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“Yeah,” Paul said, pressing play on the video he’d received.
Although the video lasted only a few seconds, Joe’s and Vera’s faces could be seen clearly. In addition, the photographer added a dreamy filter over the video. It made them look like a couple made in heaven.
Paul’s jaw dropped open upon seeing the video. He was terrified that Skylar would see it.
Joe Glenched his jaw. He thought of how Skylar had been lost in thought while staring at her phone. He looked at Vera’s face briefly before instructing, “Get him to delete the video and stop it from going viral.”
“Alright, I’ll do it now.”
When he got back to his office, Joe called Skylar. She didn’t pick up. frowned.
Joe
Skylar wasn’t ignoring his calls on purpose. She had gone to work.
During her short break, her colleagues had taken over some of her tasks. However, there were a few that Skylar needed to handle personally, and those had been left unattended.
Alexander was still worried about her injuries. He only allowed her a few hours by her table before chasing her out of the office.
After leaving Gardner Group, she saw Joe’s call.
As she was about to call him back, Rowan called her instead. He said he
needed her help and hoped she could visit him at his office.
His office wasn’t far from hers. After hanging up, she forgot to call Joe back.
Rowan had been waiting for her by the entrance for a while.
Upon seeing her, the words he’d been wanting to say disappeared
He came across the video last night. Perhaps Skylar had seen it, too, so he didn’t need to tell her about it.
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“I feel like my dad has been acting off. I don’t go home frequently. A few days ago, I came to work because I had nothing better to do. I entered my dad’s office. It gave me a feeling I couldn’t describe. He’d heard about you from Mr. Gardner Senior and Mr. Querbach. He doesn’t believe in anyone else. He wouldn’t listen to me either. So, I hope you can come over and take a look.”
Rowan was courteous.
Skylar was a capable woman. It wasn’t just a superficial boast.
If George and Alexander praised her, who dared insist otherwise?
“Alright,” replied Skylar. She nodded solemnly.
She felt like the puppeteer behind the scenes had recently been pulling his strings at a higher frequency.
She followed Rowan to his father, Jeremiah Jakeman’s office.
They ran into a few employees there who were surprised to see her.
“She’s my friend. Don’t even think about it,” Rowan explained immediately.
Skylar couldn’t help but giggle. Rowan hadn’t left a good impression on her after their first meeting. However, she found that he clearly expressed his love and hatred for others. He was an interesting man.
They arrived at Jeremiah’s office. It looked very grand. The placement of every piece of furniture served a purpose. She could tell he had consulted a divination master while designing his office.
Rowan was somewhat nervous. He asked, “Is there anything wrong with it?”
As Skylar scanned the room, she asked, “I forgot to ask. Is there anything that has changed apart from the weird feeling his office gives you? For example, did anything out of the ordinary happen to Mr. Jakeman?”
“Something did happen. My dad talks in his sleep. He also gets a lot of nightmares. When he wakes up, he has no recollection of what happened. My mom told him about it, but he wasn’t bothered by it.
“However, my mom has been waken up by him frequently. She said that he’d only started having nightmares now. It had never happened in the years they’d been married. What he said wasn’t nonsensical mumbling either. It was as
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though he was.conversing with someone. Other than this, there should be nothing else.”
Rowan didn’t keep secrets from Skylar.
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Skylar asked, “What did he say? Does she remember?”
Rowan replied, “She described him talking to someone, saying that he was willing to entrust the happiness of his future generations into the person’s hands. My dad would become his most loyal believer. Sometimes, he would even scream. That’s what he’s been saying for the past few nights. This has scared my mom, but my dad doesn’t remember it at all.”
Skylar was silent after hearing that.
“It isn’t a problem, is it?” Rowan had heard what happened to Frank, Harry, and another man. Goosebumps rose on his arms whenever he thought about it.
If such negative energy clung to their family, would he end up dead too? He was terrified.
“Don’t scare yourself just yet. Look at this calligraphed quote hanging on the wall. Has it been here all this while?” Skylar asked. She pointed at the canvas hung on the wall. It looked pretty old.
The word “Belief” was written across the canvas in an elegant, looping script. It was surrounded by tiny inscriptions of the same word.
One would think it was the work of a skillful writer. At least, others would think
- SO.
“I’m not sure. I feel like it hadn’t been here before. I have other calligraphed quotes like this at home. My dad is an avid collector. I thought he’d written it himself. This canvas isn’t the source of the problem, is it?” asked Rowan,
slightly spooked.
He couldn’t see anything weird by looking at the canvas. He didn’t like such cultured activities. Rowan would rather drink wine and flirt with women if he
had the time.
As Skylar was about to reply, the office door swung open, and Jeremiah strode
- in.
“Dad!” Rowan greeted.
Jeremiah glanced at him, displeased. He asked, “Why are you here?”
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His useless son was up to something.
The corner of Rowan’s lips twitched. He knew Jeremiah looked down upon him. He replied, “I’ve invited Skylar over.”
