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    Minerva nodded and took a swig of her wine.


    “Rowan told me that, and even Jenny confessed to me too,” she said.


    To be fair, Rowan had some skill to persuade Jenny to admit that he knew what had happened. But


    that was also why Minerva felt that it was all lies no matter what Rowan said now.


    “You’ve only heard my story. About you and Mr. Martin… Should I introduce some men to you?”


    Minerva quickly shook off her negative emotions and asked Skr.


    She had a few cousins who were quite good. Plus, her grandmother knew both George and


    Alexander. So, when they heard she knew Skr, they became very interested and wanted to meet


    her.


    So, if Joe didn’t want Skr, that was his loss, definitely not Skr’s.


    Skr had just taken a sip of her drink. But she almost spat it out when she heard Minerva’s words.


    Then she quickly responded, “No, I’m fine as I am now.”


    “It’s okay. Sometimes, men can’t be relied on. In the long run, the only person you can truly depend


    on is yourself.


    “Take me, for example–many people want to be my partner, but what they really care about is


    my family and the benefits I could bring them if we got married.


    “So all that talk about true feelings is just nonsense,” Minerva said, letting her buried thoughts out


    under the influence of alcohol.


    She couldn’t tell anyone else those things, but she felt no burden sharing them with Skr.


    She couldn’t help but think it would’ve been nice if she had met Skr years ago.


    “Sometimes it’s good to be a little selfish. If you give too much, you’ll just end up raising a bunch of


    opportunists,” Skr said, thinking of the Williams family.


    It had been a long time since shest thought about them. The Williams family and Christopher, the


    people who had hurt her, had long since vanished from her mind. They had torn each other apart


    and brought about their own downfall.


    The Williams family had actually shown her the darkest side of human nature.


    “You sound like you’ve been through a lot,” Minerva suddenly stared at Skr.


    Although her words seemed simple and ordinary, Minerva sensed that they came from someone


    who had lived through hardships and learned from them.


    But Skr just responded calmly, “Who hasn’te across a few scumbags?”


    “Haha… Yeah, everyone does!” Minerva suddenly felt enlightened.


    Whether it was Rowan or Jenny, she could lump them all together as people she couldn’t stand.


    An hourter, the two were tipsy but kept drinking. They were interrupted by the sound of the


    doorbell.


    ?? ? ? ? ?


    Despite not drinking much, Skr felt a bit wobbly when she stood up. Her alcohol tolerance had


    always been low. So, she staggered to the door and saw Joe standing outside through the


    peephole. The sight sobered her up quickly.


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    Minerva asked tipsily, “Who is it? Whoever it is, send them away. I don’t want to see anyone.“.


    “They’re not here for you. He came to pick me up. Let’s catch up another day. It’ste anyway.


    I’m going


    home to rest,” Skr said.


    Minerva didn’t think much of it and waved her hand. “Alright, let’s meet another time.”


    Skr saw Minerva walking steadily to the bathroom and felt reassured. So, she opened the door


    and walked out, falling immediately into Joe’s arms.


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    “Drunk?” Joe caught her as she copsed into his embrace, finding it quite pleasant to have her


    snuggle up to him. However, the next second, the smell of alcohol hit him.


    “I had a few sips,” Skr said, hugging Joe’s waist and leaning her weight against him.


    She felt too wobbly to walk and was also feeling so sleepy that she could hardly keep her eyes


    open.


    Seeing how drunk she was, Joe guessed that her supposed few sips were probably a few sses.


    “Let’s go home.”


    They got in the car soon.