Chapter 737

Natalie giggled. "I'm free! Mr. Powell isn't working, so I have the day off. I was afraid you and Joe wanted some alone time, so I didn't ask you out earlier. Do you have time to spend with me today?"

Skylar was overjoyed to see Natalie acting as she had in university.

Natalie continued, "Of course! Let's have lunch. I just got paid—it's my treat this time!"

Half an hour later, Skylar hailed a cab and left Galaxy Villa, intending to have lunch with Natalie and then visit a car dealership.

At a junction, her cab stopped beside a brightly colored sports car. The convertible's driver, a woman in a crimson spaghetti-strap dress with waist-length hair, was breathtakingly beautiful. Her male passenger possessed a flawless profile; though seemingly aloof, he carried himself with poise and elegance. They looked like a perfect couple.

Skylar felt a sharp pang of pain, her face draining of color as she saw herself in the reflection of her window.

The cab driver commented, "Love is a game for the rich! They look gorgeous together." Indeed, the couple's chemistry was palpable.

If it had been any other couple, Skylar might have simply glanced at them. But it was Joe and Vera.

Skylar's heart sank. Thankfully, the light turned green.

As the cab moved, Skylar glanced over. Vera said something to Joe, eliciting a smile Skylar had never seen before, not even during their most intimate moments.

Skylar finally understood Vera's forceful reaction in the museum parking lot—the car Vera had prevented Skylar from taking was the same model, just a different color.

Suffocated, Skylar lowered her window.

The cab driver sighed, "I had a great love in my youth. I was poor and couldn't afford a house. I ended up marrying the woman my family chose. Now, our lives are filled with struggle." He envied their passionate youth.

Skylar offered no response, and the driver, sensing her mood, drove in silence.

By the time they arrived, Skylar had regained her composure. Natalie met her at the train station, seemingly oblivious to Skylar's earlier distress.

"Come on! I'll treat you to a feast!" Natalie linked arms with Skylar.