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

Chapter 186

But the scars from my previous life can way too deep. Those waves of anxiety and grief would crash over me out of nowhere, leaving mes cold, and that feeling haunted me for the rest of my days.

Honestly, I was just way too obsessed with trying to win him back, and in the end, I was the one who couldn’t let myself go

Jared set down his glass and stood up, speaking in a low voice, “Sorry, Yvonne didn’t come back with me, so I figured I’d drap by your place.”

I nodded and teased, “Good thing it wasn’t a burglar”

Jared seemed at a loss for words

I set my bag down and headed to the kitchen to brew myself a cup of tea. When I turned around, I saw Jared standing by the doorway, watching me with an unreadable look on his face.

Today, I was dressed in a chic, professional Chanel–inspired dress that gave me a touch of sophisticated femininity

Jared’s gaze was like a mirror; if I changed for the better, I could always see it reflected in his eyes.

“Victoria, can we postpone the divorce for a while? My company’s in the middle of a few big projects, and all the major shareholders are watching ma closely

get divorced now, I’m worried they’ll think I’m up to something shady,” Jared

look at him. “If it’s going to take too

clearly not expecting me to be so particular about the timing.

head. “No, you’re a great guy. But

a thing with her for a while, you’re ready to write me off?” Jared put on a wounded,

on

the glass and staring up at the ceiling. “Do you really not

vanish?”

laugh. “It wasn’t sudden. It was years and years of disappointment, Jared. You always knew I loved you, so you

Tracy was the one by your side, cheering you on. And me? I was stuck at home, raising the kids. We were never

partners.

or a necklace. When you weren’t, you’d just say you were under a lot

I’d laid bare the

he was riding high, Tracy was always there, clapping for

back then, his whole world was just Track,

don’t try to explain, Don’t make me lose even more respect for

Jared off when I saw that look on his face, like he was about to start making excuses, “I don’t want to hear