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

Chapter 381

Chapter 381

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I stared at him, my eyes wide with disbelief.

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Jared sounded a little pissed. “Without real power, having a face as stunning as yours is just asking for trouble. I just wanted to protect you, to give you a peaceful home. Was that really so wrong?”

Yeah, right. Like that makes it okay.

I almost let out a string of curse words, but held back. The only reason Jared could say all this so righteously was because he hadn’t even had the chance to cheat on me in this life.

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“Fine, I get it. The world isn’t just black and white, and there’s no absolute right or wrong. You have your reasons. But now, you don’t owe me anything anymore, not even legally. I want to be able to face risks on my own. Thanks for all the ‘protection‘ these years,” I said, the last words coming out through gritted teeth.

Jared stared at me, looking completely thrown off. For a moment, I couldn’t tell if he was pissed or just weighed down by it all.

“Just go. I need to rest,” I said, feeling completely drained.

After a moment of silence, Jared turned and walked away.

I thought he’d head back to Hachester, but to my surprise, he got himself a room at this hotel too–right next door to mine.

I only found out because, while I was out on the balcony, I heard his voice through the wall as he talked on the phone next door. It sounded like he was coaxing his daughter.

My mind was a tangled mess, too

I swung by home for a quick shower and a change of clothes, then hurried off

site,

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flew by when I was wrapped

“Mr. Holcomb’s here. He’s treating the whole company to lunch today. Ms. Murphy, did

head. “No, he didn’t mention

you should check with Mr. Holcomb. Should we book the restaurant, or is someone on his side taking

“Got

is business. Even though things got awkward yesterday,

reached out to Jared, he said he’d already booked the restaurant and we could just have our team

at. It felt like

a woman, how

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where the hell was he

he use all his

now, he was trying those tricks on me

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out of exasperation than amusement. I’d make sure he learned that not every tree is going to bloom just because he wants it

Jared kept a straight face, all business at the table, and the conversation stayed strictly

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