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.”

“You are my wife. That’s not the

dear.” I shut

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

well.” My voice was

words were

onto my back, pinning me beneath him. His mouth crashed into mine, hot and insistent. I twisted away, but he caught my wrists

No, you’ll catch-” His

I stopped fighting. What was the point? Maybe this was his frustration over holding back with Tracy tonight. Maybe I was just the convenient stand- in, the warm body to take the edge

back against him, fingers digging into my

much. Eventually, he stopped. His body was satisfied, but his expression was still dark, like…

voice cut through the silence from the other side of

over me, and I yanked the blanket up to cover myself. His accusatory tone only stoked

“What do you mean? I’ve