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 knew and what I was capable of, I planned to invest in industries that felt stable

dip, when gold would surge, and the general trends of the stock market. All I needed to do was seize

down.

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

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

was determined to build a fund for

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

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

phone still went straight to voicemail. The thought of those debt collectors gnawed

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

promised she’d let me know the moment she

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

was because there was something

deserved a better fate than having to shoulder his family’s debts

called me and

just taking a little trip,”

asked, “Where are you

bit surprised. He probably thought I’d be

hometown was always my

not say,” I replied. I didn’t want Jared

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