Chapter 226

John asked, "Dad, when will Skylar be finished with her work?"

Alexander checked the time. "She'll be finished by noon at the earliest."

Skylar always devoted her full attention to her work. Besides, Frank needed the painting urgently.

"That long?" John watched Skylar intensely focus on restoring the painting. She was so serious that he couldn't help but watch her. She was beautiful enough to coast through life on her looks, yet she chose to use her skills.

A thought struck John, and he took a photo with his phone. Then he said, "Dad, I have some free time today. I'll wait in the lounge."

"Sure, go ahead. I have work to do. If you're free, talk to Caleb and advise him to get over her. Or you can try finding some nice ladies for him to meet."

Alexander was concerned about Caleb, though he pretended otherwise. John agreed.

As Alexander left, John sent the photo to Joe. "No wonder you married Skylar. I think I've found the reason."

Joe studied the photo for a long time. Paul was still reporting on work-related matters, talking so much his mouth went dry. Then he waited for Joe's decision.

A long pause followed, making Paul nervous. "Is there a problem? I'll ask them to redo the proposal."

Joe looked up. "Repeat from the start."

"Oh, okay." Paul found this odd, but repeated his report. However, he was distracted. What had Joe seen on his phone? Why was he so focused on it?

Ten minutes later, Paul left.

Joe unlocked his phone and looked again at the photo of Skylar working. He texted John: "Delete that photo. Keep your eyes to yourself."

Breaks were rare for John, so he was leisurely enjoying a cup of coffee in the lounge. He hadn't expected Joe to reply so quickly. After reading the text, he nearly spat out his coffee. "I have a fiancée! I was just admiring her, nothing more."

Three seconds later, Joe replied: "She's not for you to admire."

John glanced at his coffee, no longer interested. He immediately called Joe. "I thought you didn't love her. Why are you so jealous?"

Joe stood and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. "I'm not jealous."

Sensing his indignation, John was speechless. "Yeah, whatever. I deleted the photo. Joe, I'm thinking of asking Skylar to talk to Caleb so he can get over her."

"Get Caleb to give up," Joe replied quietly.

Caleb was a brat. How dare he try to take Joe's wife?

Caleb lay in bed with a beginner's book, given to him by Alexander's tutor. He had understood it when he was younger, but now he couldn't comprehend a thing. He scratched his tousled hair.

"It's so tough!" He almost cried.

He thought about Skylar, excellent at her job, while he had no accomplishments. All he knew was fooling around with friends and joking on live streams.