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

Chapter 149

This was the first time since my rewind that things had gotten truly icy between us, and it wasn’t my plan. But Jared stayed out all night. Did that business excuse make him automatically right?

In my previous life, I swallowed every slight until it made me sick. Yes, I love Jared’s money, but scarfing down garbage is still disgusting.

“Jared,” I said, meeting his eyes, “every guy dreams of a second home and a new woman, same way some folks think a man only really hits the jackpot once his wife’s in the grave.

“Problem is, I’m not dead yet. I keep up your image; the least you can do is respect my feelings.”

Shock rippled across his face. The pliable girl who once worshiped him had grown venomous fangs.

myself. “Women lose because we buy into ‘forever and ever,

brows knit as if he’d forgotten how to argue

last night. I asked Tracy to help because she speaks six languages, she’s better at that than I’ll ever

polyglot résumé beat my stay–at–home skills

role of “wife” all wrong. What does a competent spouse even look like? “I’m sorry,”

jealous meltdown, ready to referee a steel–cage

quickly. “This is on me. I should’ve told you where I

light of dawn was pushing over the skyline. “Maybe I just don’t know how to be anybody’s wife, Jared. Maybe neither of us

chin resting in

between us. “Did you even glance at your collar when