Chapter 338


    In the hospital, Jenny found herself in the intensive care unit as soon as she woke up. However,


    there were only medical staff around. She felt disappointed.


    Early the next morning, Paul came to visit her. Seeing that it wasn’t Joe, Jenny felt a bit l?st and


    asked,


    Where’s Joe?”


    She had hoped that the first person she’d see after waking up from the surgery would be Joe.


    Hence, she felt disappointed not to see him. She’d had a major operation. She’d thought that Joe


    would


    be worried and stay by her side.


    But if he wasn’t at the hospital, it was very likely that he was with Skr.


    Paul saw that Jenny was feeling down. He immediately said in a gentle voice, “Mr. Martin didn’t


    sleep much the night before. He spent the whole day at the hospital waiting for your surgery to end.


    “After confirming your surgery was sessful, he went back to the hotel to rest. I’ll inform him that


    you’ve woken up shortly.”


    Hearing Paul’s exnation, Jenny felt relieved. Even though she was a bit weak, she still asked the


    question she’d been curious about. “Does Joe really like Skr?”


    Over the years, so many people had tried to get close to him, but he’d rejected them all. He hadn’t


    gotten married all these years. Yet, he’d agreed to marry Skr.


    Although it had been Gloria’s request, no one could force Joe if he didn’t want to do something


    himself.


    Jenny’s emotions fluctuated as she delved deeper into the whole situation.


    Paul paused for a moment. He didn’t realize it at first. But now, he sensed that Jenny might have


    feelings


    for Joe that extended beyond sibling affection.


    “Mr. Martin and Ms. Sullivan have a very good rtionship,” he answered.


    Hearing that, Jenny felt a wave of sadness, and her eyes reddened. She didn’t want to say another


    word.


    After a few minutes, Paul walked out of the room. He messaged Joe, informing him that Jenny was


    awake.


    Paul nced inside the ward. He could sense that Jenny was unhappy. Why had she developed


    these


    feelings for Joe? This wasn’t a good thing for him.


    At the hotel, Skr was brushing her teeth and noticed that the hickey on her corbone had


    be more pronounced. She was a bit annoyed by it. “Mr–Martin, can you stop marking my


    corbone?”


    Almost all the dresses she had bought had spaghetti straps, leaving her corbone exposed. Now,


    she couldn’t wear those dresses because of the hickey.


    She wanted to take beautiful pictures, but even a concealer couldn’t cover up the mark.


    Joe was brushing his teeth beside Skr. Hearing her request, he nced at her corbone.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Last night, in the heat of the moment, he’d kissed her there again.


    Seeing the previous marks had made him even more passionate, so he’d kissed the same spot


    again. It was as if the marks he left on her body signaled to others that this woman was taken.


    The thought of that made his throat itch, especially since she had asked in such a sweet tone. “It’s


    because you’re too tempting,” Joe said. He gulped as he suppressed his desire to make out with


    her.


    Listening to his excuse, Skr’s face flushed. “It’s because you can’t control yourself. I’m not the


    one


    seducing you.”


    “When you tearfully call me ‘darling‘ in bed, both your expression and tone were alluring.”


    “That’s because you…” Skr stopped mid–retort. It was ridiculous to be discussing this right after


    waking


    1. up.


    Joe raised an eyebrow as he smirked. “Because I what?”


    Skr took a deep breath, unwilling to back down. “Because you keep pushing me. If you have the


    guts, stop making me call you ‘darling‘ during sex.


    “No. If you have the guts, stop sleeping in the same bed with me.”