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

has a way of pushing you right into the path of the people you’d rather avoid.

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I’d been keeping my distance from Edward, just so he wouldn’t watch me too closely. I knew he was only interested in my actions because of Ryan. He really spoils his nephew.

He’s so overprotective, he even personally takes charge of picking out women for Ryan.

But now, that swing had landed me in trouble at the worst possible moment.

My face flushed with embarrassment as I forced myself to stay calm. “Mr. Jennings, you’re here too?”

“Nathan invited me,” Edward replied.

I was taken aback. It seemed Nathan had already openly accepted help from the Jennings family. By inviting Edward, he’d basically made their collaboration public.

“Are you two planning to keep working together?” I asked with a forced laugh.

“Yes, we’re in the middle of negotiations,” Edward nodded. “The tech industry here is booming, and I see a lot of potential

in this market.”

I just replied with an “oh,” and the conversation came to an abrupt halt. The room suddenly felt awkwardly quiet.

“Do you agree with what I said earlier, Ms. Murphy?” Edward asked, clearly not ready to let me go just yet. He kept the conversation going.

I pretended to be clueless. “What did you say? I was on the phone and didn’t catch it.”

those sharp, hawk–like eyes locked

yet you already know how to play the game–strategizing, shifting resources, and

Nathan is my ex, and I

more intense, like he was

a ride on a ship bound for bigger things, That’s a kind of indirect leverage, isn’t it?” Edward said, and I realized he

company wasn’t public yet, those shares weren’t public knowledge. The Jennings family was

act of being above it all. I just

the swing set, moving closer to me. “It’s fine, but using your looks

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heart skipped a beat, and I

didn’t like me, none of this would’ve happened. So yeah,

want, Mr. Jennings?” I asked, feeling

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beauty always go together. There’s always a bunch of

Ms. Murphy. Just focus

credit. I’m really not that clever, I don’t have what it takes to cause drama. If Ryan wants to be with me, I’ll

being sincere,

far away. He looked like he’d been

quietly

turned to give

uncle, right? Did he want something from you?” Jared asked, sounding half concerned, half