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

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I rolled down the window, and Nathan said softly, “Drive carefully, and stay safe on the road.”

I waved at him and drove off, but in the rearview mirror, I could see Nathan still standing by the entrance.

Who else would stand there and watch me leave like that, unless his feelings for me were truly deep? Victoria thought.

By the time I got back to Shaville, night had already fallen. The wind was howling, dark clouds rolling in–a Reavy storm was on its way.

I was having my assistant contact a high–end club to arrange a party tonight, celebrating the closing of several deals.

The date had been set in advance, and this was the main reason I’d rushed back.

Our team had grown to more than forty people, and everyone was coming to the party tonight.

The rain was coming down in buckets as I barely managed to make it to the club entrance. The whole team was already there, just waiting for me to pou

the champagne.

I ducked into the restroom to touch up my makeup, shaking off the exhaustion. When I walked out, I looked totally refreshed and ready to go–like hadn’t just driven through a storm.

“Ms. Murphy’s here! We can finally get this party started,” someone called out.

“Ms. Murphy, you said there’d be a raffle last time–did you set it up?” someone called out,

I immediately hád

my

teasing me.

a box over to the table. “Everyone

prizes were all gone. The first five winners let out whoops of joy, while those who didn’t win looked a bit bummed, but it didn’t kill the vibe

in. In the middle of all the fun, I ended up having

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didn’t feel anything, but soon enough, my face started to heat up. The room was packed with people singing, playing cards, and getting wild. As their boss, I had to act like I was in charge, but seeing them let loose, honestly, I just wanted to step

was a terrace nearby, and after the rain, the air would be cool and

my assistant know and stepped outside. With the boss gone, the team loosened up and

from the downpour, and the cool, rain–fresh air cleared my head, washing away the restlessness that

in, when suddenly, two guys stepped out from

they were heading

there alone, they got all sleazy and decided to come over and mess

all by yourself?” one of them

crap, are you some kind

the other chimed in.

them said, clearly blown away by how I

look and said coolly, “Not interested,

don’t be so cold. It’s not a crime to make friends, you know. We’re legit businessmen,

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one of them pulled out a business card and tried to

my face away,

because one of them suddenly got nasty. “Quit pretending to be all innocent. Dressed like that, you’re obviously out here hustling. If

have that smoke,” the older guy said,

me, how am I supposed to

I stood

Richie grabbed my arm and gave it a gross squeeze. “Trying to play night with

hard