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

Chapter 260

At my words, Jared froze for a moment. Then, it was like something inside him just shattered. His eyes, which used. to shine so brightly, suddenly went dull–like a sparkling gem cracked, all the light gone in an instant. He just stared, completely stunned.

I didn’t know what kind of impact he was feeling inside, and honestly, I didn’t care anymore.

Jared said, “You must be joking, right?”

In his eyes, I was simply the well–behaved woman my parents had trained to mind every rule. He never thought I

would walk away, and even after the divorce, he clung to the illusion that I’d eventually come back.

Men could be so arrogant, refusing to see the truth. It took me crushing that smug certainty beneath my heel for

him to realize no one waited forever.

Ryan came over to my side and said, “Victoria, I brought you some breakfast.”

“That’s sweet of you, Ryan. Just have a seat for a bit, okay? I need to talk to him alone,” I replied softly. The next

second, I spun around and headed for the door.

Jared stormed after me, fury written all over his face.

pulled me roughly back to him. My head knocked into his shoulder as he

said, “Victoria, you don’t have to hook up with some guy just to punish me. Please, don’t do

I’m begging you,

froze. Then I shoved him away with all my strength, trying to snap him out of his fantasy. I fixed my

ripped. Half my pale skin was

out the window and said, “You messed up, but

made mistakes too.”

hated how detached I sounded when talking about us. When

left to hope

already moved on, and I knew exactly where I had messed

look at him.

“You’ve been charging ahead all this time, and I’ve just been standing here, waiting for you. But after all these years, I

ghostly pale, his lips pressed together, completely

my mistake. I didn’t change at all,

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Chapter 260

gotten tired of me a