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.

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

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

down.

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

still set aside a nest egg

build a fund for Aiden’s

they never once asked about the settlement–just another reminder of how lucky I

short trip to Shariport. So I took a

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

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her to have the cousin look into it for me and see if Ryan was being

she’d let me know the moment she

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

never expected to find myself worrying about Ryan like this. Maybe it was because there was something so genuine in his eyes when he looked

a better fate than having to shoulder his family’s

pretty quickly. He called me and asked,

taking a

“Where are you

He probably thought I’d be heading back to my hometown for a

hometown was always my favorite place

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

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