Chapter 252

The rain poured down, drumming against the umbrella.

Jared’s lips were cool as they pressed against my forehead.

I said, “Yeah, it’s the end.”

The whole divorce drama had finally come to an end.

Jared’s fingers tightened around mine. He asked, “Can we still be friends?”

I almost laughed. Exes playing “let’s stay friends” was just moral grandstanding. I said coldly, “If we can avoid seeing each other, let’s do that.”

Jared tensed up.

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I walked away from the shelter of his umbrella. The rain instantly drenched my dress and long hair. I wasn’t afraid

of the storm anymore. I’d changed–I was stronger now.

Jared just stood there in the rain, watching as I climbed into my car.

I kicked off my flats, slid behind the wheel, and vanished into the downpour.

Jared had given me a decent sum, and I needed to use it wisely. The housing market hadn’t yet gone crazy, so I

had to think long–term.

what I knew and what I was capable of, I

pretty good grasp of when real estate would dip, when gold would surge, and the general trends of the stock market. All

down.

any concrete ideas about starting a business or other investments yet, so for now, real estate was my best bet. It was the hottest industry to cash in on these past

still set aside a nest egg for my parents‘ retirement.

determined to build

already told my parents about the divorce; they never once asked about the settlement–just another reminder of how lucky I

I took a

went straight

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look into it for me and see if Ryan was being threatened or harassed by anyone shady, or

me know the moment she heard

in Shariport last time, so since I was going there to unwind,

myself worrying about Ryan like this. Maybe it was because there was something

felt he deserved a better fate than having to shoulder his

time off pretty quickly. He called me and asked, “Are

taking a little

asked, “Where are

bit surprised. He probably thought I’d be heading back to

was always my favorite place

I replied. I didn’t want Jared getting too

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