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

Chapter 104

Chapter 104

Chapter 104

“I was busy. What’s up?” I asked in a flat voice.

“I fell and scraped my knee. It’s all red and it hurts so much.” Yvonne suddenly started bawling.

I comforted her in a flat voice. “Don’t cry. Just be more careful next time.

“Mom, where are you? I want you to come take care of me,” Yvonne sniffled.

“I’m in Shaville,” I said, not hiding it from her.

“Are you in Shaville for work?” Yvonne asked, her voice still choked with tears.

I wanted to say no, that I was here for a trip, but thinking about her hurt leg, I just said yes.

Yvonne kept complaining for a while, sounding all pitiful, but then it seemed like she got another call. She quickly said, “Mom, I’ve got to go. Bye.”

I tossed my phone aside and walked over to the hotel’s floor–to–ceiling window. The sun was sinking in the west, its afterglow lingering softly across the city.

My phone started ringing again. It was Jared calling. I acted like I didn’t see it and just let it ring.

Jared sent me a text. [Where are you?]

replied: [What do you

coming to see you,] Jared texted back right

first. I’m fine on my own,] I replied, my voice calm and steady. Gone was the needy, desperate tone from my previous life; now I sounded

so I picked

with exhaustion. “What do you want to

sounding indifferent, “I don’t really have anything

didn’t like the Shaville food at lunch. Tonight, I’ll take you out for something you actually like,”

her mother’s family was from Shaville and her father

had spent over two hours in the car just to

obsessed with her.

on your work,” I replied, being even

are you?” Jared sounded impatient. “Are you really by

jealous tone from him, I finally realized that Jared was actually suspicious

cozy with his mistress, and now he suddenly remembered his neglected wife and wondered if

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trust between us at all?” I snapped, anger flaring. “If you’re always going

handled everything on my end, Jared replied, his voice

want him coming over because, honestly, the thought of him having

now he wanted to crawl into my bed at night? Please. I’m not

I just want some time to myself,” I insisted, making it clear I wasn’t changing my

tell him where I was. But of course, Jared had his

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