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

I looked at him in disbelief. “Why did you come all the way here?”

Nathan’s eyes sparkled with a touch of delight. “I just wanted to see if you were really gone.”

“You knew you might be wasting your time, but you still showed up?” I joked.

“Well, sometimes you have to take a leap to find out what happens. If I hadn’t come, I wouldn’t have this pleasant surprise. Nathan replied, his voice deep and a little rough.

I glanced back at my freshly cleaned living room. “Well, you showed up just in time. I was about to head out.”

The look in Nathan’s eyes dimmed a little. “You’re leaving already?”

I nodded. “Yeah, I don’t like driving at night. It’s still light out, and the highway should be clear.

Nathan’s gaze was full of warmth as he nodded. “Alright, I’ll walk you down.”

I locked the door and walked beside him to the elevator.

“Did you manage to sort out your company’s cash flow issues?” I asked him.

soft sigh. “I’ve talked to a few people–some are open to it, but the Chancellor family’s network runs deep. With them standing in the way, nobody’s going

this wasn’t something that could

invest in your company,” I said,

just yet. I’m still on shaky ground,” Nathan said seriously, trying to talk me out of it. “If you really want a stake, wait until I’ve turned things around–then I’ll sell you some shares

going well, who am I really? Nathan, I believe

eyes. “Look, I know–if the company ever gets back on its feet, I’ll make sure you get your investment back many times over. But right now, everything’s a mess. The Chancellor family put two choices in front of me: give up

into Miss Chancellor earlier!” I said

voice full of worry.

him and smiled. “You think

she’d call you a homewrecker. Victoria, I’m sorry–it’s my fault

me. Actually, she seemed really worried about

be one mistake after another, until there no way to

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this with a

If you don’t love her, even if you do everything a husband’s supposed to, she’ll know your heart’s not in it. Over time, her resentment

but she does.