Chapter 57

Skylar hung up right away. Her heart had been crushed a long time ago. Because of what Steven said, she thought they were perhaps not as hopeless as she thought. In the end, she expected too much. When Joe went downstairs, he heard Skylar's phone ring. He also overheard the things she said. She didn't shed a tear after the call ended. Even so, she looked like an injured puppy tending to her wounds pitifully. The look in Joe's eyes deepened. He felt something tugging at his heartstrings. There was a time in the past when he also had to lick his wounds alone. The sound of someone coming downstairs startled Skylar. She looked up at Joe. He was taken aback to see that her eyes were still filled with hatred and pain. Skylar realized that she had lost her composure. She lowered her eyes immediately. Joe strode toward her. He could feel that she was in low spirits. "The tea you gave me last night was very effective," he said. About an hour after finishing the tea, his anx