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

Chapter 59

The weight of his stare was suffocating. I played dumb. “A love song? My Englysian isn’t great, and I didn’t catch that. But wow, you sounded flawless. No surprise, though, Mr. Ivy League.”

Jared let out a quiet scoff. “You’re getting worse at lying. The only reason I sang with Tracy was to save face for her. Half the board was there, and she’s VP now. If I humiliated her, she’d lose credibility with them.”

“VP?” I blinked. “Since when? I thought she was your assistant.”

“Board promoted her last week,” he said matter–of–factly. “She earned it.”

A sharp twist of jealousy hit me. Tracy’s rise had Jared’s fingerprints all over it. Suddenly, I didn’t want to talk anymore. I just muttered, “Oh,” and turned away.

Jared caught my shift instantly. “Now you care?” he taunted. “Bit late for that.”

“I don’t,” I forced myself to reply flatly. “Tracy’s competent. Everyone knows that. She got the job on merit, unlike me, who got Harmonia Hotel’s manager title just because of you.”

frown deepened. “You are my

Goodnight, dear.” I shut my eyes, done with the

arms locked around me from behind, his lips grazing the nape

not feeling well.” My voice was stiff as I shoved at

gentle.” The words were soft, but his

pinning me beneath him. His mouth crashed into mine, hot and insistent. I twisted away, but he

sick- No, you’ll catch-” His kiss swallowed the

furious, relentless, like he was exorcising something. I stopped fighting. What was the point? Maybe this was his frustration over holding back with Tracy tonight. Maybe I was

knees. When my arms buckled, he hauled me back against him, fingers digging into my hips. He never looked at me.

wasn’t sure how much. Eventually, he stopped. His body was satisfied, but his expression

cut through the silence from the other side of the

and I yanked the blanket up to cover myself. His accusatory tone only stoked my anger. Did he really see me as nothing more than Tracy’s replacement? Just some tool for his

“What do you mean? I’ve been really sick and just