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

Chapter 99

I pouted, “I feel like I’m just some eye–candy you brought along, with everyone sizing me up and making comments.”

I let my feelings show, thinking Jared would brush it off like before and tell me not to be so petty, that it was just his friends joking around.

But instead, Jared shot a stern look at the other three guys. “Don’t joke about Victoria like that anymore. She’s sensitive.”

I was stunned for a moment, but the three guys at the table got the hint and immediately apologized to me.

“Sorry, Victoria. We were just being jerks, no offense meant.”

“Yeah, you’re Jared’s wife. We’re happy to have you here.”

“Jared, I bet Victoria’s bored. Why don’t you give up your seat and let her play a couple of rounds?”

Jared caught my wrist with one hand while drawing a card with the other. “Sit down. You’re not eye–candy.”

He gently tugged me back into my chair, but his words kept echoing in my mind. ‘You’re not eye–candy. Is he fooling me again?‘

up right away and said to me,

hands. “I don’t really

victory’s all yours. If you lose, I’ll take the blame,” Jared said, really knowing how to

it that way, of course, I had to give it a try. Maybe it was just beginner’s luck, but I actually

and instead of asking me to move, he braced himself beside

and there was something undeniably flirty in

air.

a girl hooked, Jared really knew what he was doing. I got hooked the

gifts on every holiday and booking romantic restaurants for every meal. Within three months, he

he gave me.

was born. The third was pure impulse. One New Year, driving home from his mother’s, I’d

New Year’s morning, I found a ribbon–tied key on my pillow. He’d bought

down my defenses with his money. So sure, maybe I could call him a jerk, but he was never

muttered, rolling a card in my palm, still debating which to

my hand, and tossed it out for me. “Nice luck with the cards,”

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charts. Don’t think we’re letting her