Chapter 169

Inever expected Tracy to throw down so publicly, and with such swagger.

In my previous life, she always kept her distance from me, never starting drama, just to protect her classy image and the elegance she wore the second

Ithought she’d keep up the act forever. Maybe something happened this time that made her finally drop the act.

It was clear as day that Jared was the key here. Something must’ve gone down between them, and that was why Tracy was so fired up to challenge me. I thought their relationship rocked during this trip to Shaville

Aber Tracy finished her outburst, she looked stunned, like she couldn’t believe she’d just let herself go like that, Clearly, this wasn’t her style. She was supposed to be all grace and poise, not some drama quees

Flocked at her, and her words made me pause, but honestly, I didn’t see anything for her to be proud of. If marriage laws were nothing but scraps of paper, then everyone here would’ve been buried under them a long time ago.

Even though I was boiling inside, I had to stay cool and keep my head. The best way to win an argument was to ignore it. But with Tracy coming at me liko this, there was no way I could just stay silent.

“Tracy, I know you’re head over heels for him, but maybe you should remember who you are. By picking a fight with me, you’re basically admitting you’re the other woman. What do you think people will say about you?

say

spend il–wrong. The money I get comes from Jared. At the end of the day, you’re just a high- paid employee. Are you working for free? You get a

you think you’re any different from me! You earn it fair and square, I spend it fair

downright ugly. My words hit her right

in Jared’s heart,

The kind everyone wanted to see

said, her fingers clenched tight as she spat out

you?” I arched an eyebrow. “Living with a woman he doesn’t love for seven years, even having a daughter together? Jared sure knows

Jared didn’t

I thought she was about to spill the biggest secret of all, that she was

child.

she was pregnant, and the baby was Jared’s, then I’d have no comeback. She’d have me completely

to fight with you, Mrs. Holcomb. Let’s say you divorce him, you’d walk away with a

worry about a thing. Plus, I’m willing to help you get the biggest settlement possible,” Tracy said, her voice suddenly calm. She

was all about ambition, and she was a shark at the negotiation table. If she couldn’t win by arguing, she’d switch to bargaining. She knew how to dangle the carrot, and honestly, it was hard

with a sly smile. What kind of number are we

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