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

Chapter 225

All of a sudden, Jared jerked awake. And before I could react, he lunged at me, wrapping his arms around me in a death grip. I was so embarrased. I could feel those employees staring, their eyes full of gossip.

“Jared, let go,” I said, my voice sharp with anger.

“Victoria,” he mumbled. “Nightmare… Just let me hold you for a second, please?”

“Get off me,” I snapped, done playing nice. I dug my nails hard into the back of his hand.

Jared’s eyes fluttered open, and he stared at me, his gaze clouded and bloodshot. “Aren’t you going to ask what I dreamed about?”

“I don’t care,” I said coldly.

Jared suddenly spun my chair around so I was facing him. He pressed his face into my chest and said in this raspy voice, “I dreamed… You were dead

Those words hit me like a punch to the gut. “Screw you,” I spat, my voice shaking with anger. “Don’t you dare wish that on me.”

us reflected in the glass–me and Jared in

turned and ran

with shame, I shoved Jared away. “Get off me. What the

watched me. I got up

I headed for a quiet path in the small park next to the building.

or six men had him surrounded. I was too far to hear, but from their postures, it

dropped. “Hey,” I shouted, marching over. “What the hell’s

obvious these guys were trouble. They all

“Look,

were all frozen in shock. When I heard “money,” alarm bells went off. I moved to stand in front of Ryan, facing them down. “He works for me,”

of burly men looked at each other awkwardly. The one who looked like the

Ryan said quickly, trying to wave me off. “I can

summer job for beer money. Whatever he owed, he definitely

worry about it. Were these guys planning to drag you away from here?” I said, my

spot. They could have easily bundled him into a car, and anything would have