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?‘

right away and said to me,

quickly waved my hands. “I don’t

If you lose, I’ll take

it was just beginner’s luck, but I actually won two rounds in a row. The guys immediately got all fired up, eager to

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

over me, and there was something undeniably flirty in the way his cool, faint scent lingered in

air.

what he was doing. I got hooked

holiday and booking romantic restaurants for every meal. Within three months, he had bought me cars

owned three other properties he gave me.

Yvonne was born. The third was pure impulse. One New Year, driving home from his

found a ribbon–tied key

maybe I could call him

I muttered, rolling a card in my palm,

reached over, plucked a card from my hand, and tossed

1/2

Don’t think we’re letting her win just