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“Aren’t we exactly that? Cohabitants? Or is there love between us? I
thought you didn’t love me,” Skylar asked.
Couldn’t he let go?
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Joe clenched his jaw coldly. He asked, “What you’re trying to say now is that you don’t love me, right?”
Skylar froze. After processing what he’d said, she looked down.
They had been living together for months. Everything Joe had done
for her had made her develop feelings for him.
However, she knew that she couldn’t let her feelings show. It would
break the promise they’d made.
If he saw through her, their marriage would be awkward from that day
onward.
“Indeed, I don’t love you,” Skylar said.
Joe frowned and threw Skylar’s hand away. He threatened, ”
Remember what you’ve said today. You’d better not fall in love with
me. If not…”
Skylar looked up and asked, “If not what?”
Would they obey the terms set out in their contract and get a divorce?
In an instant, Joe was astounded by Skylar’s cruelty and ruthlessness.
“Nothing much. Just remember what you’ve said today,” Joe said
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coldly.
The sudden change in his personality made Skylar feel like she had been thrown into a cold abyss. There was no hint of the gentleness from when he’d tried to convince her to go for another round last night.
Indeed, men behaved completely differently when in bed and out of it.
It didn’t matter how gentle he was in bed or how deeply he gazed at her. It was all a sham.
Skylar was relieved that she hadn’t revealed her feelings for him. If not, she would’ve been utterly embarrassed.
Paul secretly called Skylar that afternoon.
“Ms. Sullivan, Mr. Martin has been behaving like a devil incarnate all
afternoon. Everyone is terrified. Since the start of the day, he has
ordered a dozen people to work overtime. I’ll also need to work
overtime tonight. What has happened to him at home? He was fine
yesterday.”
“Everything has been great at home. Nothing’s going on. Don’t
overthink it,” Skylar said diffidently. Had Joe let his emotions get in
the way of his work?
On the way to work, she reflected on her conversation with Joe.
In the end, she still couldn’t figure out why he was unhappy. She hadn’t forgotten their promise. Shouldn’t he be ecstatic? Why had it increased his fury?
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Had he found out about her feelings for him and detected her lies?
“Really?” asked Paul, not entirely convinced.
However, if Skylar said nothing was going on, that must’ve been the truth. Perhaps he couldn’t get used to it because he’d gotten used to
dealing with an easygoing Joe.
On second thought, Joe seemed to have behaved that way for the
past weeks.
“Right, Ms. Sullivan. I’ve got something else to ask you,” Paul said. He’d remembered something.
Skylar smiled and replied, “Alright, fire away.”
Joe glanced at Paul, who was creeping back into the office after
making a call. He asked, “Who were you calling?”
“I was calling Ms. Sullivan. I had something to ask her,” replied Paul
immediately.
Joe was highly observant.
Paul had only left for a few minutes, and Joe already knew what he’d
snuck off to do. Joe glared at Paul and asked, “What did you want to
ask her?”
“I would like to gift a traditional dress to my mom. I don’t know which kind I should choose. I’m afraid I’m going to accidentally purchase a horrible traditional dress like the one Mr. Doherty Senior had fallen
victim to.”
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Upon hearing Paul mention a traditional dress, he recalled when
they’d gone to Frank’s house, and Skylar stumbled into his arms under the influence of the dress. He brightened up slightly and ordered,” When you’re picking out the dress, get one in Skylar’s size.”
Paul’s eyes widened. He asked, “Would you like to see Ms. Sullivan in
a traditional dress?”
Was Joe into this sort of thing?