Chapter 205


    Skr was still asleep when they arrived at Gxy Vi.


    Joe didn’t wake her up. Instead, he gazed at her, and his usually cold eyes softened as he took in


    her serene face.


    Skr’s rosy lips looked incredibly tempting in the moonlight. Joe felt a slight


    tightness in his chest and pursed his lips.


    Skr wasn’t sleepingfortably, so she adjusted her posture. Slowly, she blinked her eyes,


    rousing from her slumber.


    “Did I fall asleep?” she asked, her voice groggy.


    Joe found her disoriented state endearing and couldn’t help but respond gently, “Yes.


    Skr frowned slightly. “I think I heard you saying something, but I was too drowsy to really catch it.


    I’m sorry.”


    Skr felt frustrated with herself. The past few days had been exhausting; she had been working on


    restoring Frank’s painting, which had left her with little time to rest.


    Sitting in the car with Joe driving had made it too easy for her to drift off. She couldn’t recall exactly


    what Joe had said, but his tone had suggested that it was something important.


    After Skr sincerely apologized, Joe found it hard to bring up the serious. conversation he had


    nned. It seemed too practical for the moment.


    Given their age difference, Skr might not take it well right now. Joe then decided


    to swallow his words and wait for a better time.


    “It’s nothing. That fake heiress from the Williams family came to see me yesterday,” Joe said,


    unbuckling Skr’s seatbelt.


    Skr noticed Joe’s thoughtfulness and felt a bit surprised. But her attention quickly shifted to


    Maisy.


    She frowned. She was worried that Joe might get swayed by Maisy’s charms, just


    like the Williams family. After all, Maisy had a knack for portraying herself as an innocent,


    vulnerable victim.


    “The Williamses are astonishingly dumb. Who would’ve thought they’d fall for such shallow ploys?”


    Joe continued.


    Skr was taken aback. “Don’t you find her delicate and feel the urge to protect her?”


    Joe frowned. “No, I don’t.” Even as a child, he had easily been able to see through such


    maniptive acts. By now, they were trivial.


    Skr gave him a thumbs–up. “You’re amazing!”


    Joe’s eyes lingered on her cheerful expression and her slender fingers. For a fleeting moment, his


    thoughts wandered.


    His real prowess wasn’t about not being deceived. It was something else entirely- the kind of skills


    that could be shown in bed.


    Being able to see through Maisy’s petty schemes wasn’t something that should beplimented.


    As Joe’s thoughts wandered, Skr had already stepped out of the car. He followed suit.


    Over the past few weeks, they had grown ustomed to spending time alone. Back at the vi,


    they each headed to their rooms to shower and rest.


    Although Skr was yawning, she couldn’t sleep without handling her Amazon shop. orders first.


    Just as she was wrapping up, Joe’s message popped up on her phone.


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    “Did you forget what you promised me?”


    Skr was perplexed. What had she promised Joe? They hadn’t really talked on the way back. Had


    she agreed to something in her half–asleep state?


    Then, Skr remembered her promise btedly.