Chapter 720

Joe nodded in agreement. "Maybe." After a while, both of them began to feel drowsy. A sudden ping broke the quiet—a notification on Joe's phone. He had forgotten to silence it. Joe opened it and found a friend request on Instagram. The request was from Vera. She had added him through their high school classmates. Joe's gaze lingered on the screen. "Do you need to take care of something? I'm going to sleep now," Skylar murmured sleepily, moving away from Joe's embrace. Joe set his phone aside and pulled Skylar back into his arms. "Let's sleep together." … The following day, during breakfast, Gloria called. She first asked about Skylar's well-being and then shared how she was doing. The two were more concerned about each other than themselves, so they chatted for a while. Skylar asked Joe if he wanted to say a few words to Gloria as the conversation was wrapping up. Joe glanced over at her and said, "Sure." But Gloria quickly declined. "We just saw each other yesterday. The