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.

his arms around me and whispered in my ear, “It’s my fault for not

him away and headed into the kitchen to boil some water. Nathan followed, watching me quietly with a deep, searching look in his

mad?” he asked, looking

countertop and staring at the

honestly,

you to my sister sometime,”

glass counter, arms crossed over my chest as I looked at him. “I’m just not

mad at me anymore?” Nathan moved in closer, like a big, needy puppy. He used his tall frame

was rough as he said, “Jared keeps trying to find a way to get back together with you, I’m scared… scared that what we have will burn out

way he looked so lost and confused was almost

gently along his jawline. “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,

trailing soft kisses along my fingertip. He leaned in even closer, pressing his cheek firmly into my palm like a puppy craving comfort, clinging to my

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