Richest Mogul

Chapter 1044

After her rant, Vera, still fuming, called Molly.

Molly sounded out of breath when she picked up the phone, and it wasn’t clear what she’d been doing.

“It’s so late. What’s the emergency?” she asked, her tone clearly annoyed.

Vera didn’t care about the time or whether she was interrupting Molly. In anger, she demanded an answer from Molly.

“Joe was so cold to me, and he even made me explain my relationship with him in front of Skylar. Skylar seems to be more important to him than I am. Is this what you meant when you said once I got back to Jipsburg, he’d start to hate her and fall for me instead?”

“Did you lie to me?” Vera snapped as she rummaged through her bag, frantically searching for the ring.

“Why would I lie to you? What would I even gain from that? If you don’t believe me, then return the ring,” Molly shot back, equally frustrated.

Vera’s expression changed as she suddenly let out a panicked cry, “The ring is gone! I think I lost it when I left Galaxy Villa. I don’t know if I dropped it in the villa or outside!”

“What? You lost it? Where did you put it? How could you just lose it? You better find it! If Skylar gets her hands on it, you can forget about ever getting close to Joe again!” Molly’s voice was laced with panic

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There was a sound of shuffling on Molly’s end, and Vera vaguely heard her tell someone, “You can go first.

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Despite hearing the commotion, Vera was too focused on her frantic search for the ring to care what Molly was doing.

Even though she’d downplayed its importance, she realized she had started relying on it, believing it would somehow help her get back at Skylar.

She emptied her entire bag, but the ring was nowhere to be found.

Vera’s face turned pale. “I have no idea where it fell. I took it off and put it in my bag because Skylar was there, and it shouldn’t have slipped out. I’ll check my car.”

Vera rushed out to her car and searched high and low, spending half the night tearing through every corner. But the ring was still missing.

She was panicking.

“I can’t find it. What should I do now? I can’t go back to Galaxy Villa at this hour. What if Skylar finds it? What kind of trouble would that cause?” Desperate, she called Molly again.

This time, Molly sounded much calmer.

If it’s gone, then it’s gone. Maybe the ring just wasn’t meant for you. Even if Skylar finds it, she probably won’t know what it means. In a couple of days, I’ll send you a necklace. Wear it all the time. And from now on, avoid seeing Skylar–just focus on Joe.”

Vera reluctantly agreed, but something still didn’t sit right with her. A gnawing unease crept inside like she was falling into a bottomless, dark pit she couldn’t climb out of.

Skylar had a dreamless night.

When she woke up the following day, Joe was still lounging in bed. As she tried to get up, he pulled her back down.

Chapter 1044

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“You already quit your job. Why are you getting up so early? Sleep in a bit longer,” he murmured, his voice still thick with sleep. Barely a minute later, she heard his steady breathing again. He had fallen back asleep.

Skylar couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She didn’t remember Joe being this fond of sleeping. If anyone found out he had trouble sleeping, they’d never believe it.

Sure, she had quit her job, but that didn’t mean she had nothing to do. Today, Minerva had invited her to an auction. She wanted her help picking out something special for an elderly relative’s 80th birthday.

Apparently, Minerva was worried about accidentally bidding on something of bad luck, so she asked Skylar to tag along for good luck.

Thankfully, the auction wasn’t until 7:00 pm. NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Her mind wandered back to Viola and those two letters. Her thoughts became jumbled.

Eventually, without realizing it, she fell back asleep.

When she woke again, she shot up in shock. It was already 11:00 am! She’d slept far longer than she intended.

Joe woke up around the same time.

This time, he didn’t try to drag her back to bed.

It seemed that a full night and morning of rest had left him completely recharged.

There were no more traces of exhaustion in his eyes, no redness left from sleepless nights.