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.”

a little, and those sharp, hawk–like eyes locked

you already know how to play the game–strategizing, shifting resources, and making moves with capital. That’s some impressive

forcing a laugh. “Mr. Jennings, you give me too much credit. Nathan is my ex, and I just think his

gaze grew even more intense, like he was trying to

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

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

keep up the act of being above it all. I just

stepped around the swing set, moving closer to me. “It’s fine, but using your looks to get things done isn’t exactly sophisticated,

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my looks?‘ My heart skipped a beat, and I bit my lip,

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

Mr. Jennings?” I asked, feeling cornered. Was

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money, and beauty always go together. There’s always a bunch of gorgeous women behind every

just hope you won’t use your looks to get ahead anymore, Ms. Murphy.

don’t have what it

though I was being

came over from not far away. He

Jared approaching and quietly slipped away down

figure disappear, then turned to give me a long,

want something from you?”