When Clara and Skylar Hayes returned to the others, Marcus Jarvis immediately asked in a gentle voice, "Skylar, are you okay?"
Since he knew about the complicated relationship between Skylar Hayes, Jean Jarvis, and Cedric Grant, he understood her earlier actions.
After all, an encounter like this was bound to be awkward. What's more, she was the one who had been abandoned; seeing her ex-husband and his current wife acting so affectionate would naturally be hurtful.
Skylar Hayes lifted her gaze to him, smiling faintly as she shook her head. "I'm fine."
"Really fine? From the look on your face, you don't seem fine at all." Jean Jarvis's tone was still unfriendly as she shot Skylar Hayes a sidelong glance. "Skylar, if you're really that uncomfortable, we can just forget about having dinner together."