“Skylar?” Jeremiah’s eyes lit up. He glanced over at her. He’d thought she was an employee. Awe glinted in his eyes.
If Alexander and George praised her, she must’ve been excellent at what she
did.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Jakeman. My name is Skylar Sullivan,” she smiled as she introduced herself.
Jeremiah greeted her with a grin.
Jeremiah noticed that Skylar had been looking at the calligraphed quote. He walked over while beaming and explained, “I bought it overseas a month ago. I felt like it was destined for me. Look. Every iteration of ‘belief‘ is written differently.”
The more he explained, the more satisfied he was with it.
Rowan rolled his eyes. His father was still boasting about it when it might be the source of all their problems.
Skylar kept smiling. She observed Jeremiah’s eyes. They seemed to be alight with adoration for the painting. If not, he wouldn’t have hung it where he could see it every day.
It annoyed Rowan. He said, “Dad, stop waxing poetic about it. It might be a problem for us.”
The more he looked at calligraphed quotes, the more he disliked them. In addition, his dad had spent millions on them. He was more wasteful than
Rowan.
Jeremiah glared at him and said, “What nonsense are you going on about? This calligraphed quote is worth millions. How could it be problematic? Do you know how many people came just to look at it? Many of them begged to purchase it from me.”
“There is indeed something wrong with this painting. Thankfully, Rowan
noticed it early. If not, you would be saddled with Alzheimer’s or schizophrenia,
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‘Skylar said outright.
Then, she walked closer to the painting.
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Skylar placed her hand on the caligraphed quote. The history of the artifact came alive in her mind.
It was a simple word–belief. However, it scrambled people’s brains. Ultimately, they sunk into a world of their imagination, not knowing the difference between reality and dreams.
Whether they had been an emperor or a knight, the possessors of this canvas ended up with their sanity in shambles.
Rowan’s expression changed. He exclaimed, “What?”
Jeremiah was horrified. He asked, “That serious?”
“Dad, hadn’t you heard what happened to Mr. Solarius Senior and Mr. Doherty Senior? Many of their family members had died! You should’ve heard about
this from Mr. Gardner Senior!”
Rowan was afraid Jeremiah wouldn’t believe in Skylar. If he refused to trust her, their family would be screwed! Rowan wasn’t capable enough to manage their assets yet!
“Stop talking. I want to hear what Skylar has to say.”
The astonishment on his face hadn’t receded yet. He had heard of what had happened. However, he believed he hadn’t fallen for it since it had not
happened to him. Did he fall into a trap unknowingly?
Rowan said nothing more. He waited for Skylar to speak.
“Mr. Jakeman, where did you purchase it? Do you remember who you bought it from?” asked Skylar.
Jeremiah frowned and answered, “I can’t recall. I do remember it was an old- man. Weirdly enough, I can’t seem to remember what he looked like.”
He wasn’t old enough for memory loss. He could remember everything that he needed to manage the company. However, when prompted by Skylar, he realized he couldn’t recall the person’s face.
Skylar’s expression was grim as she said, “Recently, negative items like this
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have been popping up throughout Jipsburg. It has hurt multiple people. I believe they’re from the same person.”
“How dare they scheme against me? I’ll send people to seek them out,” roared Jeremiah furiously.
“It would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Mr. Jakeman, just burn this canvas,” said Skylar.
She would destroy artifacts like this on sight. There was no way she would give them the chance to hurt others..
Skylar didn’t know how Viola handled negative items like these. For her, she would destroy it.
“Will burning it do the job?” asked Jeremiah.
Rowan was terrified that Jeremiah would regret it. He proposed, “I’ll burn it!”
“Burn it at noon on the dot,” advised Skylar.
Jeremiah looked rather pale. He stared at Rowan with the relief of narrowly escaping death. Rowan was taking it down. He said, “You’ve done something/ right for once. If more time had passed, the consequences would be dire.”
Rowan was speechless for a moment before he said, “Dad, have Skylar examine the artifacts you’ve bought from overseas. any of them end up being negative items, what will happen to Mom and me?”
Rowan would like to have fun for a few more years.
“This is the only thing I’ve gotten overseas recently. I didn’t purchase anything else.”
Jeremiah complained internally about why Rowan was so unlike him. He had no àmbitions and did nothing other than laze around every day, which frustrated Jeremiah immensely.
After Rowan burned the calligraphed quote and sent her off, Skylar realized that lunchtime had rolled around. She was hungry and agreed to Rowan’s invitation to eat at a nearby restaurant.
“I’ve told Joe I’ll be treating you to lunch,” explained Rowan.
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He was scared Skylar would be stressed out while they ate together.
He’d also asked Joe secretly how much he needed to pay Skylar. After all, who knew what horrors would befall his family if she hadn’t stepped in?
When Skylar heard Joe’s name, she forced a small smile and nodded.
Suddenly, Vera walked over.
She seemed extremely surprised. She stared at them and said, “You guys…”
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How many men had Skylar been with? It started with Joe, then it was Aiken. Now, she was with Rowan?
