Joe’s gaze hardened when Paul asked the question. “I don’t know,” he replied coldly, his voice sharp. “But I want to find out. I’m not going to take any chances.”
Paul nodded, but his mind was swirling with confusion. The fact that Joe seemed so intent on investigating Skylar, despite what had happened the night before, didn’t quite add up. If they were truly just putting on an act, why was Joe suddenly so concerned about her relationship with Christopher?
“Understood,” Paul said, though the doubt in his voice was clear. “I’ll look into it immediately.”
As Paul walked away to start the task, he couldn’t help but wonder about the strange dynamics between Joe and Skylar. They certainly didn’t seem like a couple in love, and yet, there were moments of tension that suggested something more was at play.
Meanwhile, Skylar was lost in her own thoughts as she looked at her phone while parked outside the antique street. The WhatsApp message from Paul had caught her off guard, and she found herself wondering why he would reach out to her for advice on choosing emerald charms.
Her fingers hovered over the phone as she thought about how to respond. The strange mix of professional courtesy and curiosity about Paul’s motives made her pause. She didn’t want to come across as disinterested, but she also didn’t want to invite more questions from him than necessary.
“I’ll let you know tonight,” she typed back, hoping that would satisfy him for now. She didn’t want to appear overly eager or give too much away. After all, she had to maintain her focus on the task at hand, and she couldn’t afford to let anything distract her from her mission.
As she arrived at the antique street, her mind began to drift back to her strange marriage with Joe. There was still so much she didn’t understand about him—about their situation. And as much as she tried to ignore it, the growing sense that something deeper was at play between them made her uneasy. Would Joe ever truly let his guard down?
Back in Joe’s office, Paul was still trying to make sense of his orders. He couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t adding up. He had always respected Joe’s instincts, but this time, he wondered if there was something more to Skylar’s actions than met the eye.
As Paul began his investigation, he noticed that Joe seemed distant, his mind elsewhere. It was clear that Joe had something else on his mind, and Paul couldn’t help but feel like he was missing a key piece of the puzzle.
Paul paused for a moment, pondering Joe’s request. Skylar and Christopher, he thought. That was an interesting angle. He knew that Skylar and Christopher had been close, but he hadn’t realized just how much Joe cared about it. It made him wonder—had Skylar been hiding something? Or was Joe simply overthinking things?
One thing was clear: Paul had his work cut out for him, and he was determined to get to the bottom of it, no matter how murky the waters seemed.
That evening, as Skylar prepared to meet with Paul, her thoughts were still conflicted. She was walking a tightrope between what she had to do and what she truly wanted. She had agreed to help Paul with the emerald charms, but she had a nagging feeling that things were starting to spiral in ways she hadn’t anticipated.
What was Joe really after?
She knew that Gloria had high hopes for her and Joe, but Skylar couldn’t shake the suspicion that Joe was keeping secrets of his own. And if she was being honest, part of her wondered whether she would ever get the answers she needed about him—and whether those answers would change everything.
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