Chapter 136


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    Half an hourter, Skr met Joe. They hadn’t seen each other for over ten days. When Joe saw


    Skr return, he looked at her.


    “You’re back?”


    “Yes, there was no traffic. It only took me 30 minutes toe back from Williams Residence,”


    Skr said as she walked in while carrying her bag.


    Love you!


    dinner?” Joe asked.


    Skr noticed there was no gloom in his eyes. There was no sign of hunger or irritation after an


    argument. She thoughtfully nodded. “I had dinner before going to the Williamses.”


    “Come on, I’ll take you somewhere,” Joe stood up.


    “Where to? It’s already past eight.”


    “You’ll see when we get there.”


    Skr was silent for a moment before following him. She had thought they were going out, but Joe


    led


    Skr to the garage instead.


    She had never been to the garage before. She knew it wasrge but never realized it was this vast.


    It housed over thirty cars. It was more than a typical car dealership would have.


    She wondered what Joe had in mind and realized she couldn’t read him. Still, she generously


    And each one was cooler than thest


    She didn’t know much about cars, and she didn’t recognize some of the brands. However, just


    looking at


    them, she knew they were impressive and obviously very expensive.


    Joe’s eyes disyed a rare softness. “Pick one you like.”


    “What? For me?”


    “Yes, it’s a gift from me for joining Mr. Gardner Senior’s team. The car you’re currently driving is too


    small.”


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    He hadn’t noticed what car Skr had been driving before. He assumed she would choose one


    from the garage. Instead, she had bought a small car worth over ten thousand dors. He wouldn’t


    have known if


    Paul didn’t tell him.


    Skr shook her head in refusa). “My car is newly bought, and it’s an electric one, economical and


    cheap to run. The cars here all have high fuel consumption. They’re too conspicuous for work. But


    thank you for the thought.”


    “You’re Mrs. Martin now, Gradually, Grandma’s friends will get to know you. Our rtionship is


    something the Inte doesn’t know about. If they find out I’ve been neglecting you, I won’t be able


    to exin to the elders,” Joe said. He had anticipated her refusal.


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    Skr couldn’t refuse any longer. “Alright then, thank you.”


    She walked past the cars.


    “If you don’t like any, we can go to a dealership tomorrow and pick the car you like,” Joe said,


    seeing that she wasn’t particrly impressed by his collection.


    He had many cars. He bought them on a whim whenever a new or limited edition came out. Many


    had


    never been driven.


    Staff from Pearlhall Residence regrly came by to maintain these cars.


    Now that he finally had time to look at them, he found them ordinary. It made him somewhat


    reluctant to


    gift them.


    In Skr’s mind, if these cars weren’t impressive, the ones elsewhere definitely weren’t worth


    considering.


    Natalie had once briefed her on a few models, mentioning that Jeremy liked one. It was a limited


    edition that Joe had reserved. Jeremy could only long for it..


    She had just seen that car. It was covered in dust.


    Clearly, it had never been driven.


    She casually chose one. “I’ll take this one. But let’s agree, if we visit Grandma, I’ll drive this car. For


    work,


    I’ll stick with my old one.


    “The most expensive car my coworer drives is worth just over a hundred thousand. If I drive this to


    work, I’ll inevitably be bombarded with questions. At work, I prefer to keep a low profile.”


    Joe nodded. “As you wish.”


    They left the garage.


    Joe received a phone call when they were about to head back inside the vi. It was probably a


    friend. inviting him out.