Chapter 15


    He was stunned for a few minutes. That was fast.


    He replied suspiciously, “Are you there, Ms. Sullivan?”


    There was no reply.


    Paul stared at his phone for another ten minutes.


    There were no further replies from Skr. Paul breathed a sigh of relief. He must have been


    overthinking


    just now.


    Skr didn’t know that Paul was overanalyzing her replies. After her shower, she was already


    feeling


    sleepy.


    She asked Joe whether he’d prefer the left or right side of the bed. Then, sheid down


    immediately.


    Before she slept, she saw Paul’s message when she was switching her phone to silent mode. She


    had


    checked it and set it aside.


    Joe brought his clothes into the bathroom. When he was closing the door, he saw that Skr was


    already


    asleep.


    He was slightly surprised.


    Was she pretending to be asleep?


    She looked pretty convincing. Her acting skills were so good, one would think she was a trained


    actor.


    After half an hour, he walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed. He saw that Skr still had the


    same


    sleeping posture.


    He couldn’t help but think that she was quite persistent.


    He wasn’t used to sleeping beside a woman. After hey down on the bed, he realized that Skr


    wasn’t moving at all.


    When he heard her even breathing, his face fell. He couldn’t believe she was really sleeping!


    When he turned to turn off the lights, he realized that there were two pillows in the middle of the


    bed. It divided the bed into two, making the boundaries extremely clear. He raised his eyebrows


    coldly.


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    Was she… guarding herself against him?


    Joe pursed his thin lips.


    She was clearly overthinking! Her actions were totally unnecessary. Even if she had been naked


    before him, he wouldn’t have even taken a nce at her.


    Joe fell into a dreamless slumber.


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    When he woke up, he thought it was still midnight. He was stunned for a moment when he saw a


    ray of sunlight seeping through the curtains,


    Had he slept through the entire night?


    At the same time, Skr turned over and woke up


    When she opened her eyes and saw Joe sitting in front of her, she was a bit dazed. She was really


    not


    used to her new marital status.


    She smiled awkwardly at Joe. “Good morning,” she said.


    Joe paused for a second on Skr’s pale face. “Good morning.”


    I’m going to change.” Skr got out of bed.


    Joe got up too. He put on his watch and looked at the time. It was 7:15 am.


    They took turns washing up. Then, they walked out of the room around the same time.


    Gloria had woken up early. She had heard from Edgar that Joe and Skr were still sleeping. She


    had waited for them from 5:30 am to 7:30 am. The more she waited, the happier she felt.


    She knew Joe very well. He was healthy when he was young, but after he’d grown up, he suffered


    from


    insomnia for no reason.


    It was rare to see him sleep for such a long time! This had only happened after he’d shared his bed


    with Skr. In the past, he would only wake up at this hour if he had jetg from working overseas.


    When she saw the two of them walking down the stairs, she smiled broadly at them and said,


    “Come have breakfast. I’ve prepared both Western and Chinese dishes.”


    “Are you feeling better, Grandma?” Skr was concerned with Gloria’s health.


    “I’m feeling better. Don’t worry about me.” Gloria was concerned that Skr would worry about her


    too


    much.


    She knew herself well, and she knew how much longer she could hold herself together.


    She wished that she could hold on until Joe and Skr were really together. Did Joe think that she


    didn’t know they weren’t an actual couple?


    She was a shrewd olddy!


    Gloria stared at Joe.


    He was good–looking. He looked less cold today since he was well rested. “You look like you’ve had


    a good night’s sleep!”


    “Yeah, it wasn’t too bad.” Joe intentionally ignored Gloria’s teasing gaze.


    “Not bad? Didn’t you fall asleep before 10.00 pmst night? You slept past 7:00 am this morning.


    Last


    night’s sleep was more than you had in a week, right?”


    Gloria couldn’t stand his cold face. He’d slept for almost ten hours, but it was just “not bad“?


    Joe was speechless.


    Is she even his biological grandmother?


    Skr looked at Joe when she heard Gloria. Was his insomnia that bad?


    She’d heard Gloria talk about it before. She hadn’t paid much attention then, but now she felt


    slightly. rmed after hearing it in person.


    Hadn’t he fallen asleep easily when she’d given him a massage the day before?


    “Skye, Edgar said he couldn’t remember the acupuncture points you showed him. Could youe


    back. and demonstrate it for him again tonight?” Gloria asked Skr.


    “Okay, Grandma,” Skr agreed happily.


    There were indeed a lot of acupuncture points on the head. It was hard to remember them after just


    one


    time.


    She’d draw a diagram with all the acupuncture points marked clearly for him tonight.


    Joe’s eyes darkened when he saw how readily Skr agreed. It made him believe that she was at


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    Not only was she trying to please Gloria, she was also taking the opportunity to get close to him.


    Perhaps he should ask Paul to investigate Christopher.


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    Their three–year contract might need to be terminated earlier.


    He couldn’t allow a scheming person to be around Gloria. He realized that he had been way too


    hasty when they had registered their marriage.


    Skr arrived at the antique street and parked her car. She took her, phone before she got out of


    her car.


    Only then did she notice the WhatsApp text message she received. She hadn’t had the time to


    check her


    phone this morning.


    She saw that it was Paul. She asked, “Were you looking for me, Mr. Ziegler?”


    Paul had just checked in at work. When he saw Skr’s reply, he replied immediately, “I need a


    favor from you. Are you free now?”


    Skr asked, “What is it?”


    Paul quickly sent over a few photos of emerald charms. He’d spent a lot of time choosing themst


    night.


    Paul said, “I’ve gotten rid of my old one. I returned it to the person who gifted it to me. Could you


    help me take a look and see which of these emerald charms are suitable for me?”


    Skr looked at the time. It was 8:55 am. She replied, “I’m busy now. I’ll let you know tonight.”


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    Doubts arose in Paul’s heart when he saw Skr’s reply.


    Tonight? Would she have time tonight?


    He should be in Joe’s office by now, but Joe hasn’t arrived yet! They must have enjoyed themselves


    last night…


    In a few minutes, Joe arrived and gave Paul his next task. “Look into Skr and Christopher’s


    current rtionship. I want to know every single detail.”


    Paul was shocked. “You want me to investigate Ms. Sullivan?”


    “Bè thorough about it,” Joe replied coldly.


    He suspected that there must be a reason why she’d agreed to marry him suddenly. Something


    must have happened to motivate her to approach him.


    “Alright!” Paul answered, but his expression was one of utter confusion.


    Hadn’t Joe and Skr spent the night together? Why did Joe want to investigate her today?


    Was his desire not satisfied? It didn’t seem like it….


    Before Paul had met Skr, he’d suspected that she had an ulterior motive for marrying Joe.


    However, after meeting her, he didn’t think that Skr cared about Joe that much.


    He asked hesitantly, “Mr. Martin, do you suspect that Ms. Sullivan and Christopher are still


    together?”