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

My mind went totally blank for a moment. 1 million dollars a year and a cut of the profits, tost

instantly turned into a calculator, crunching the numbers; there was no way could lose on this deal.

way I coul

Jared really got me. He knew I had been all about the money lately, so he just kept trying to win me over with cash.

He was such a sly, scheming guy. But what about his temper? Didn’t he get mad about what I said that night Why was he playing it so cool now!

I knocked on his office door. Jared was sitting in his big black leather chair, smoking. When he saw me come in, he quickly stubbed out his cigarette and looked up at me, his eyes deep and intense.

I walked up to him, but before I could say anything, he slid a contract across the desk. “If you’re worried I might be pulling lawyer friend take a look,”

I didn’t even bother with the contract. I just stared at him, baffled. “Jared, what exactly are you trying to do?”

A faint smile tugged at his lips. “Can’t you tell? I’m trying to get you to stay.”

“There’s no point,” I said, my voice icy.

you can have your.

“I get it.” Jared nodded. “But if you want to fly high, you need to grow your wings first. Stay here, build up your skills, and you’ll be unstoppable out

there.”

“I’m not letting you buy me off,” I snapped.

“Buy you off? Please. You’re not freeloading; you’re working, and you deserve every penny. That’s just how it works” Jared leaned back, looking all calculating. “I know you want a divorce, but now’s just not the right time.

“Not to mention whether our parents could even handle it, and Yvonne definitely doesn’t want to see us split. Victoria, let’s just take a breather and think

things through”

looked at Jared, honestly shocked. He was actually giving in.

I kept silent, but my thoughts were all over the place. I always thought divorce would be straightforward, but now Jared was refusing to let me go, and honestly, it was really getting on my nerves.

really handle a marriage without sex?” I knew he was still a man with desires, even

together. “Is this

shook my head. “It’s not about punishment. Like I said before, a woman only

then finally nodded.

me for a

stunned. Jared actually agreed to live a bland,

the desk and started hipping through it. The terms were all laid out, but legal stuff isn’t really my thing. I figured

told me, “We already signed an agreement,

but that was exactly why I

with this job. U give it everything I’ve got,” I said. Since Jared wasn’t letting

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like I’m the one with all the advantages in this marriage, standing above it all, but honesty, I’m the one of your deep voice called out from behind me as I was about to

my tracks, looking back

“It’s like that. A church thrives when tended with devotion. Candles flicker day and

ruin, in this marriage, that seems like you’re begging for scraps of affection. You hold the

Your choice wears the crown. All I can do? Plead through tears, and

totally floored me. I was surprised that Jared could actually

your VIP treatment, huh?” I crossed my arms, smirking at him. “Feeling itchy? Go

him to his tragic monologue and walked out without

into the hallway, I saw Tracy fuming, glaring right at me

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Chapter 178

for a moment. 1 million dollars

there was no way I

knew I had been all about the money lately, so he just kept

his temper? Didn’t he get mad about what i said that night Why was he

knocked on his office door. Jared was sitting in his big black leather chair, smoking. When he saw me come in, he quickly stubbed out

walked up to him, but before could say anything, he slid a contract across the desk. “If you’re worried I might be pulling something

the contract. I just stared at him, baffled. “Jared, what exactly are you trying

smile tugged at his lips. “Can’t you tell?

no point,” I

to fly high, you need to grow your wings first. Stay here, build up your