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

Nathan’s eyes widened in surprise. “How do you know about that?”

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I didn’t want to hide anything from him, so I laid it all out. “My ex–husband was worried I’d get taken advantage of after the divorce, so he’s been secretly looking out for me. As for those photos of you at the airport late at night… I guess it was just a coincidence.”

Nathan’s expression flickered. “Victoria, I really wasn’t trying to keep anything from you. The person I picked up was my half–sister -she came here to take part in a reality show.”

He looked a bit apologetic, almost as if he’d expected this. “She was arriving alone in the middle of the night, and Mariah was worried about her, so she asked me to pick her up.”

“Yeah, I guess I misunderstood you,” I said, feeling a weight lift off my chest. ‘If it was really his sister, then I had no reason to hold

onto this.‘

Nathan’s eyes lit up with a smile. “Were you jealous these past few days? Is that why you’ve been giving me the cold shoulder?”

“I wasn’t jealous,” I insisted, trying to sound tough.

me. He gently wrapped his arms around me and whispered in my

kitchen to boil some water. Nathan followed, watching me quietly with a deep,

mad?” he

I replied, resting my hands on the glass countertop and staring at the kettle as steam began

but honestly, I couldn’t help but let my feelings get tangled up over

don’t believe me, I can introduce you to my sister sometime,” Nathan said,

said, turning to lean against the glass counter, arms crossed over my chest as I looked at him. “I’m just not ready to meet your family

moved in closer, like a big, needy puppy. He used his tall frame to pull me into his arms, whispering

in his eyes. His voice was rough as he said, “Jared keeps trying to find a way to get back together

help but smile at him. The way he looked so lost and confused was almost innocent–kind of adorable, really. It was hard not to

“Nathan, I’m not here to hold you back. You’re your own person. This is an exception—if I hadn’t known why you left that night,

closer, pressing his cheek firmly into my palm like a

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