After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

Chapter 17

I never called myself the prettiest girl on campus, but I was nominated for it once in college. Later, I lost to another girl from a wealthier family–not that I cared, though it gave the gossip mill plenty to churn over.

“The runner–up belle,” I said with a self–deprecating smile.

The man hosting us was Lloyd Johnson, dressed in a tailored suit that screamed corporate success.

People crowded around him, laying on the praise. He wore the smug look of a man who’d made it, though his gaze kept flickering to me.

Truth was, only Melissa knew I’d married Jared. The rest just assumed I had a rich husband and left it at that.

“Victoria!” A voice cut through the chatter. I turned to see the class loudmouth–a guy who’d once tried to date me.

wasn’t hard to feel insecure when everyone else had successful careers while

a stop nearby, just as a group of people emerged from the

man–tall and lean, probably over six feet–in a tailored navy suit and gold–framed glasses. When he heard that guy call out my name, he

a glow over his face,

Johnson from Luminovate Tech–we

man addressed as “Mr. Hallman” nodded and took the

his gaze flicked toward

time. Not that I could help it–amid a crowd of unremarkable men, a face

practically tripped over himself to close the car

Lloyd vanished the moment

table became a stage for male bravado while we women ate in

stay–at–home mom,” I answered when asked