She watched Rowan suck up to Skylar just like Aiken did. Vera was absolutely disgusted.
Skylar took advantage of her beauty and flitted between several different men. Didn’t she find herself a little too shameless?
Skylar had met Vera twice. Vera looked down on her with disdain every time. What was wrong with her?
“What a coincidence. Have you finished eating?” Rowan was astounded at first. However, he quickly came to.
This was too much of a coincidence, wasn’t it? Why had they run into Vera by merely going to a restaurant?
Vera arrogantly tilted her chin upward. She shot back, “Indeed, what a coincidence. Have you changed girlfriends again?”
Skylar raised a brow coldly.
“Don’t say that. Skylar is just my friend,” explained Rowan immediately.
They could misunderstand the relationship between Rowan and anyone else. After all, he had gotten used to it. However, he wouldn’t let anyone
misunderstand Skylar. It was as though Skylar had a halo above her head. She couldn’t be slandered.
Vera chuckled. She didn’t believe him. She shot back, “A friend?”
By the way her tone rose upward at the end of her question, it was evident that she doubted the truth of Rowan’s words.
“She’s a friend Twould trust with my life, got it?” Rowan pulled a cigarette out and began smoking.
If not for his friendship with Joe, Rowan would’ve given in to the desire to
expose Skylar’s marriage to Joe. Vera had always been an arrogant woman. However, the way she looked down at Skylar made him uncomfortable.
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Skylar said calmly, “I’ll go over and order first.”
When Skylar sat down, Vera told Rowan with furrowed brows, “I haven’t seen you for a few years, but you’re still a wild card. I’ll be taking my leave. There’ll be a boat party in two days. I’ll see you then. However, don’t take her with you when you come. I don’t like her much.”
“Do you know about Skylar and Joe’s relationship? Have you seen Skylar before?” Rowan picked up on Vera’s animosity toward Skylar.
Vera’s face turned grim. She stated, “Her relationship with Joe isn’t going to
last.”
She left immediately after.
If Skylar had met Vera before, Skylar’s attitude was a little…
Rowan watched Skylar, who was going through the menu. He put his cigarette back between his teeth. He sent Joe a message.
…
After Vera left the restaurant, she was no longer in the mood to shop with her
friends. Even though she had a concert to attend that night, she didn’t want to go either.
Vera didn’t see Skylar as a threat. However, the thought of Skylar and running
into her still disgusted Vera.
In addition, her reunion with Joe after years of separation two days ago feit
weird, like something was missing.
She couldn’t get a read on Joe, as though there was an uncrossable gauge
between them.
Why would a man like him allow Skylar to be the only woman by his side? Even if he wanted to quench his lust, he shouldn’t have selected a woman like Skylar who flitted between different men.
Vera glanced at her phone. She’d followed a street photographer on social
media this morning.
He filmed her and Joe beautifully. The video was going viral, and of course, she had helped spread it so the people around her could see it.
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Wait, why was the video deleted?
Suddenly, Molly called her.
Vera looked down on Molly. Still, she showed Molly a certain degree of deference.
“Mrs. Martin.”
“Just now, a friend called me. She told me that you had gotten back together with Joe. Is that true?”
Vera replied, “Jeremy and I are friends. We aren’t together yet. In addition, Jeremy has a lover him. I heard that her name is Skylar. Under such conditions, Joe and I can’t be together. My parents wouldn’t agree either.”
If she dated Joe, she would only do so when he had no lovers with him.
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Vera found Skylar’s presence revolting. After all, her relationship with Joe was in a grey area.
Molly knew what Vera was hinting at. They met up occasionally while overseas. She understood the pride that flowed in Vera’s blood.
However, Molly knew that others had no idea about Jeremy’s marriage.
“You’ve said yourself Skylar is just his lover. Joe hasn’t dated anyone for the past few years. He will break up with her in a bit. Don’t worry. You can talk to him like how you usually do.”
After getting humiliated, Molly loathed Skylar with all her might.
The more Joe valued Skylar, the more motivated she was to tear them apart.
Vera didn’t agree or disagree. She only said, “I’ll leave it up to fate.”
Joe had just seen Rowan’s message. It read, “Skylar and I ran into Vera. I think Sylar knows her. I saw the video of you and Vera in the morning too.”
As he read the message, he thought of how cold Skylar had been toward him last night. Had she seen the video?
As Skylar drove to Galaxy Villa, she received money from Rowan in her account. He’d transferred a million dollars to her as an appreciation.
Before she could say anything, Rowan sent a voice message. He said, “Hiring a divination master would cost us tens of millions of dollars. You’ve saved us all. You must take the money. There’s no need to send me a response.”
Skylar accepted it. She replied, “I’ll take it.”
When she got home, Skylar began to head upstairs for an afternoon nap.
She took a few steps up the stairs. Then, she heard noises behind her. When Skylar turned back, she saw that Joe had come home.
It wasn’t even 3:00 pm yet. It wasn’t the end of the workday. Why had he come
home?
“Did you see the video?” asked Joe.
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