Chapter 170

Annie was thrown into a panic. She never expected Skylar to call Joe during their conversation. Regret washed over her as her true colors were unveiled to Joe amidst her threats to Skylar. "Joe, please, let me explain. I just thought her situation was complex, and she must have had an ulterior motive for getting close to you. So, I took it upon myself to try to get rid of her. "What I said to scare her earlier, it was just really me speaking without thinking," Annie explained frantically, desperate to salvage her image in Joe's eyes. She hoped to appear bright and pure in front of Joe. The image of her threatening Skylar just now was completely different from what she wanted him to know. Joe's voice came through the phone, his tone still cold. "Are you trying to meddle in my woman's affairs, Annie?" Annie was startled by this blunt question. In Jipsburg City, no one dared to poke their nose into Joe's business aside from the Martin family. Even their closest friends knew better t