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.

I was capable of, I planned to invest in industries that felt

general trends of the stock market. All I needed

down.

concrete ideas about starting a business or other investments yet, so for now, real estate was my

had plenty on my plate, but I still set aside a

was determined to build a fund

once asked about the settlement–just another reminder of how

to take a short trip to Shariport. So I took a week off work. But there was something that had

promised two days off, then begged for three more. It was day five, and his phone still went straight to voicemail. The thought of those debt collectors gnawed at me—I was terrified something had happened

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

she’d let me know the moment

so since I was going there to unwind, I figured maybe I could look him

myself worrying about Ryan like this. Maybe it was because there was something so genuine in his

shoulder his family’s debts and

approved my time off pretty quickly. He called me and

a little trip,” I

asked, “Where are you

a bit surprised. He probably thought I’d be heading back to my hometown for a while.

my favorite place

rather not say,” I replied. I didn’t want Jared getting too involved

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