Chapter 476

“Aren’t we just cohabitants? Or is there love between us? I thought you didn’t love me,” Skylar asked.

Couldn’t he let go?

Joe clenched his jaw coldly. “What you’re saying is that you don’t love me, right?” he asked.

Skylar froze. After processing his words, 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 she couldn’t let those feelings show; it would break their promise. If he saw through her, their marriage would be awkward from that day forward.

“Indeed, I don’t love you,” Skylar said.

Joe frowned and threw Skylar’s hand away. “Remember what you said today,” he threatened. “You’d better not fall in love with me. If not…”

“If not what?” Skylar asked, looking up.

Would they obey their contract and get a divorce? In an instant, Joe’s astonishment at Skylar’s cruelty and ruthlessness was evident.

“Nothing much. Just remember what you said today,” Joe said coldly.

The sudden change in his personality plunged Skylar into a cold abyss. There was no trace of the gentleness he’d shown when trying to convince her to have sex last night. Indeed, men behaved very differently in and out of bed. 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 she hadn’t revealed her feelings; otherwise, she would have 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. He’s ordered a dozen people to work overtime since this morning, and I’ll need to work overtime tonight. What happened at home? He was fine yesterday.”

“Everything’s been great at home. Nothing’s going on. Don’t overthink it,” Skylar said diffidently. Had Joe let his emotions affect his work?

On her way to work, she reflected on her conversation with Joe. 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 anger? Had he discovered her feelings and detected her lies?

“Really?” Paul asked, unconvinced. However, if Skylar said nothing was wrong, it must be true. Perhaps he couldn't adjust because he was used to an easygoing Joe. On second thought, Joe had behaved this way for weeks.

“Right, Ms. Sullivan. I have something else to ask you,” Paul said, remembering something.

Skylar smiled. “Alright, fire away.”

Joe glanced at Paul, who was creeping back into the office after making a call. “Who were you calling?” he asked.

“Ms. Sullivan. I had something to ask her,” Paul replied immediately.

Joe was highly observant. Paul had only been gone a few minutes, and Joe already knew what he’d done. Joe glared at Paul. “What did you want to ask her?”

“I want to buy my mother a traditional dress, but I don’t know which kind to choose. I’m afraid of accidentally buying a horrible one, like Mr. Doherty Senior’s.”

Upon hearing Paul mention a traditional dress, Joe recalled Skylar stumbling into his arms while wearing one at Frank’s house. He brightened slightly and ordered, “When you’re picking out the dress, get one in Skylar’s size.”

Paul’s eyes widened. “Would you like to see Ms. Sullivan in a traditional dress?” he asked.

Was Joe into this sort of thing?