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

Chapter 101

Time seemed to stand still. It wasn’t exactly a mess, but things were definitely awkward, especially now that Jared knew Nathan and I had been talking in private.

“Mr. Holcomb, Mrs. Holcomb, haven’t you started eating yet?” Nathan’s eyes brushed over my face before he turned to Jared

with a smile.

“We’re just about to have dinner upstairs. Want to join us?” Jared asked politely.

Nathan’s smile suddenly grew a little deeper, though I wasn’t sure what set him off. “Not really a good time for me. Maybe next time, when it’s more convenient,” he replied.

Jared’s lips pressed into a thin line, and his face no longer looked as pleasant as before.

I didn’t say a word, but without meaning to, my gaze kept drifting toward Nathan.

this refined and handsome look, like a leopard hiding in the shadows, exuding a

all prim and proper, but his vibe was more like a refined

reached out and pulled me firmly into his arms,

sudden show of gentleness made my heart

honestly kind of funny. ‘Is Jared actually getting possessive over me now?‘ I wondered. ‘Could he really be starting to care about me, just like Melissa said? Or am

wants

standing by the

climbed the first step, but as we turned toward the second, he suddenly pressed me up

I could react, one hand cradled my head while the other was planted firmly on the wall by my shoulder, and he lowered his

Jared to be so wild. In my previous life, I’d never seen this side of him, but here he was, as if he were staking his claim

as I cracked my eyes open, under the warm glow of the lights, I caught a glimpse of Nathan’s shadow slipping past the

followed us up a few steps, but when he saw what was happening,

intimacy. For the first time, I could almost hear his heart pounding

had to mean he was going against everything he usually