Chapter 138


    Joe was ustomed to the way people scrutinized him. However, he found it disgusting when other


    men assessed him in the same manner.


    “Isn’t Paul the only one by your side? When did you find a beautiful secretary? Rowan thought Joe


    was. deceiving himself.


    He felt that Joe suddenly having a beautiful secretary must mean there was something fishy going


    on. It was likely a romantic affair kept close at hand.


    Among the group, only Rowan and Joe were truly close friends. The other three didn’t dare speak


    so freely with Joe.


    Ethan was already pulling the female star to her feet to make room for Joe. “Joe, would you like to


    y a


    few rounds?”


    Lukas and Mark cursed Ethan silently for his quick reaction.


    Knowing that Joe had no interest in poker, he said, “I know you don’t like to y, just sit and let your


    little secretary y.”


    Joe asked Skr, “Do you know how to y? If you win, it’s yours. If you lose, it’s on me.”


    Hearing that the winnings could be hers, Skr’s eyes brightened. She humbly said, “I can y, but


    I’m not


    very good.”


    “It’s fine.” Joe’s tone was softer than he realized.


    Mark raised his eyebrows and gave Skr a look. He thought that Skr couldn’t only apany


    Joe to meet friends but also receive his gentle treatment. She must be either very skilled or very


    talented in bed.


    Thinking this, he felt a tingling curiosity. He wondered what getting someone who had caught Joe’s


    interest would be like.


    Rowan teased, “As long as you can y, it doesn’t matter how well. Your boss is rich. He can afford


    your losses! It’s not often I get a chance to win his money. I can’t let it pass.”


    Skr sat down, and her heart quickly settled. It had been a long time since she had yed. She


    often yed with Vi.


    Seeing Skr’s serious demeanor, Joe softened. “Don’t worry about losing.”


    Skr turned her head and whispered in his ear, “If I win, will it really be mine? Do I really not need


    to worry? Will your friends be upset if they lose?”


    Before they had even started ying, Skr began to worry. Joe was in a rare good mood and


    softened his tone, “Don’t worry.”


    Being in a private club meant ying at ease without the cunning and scheming of the business


    world. “Okay.” Skr’s smile made the light in her eyes sparkle brilliantly.


    Joe was slightly mesmerized by the sight.


    Their whispers and close interaction caught everyone off guard.


    They believed a rtionship like this was moreplicated than it seemed. No one would think


    Skr


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    just a secretary. Besides, they couldn’t remember Joe being so close to a woman before.


    Everyone understood without saying a word. They knew her job as a “secretary” was just a facade.


    While the poker game heated up, the staff had already brought in the birthday cake. The cake was


    just to fit the atmosphere. There was hardly anyone who paid much attention to it.


    An hourter, Joe looked at the thick stack of cash in front of him and suddenly realized that Skr


    was worried he wouldn’t keep his word if she won.


    Considering the frequency with which Rowan felt the urge to gamble, he couldn’t bepared.


    Lukas and Mark had initially underestimated Skr. They thought a gentle, fragiledy like Skr


    couldn’t be too clever. They agreed to y with her only out of respect for Joe. However, within an


    hour, they had lost several hundred thousand dors!