying her hair, she plopped herself down on the bed and picked up


    her phone.


    There


    were 99 missed calls and countless unread messages on her silenced phone. Lying in her bed, she


    still felt detached after everything that had happened,


    She had been reborn, and she had gotten married to Joe in a heartbeat. Then, she had also gotten


    to


    meet Gloria again.


    The number of Christopher’s messages topped the rest. He was still sending her messages. There


    were also messages from Sadie, Jeffrey, and Maisy.


    Skr clicked on Gloria’s mess first. Gloria had sent Skr a picture of her soaking her feet and a


    voicemail.


    *Skye, I’ve already soaked my feet. It feels sofortable! You don’t have to reply to me; I’m


    feeling kind of sleepy, so I’m going to head to bed now.


    “Oh, yeah, let me know if Joe mistreats you. I’ll teach him a lesson!”


    A surge of warmth flooded through Skr. Her fingers danced across the screen as she thanked


    Gloria and sent a goodnight GIF to her.


    ?


    Skr clicked on Christopher’s chat. He had bombarded her with countless voicemails. Given all


    the time they had spent in high school until now, he certainly knew her very well.


    The emojis he sent depicted how aggrieved he felt. The texts from him also showed how sorry and


    remorseful he was, and he begged her to speak to him.


    Skr didn’t listen to any of his voicemails, worried that she might throw up if she did. Just as she


    was about to close chat and check what Sadie had said, Christopher called again.


    She answered the phone.


    “Skye, why have you been ignoring me for the entire day? I’ve been restless and unable to eat ever


    since you mentioned a breakup. You know I can’t live without you, right?


    “Are you mad at me because I told you to apologize to Jeffrey and Sadie? Skye, I’m doing this for


    your own good. You’ve just returned to their side, so you should get along with them.”


    Skr immediately recalled how Christopher had yed a vital role in influencing the way she had


    constantly sought approval from Jeffrey and Sadie. She sneered


    “Christopher.”


    “Yes, babe? I know you can’t bear to see me sad.” On the other end of the phone, Christopher


    raised his eyebrows smugly. He had her figured out after all.


    “There’s so much to learn in this world, yet you chose to master how to be a jerk! If you don’t want


    the cops to barge into your office, pay me back 100 thousand dors in ten minutes,” Skr hissed.


    She hung


    up promptly.


    A few days ago, Christopher had said that his family needed urgent money.


    Without probing into the situation, Skr had transferred 100 thousand dors to him instantly.


    Janine had been sending her money over these years, and Skr had also saved up during


    college.


    Initially, she had intended to send the money to Janine. It wasn’t until she had been paralyzed in


    bed that she had found out that Christopher had splurged the money on buying clothes and skin


    care products for


    Maisy


    Scumbags like them should be stuck with each other for their entire lives. However, he had to return


    her


    money!


    Christopher was bbergasted. Was Skr out of her mind? How could she make him return the


    money?


    He had promised Maisy that he would go shopping with her on Saturday, and 100 thousand dors


    might not even be enough for her to spend.


    He began to wonder whether he had been spoiling Skr too muchtely. She was delusional


    enough to think that she could just threaten him with a breakup. Did she think he really loved her?


    Christopher bet Skr would apologize to him in less than two days. By then, she would listen to


    whatever he said. He clicked on Maisy’s chat.


    “Maisy, don’t forget that we’re meeting at Phoenix Mall’s main entrance at noon.”


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