Chapter 302

My sharp retort left Jared stunned. For a long moment, all I heard was his ragged breathing. He couldn’t rebut.

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I didn’t want this to escalate. Drawing a steadying breath, I softened my tone. “You’ve always been the rational one, Jared. The man who could solve any problem with a calm word and a smile.

“Why is divorce the thing that finally breaks you? You used to let things go so easily. That’s the Jared I remember.”

The line went dead with a sharp click. No goodbye, no final jab, just silence.

I blinked, wondering if he’d accidentally disconnected. Glancing at the screen, I froze. Nathan’s wallpaper was a photo of me. It was just my back, but

unmistakable in that dress I’d worn.

head like a

the phone gently on his desk, I fought a smile. “Let’s finish lunch,”

up his fork, but his

finally looked up. “Jared said… you’d remarry

“There’s no going

shoulders

a piece of paper, one that traps people more

calling his name so gently, his face lit up before faltering. “I want you,” he said quietly. “If marriage isn’t what you want, then

so self–sacrificing. People who always put

just smiled. “If being so keeps me by your side longer, I’ll take

of a publicly traded company now.”

self–deprecating shrug. “Success doesn’t change who I

But my co–founders? They’re all about scaling and dominating the market. Hell, none of us expected the company to blow

I

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