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.

a 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

knew this wasn’t something that could be fixed

stops interfering, I want to invest in your company,” I said, cutting straight to the

seriously, trying to talk me out of

show up when things are going well, who am I really? Nathan, I believe in your tech. I’m not investing because of feelings–I’m

for a long time, a hint of defeat in his 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.

ran into Miss Chancellor earlier!” I said

after me, his voice full of

up at him and smiled.

was full of guilt. “I was worried she’d call you a homewrecker. Victoria, I’m sorry–it’s my fault for keeping the

really worried about you. Nathan, I think Miss Chancellor is actually pretty nice. Maybe you

her from the beginning, every decision after that would just be one mistake after another, until there no way to fix it,” Nathan said, his voice steady. He’s a stubborn guy, not the type to be

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this with a clear

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 will just grow, and she’ll end up miserable. If she didn’t

wouldn’t matter, but she does. Love’s a two–way