Chapter 618


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    Having just finished dinner, Skr wasn’t hungry and didn’t sample the cookies.


    Jenny noticed Skr merelyplimented the cookies without trying them and thought thetter


    was hypocritical. She couldn’t fathom why Joe would be interested in such a pretentious woman.


    “Skr, are you not eating the cookies because you’re worried about gaining weight?” Jenny


    asked.


    Slightly irritated by Jenny’s tactlessness, Skr simply replied with a hum.


    Seeing Skr’s indifference, Jenny turned to Joe. “Gxy Vi looks different. Did you renovate?”


    she asked.


    She subtly tried to let Skr know she’d been there before, but Skr didn’t react.


    “No, it’s the same,” Joe replied.


    Jenny nodded. “I’ve been in Korel City for the past few years, so I’ve forgotten what Gxy Vi


    looked like.”


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    Joe nced at the tired–looking Skr. “Is Rowaning to pick you up?” he asked Jenny.


    “I don’t think he has time. It was a friend who had dropped me here, “Jenny replied.


    Pausing, she looked at Skr. “Skr, it’s tough to get a cab now. Can I stay here tonight?”


    This was a deliberate ploy. Whether Skr agreed or not, it would benefit Jenny.


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    If Skr consented, she could stay at Gxy Vi and enjoy time with Joe, reminiscing about old


    times. If Skr refused, it would reveal her less amodating side to Joe.


    Skr’s smile faded slightly. She turned to Joe and said, “I’m feeling tired. I’ll rest now. You two can


    chat.”


    Skr wondered how Jenny could think she could use her to


    achieve her goals, assuming she waspletely unaware of her intentions.


    Jenny was surprised by Skr’s directness. She hadn’t expected to be ignored so tantly. Did


    Skr not care what Joe thought of her? She seemed fearless.


    But Jenny was even more surprised by Joe’s reaction. He simply nodded, making her feel


    awkward.


    Joe wouldn’t have treated her like this in the past. He had treated her very well. If someone bullied


    her, Joe would have defended her.


    But now, with Skr ignoring her and making her feel


    ufortable, Joe seemed to indulge Skr. A pang of pain shot through her.


    When she’d had surgery in Korel City, Joe had been very


    supportive. But now…


    What had Skr done to him? It was as if she’d cast a spell.


    After Skr left, Jenny couldn’t hold back her tears. She called out to him, her voice filled with


    sorrow. “Joe…”


    Joe’s expression darkened. He nced at the cookies, then lit a cigarette.


    Jenny watched intently, unable to tear her gaze away. To her, no onepared to Joe. Even


    something as mundane as smoking


    captivated herpletely, and every movement of hismanded her admiration.


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    “Still haven’t figured it out?” Joe’s voice carried a hint of coldness.


    Jenny was momentarily stunned. “….”


    She couldn’t quite grasp what she was failing to understand. As a vague sense of realization began


    to dawn on her, it felt like she was inching closer to a crucial insight.