Chapter 1639

Skylar smiled and said, "Let's go to bed. I'm tired." … As soon as Elsie stumbled home in a daze, her father grabbed her arm. "You said Joe likes you and that he'll help our family so we don't need to fear Alban anymore, right? So what did Joe say? How is he going to help us? Will he give our company some big contracts?" If it were Alban asking her this, Elsie wouldn't have minded as much. But it was her father. This made Elsie feel like nothing more than a cheap commodity, traded at will. "Why aren't you saying anything? Didn't you confidently tell your elder brother about it yesterday? I couldn't believe it when he told me that Joe actually took a liking to you! "Do you have any idea how many people in Jipsburg have tried to cozy up to him using women, only for that to fail? But it looks like my daughter pulled it off!" Gary Shepard, Elsie's father's face lit up with excitement. His words carried the joy of someone believing that their family was finally about to climb to a h