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My heart gave a little jolt. ‘Ugh, Jared’s not someone you can easily play mind games with. I should’ve known that by now, I thought,

“So, you don’t like me being so driven and motivated?” I raised an eyebrow, showing a bit of attitude.

After a few seconds, Jared replied in a husky voice, “I actually do. You’re still young. It’s only right you have this much energy.”

“So, what did you really think of me back when I was just letting myself go?” I asked, taking the chance.

I still remembered overhearing him chatting with his friends. They said I was just eye–candy–just something nice to look at around the house.

‘Would he dare say that to my face now?‘ I wondered.

“I didn’t really have any particular thoughts. I just thought you did a great job taking care of the house,” Jared replied in a calm voice.

“I’m not asking about what you think of what I do. I mean what you think of me,” I corrected him.

Just then, we hit a red light. He stopped the car, turned to look at me, and said, “The version of you I’ve always liked was the one I first saw leading the dance on stage.

“And now, it feels like that part of you is back.”

I choked up for a second, my voice a little stiff. “So, you only care about my looks?”

Jared nodded, his tone almost ruthless. “Of course. The first thing I ever liked about you was your appearance.”

wilted, dropping my head. So, that was

smoothly as he turned onto another street. “Wasn’t it because I’m rich, successful, and easy on the eyes that you agreed

at him, lost for

quiet, Jared just laughed. “We’re pretty much even, so let’s not

fell deeper in love with you after marrying you, but you loved me less and less after you married me. We’re walking two totally different roads. How could you say we’re pretty much even?”

was a twisted kind of marriage. He just wanted a pretty, obedient wife to give

pressed his lips together and

kept mocking, “Love is like shifting sand. Guess that’s

we got here, we’re still husband and wife, and we’re Yvonne’s parents. That part isn’t

word. When one stripped away all the illusions, there was no sweetness or happiness left in this marriage, just a bare–bones deal. I traded my looks for his support and

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previous life to finally realize that when beauty faded, so did

a powerful weapon, but it could

we got to the office, Tracy came over right away. “There are

and followed her straight into

me, but I straightened my back, held my head high, pushed open my office door, and left all their drama–hungry eyes

on my door. “I’ve made plans with some friends.

with us.”

eyes on the computer screen and just glanced at