Chapter 849

"I'll check whether the pasta's cooked." Skylar avoided Joe's eyes. He stared at her for a second before asking lowly, "Did the Ruells seek you out?" The sparks flying between them subsided. She answered, "The Ruells went to Mr. Gardner Senior. Then, he told them my conditions. If .. you would like to convince me otherwise, I don't see the point of doing so. I will not alter my conditions." "What did you think I wanted to talk to you about?" Joe raised an eyebrow. Skylar wasn't expecting him to ask that. She looked up at him and tried, "You don't want Vera to apologize to me, do you?" "When have I ever said that?" asked Joe with a frown. He suddenly felt like things were unclear between him and Skylar. They hadn't talked it out. Just as Skylar was about to reply, her phone rang. She picked up. "Hello." "Skylar, it's Vera here. I asked Mr. Gardner Senior for your number just now. He said you had two conditions. The first is that we've got to pay 20 million and the seco