Chapter 578

“Okay, Mom,” Yvonne answered, doing exactly as I asked.

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Turns out, without those sugar–coated lessons laced with poison from a stepmom, Yvonne’s just a really sensible kid.

Jared looked like he wanted to say something, but in the end, his voice grew serious as he said, “Mom, take Yvonne home.”

“But…” Sally was this close to blurting out her real reason.

“Let’s go,” Jared said, giving me a complicated look before turning to Nathan. “Nathan, thanks for helping Victoria and Yvonne out. Get some rest.”

Nathan gave a gentle smile. “Really, it was nothing. No need to thank me.”

Sally looked a bit reluctant, but she picked up her basket and walked out.

“Mom, Nathan, I’ll come over tomorrow morning,” Yvonne called, waving her little hand at us.

Finally, the room was quiet. Nathan let out a sigh of relief and eased himself back against the pillow, careful not to aggravate his wound. He looked at me with a helpless smile.

“Jared’s mom is really something,” Nathan said, looking straight at me. “She came in here and started playing matchmaker, even brought photos of potential girlfriends.”

I shrugged and laughed. “She’s got a lot of connections–knows plenty of rich girls. If she’s introducing you, you’re really making out pretty well.”

“Victoria, don’t you think there’s something else going on with her trying to set me up?” Nathan said, sharp as ever, already seeing through the whole act.

but chuckle. “Oh? So what did

wants you and Jared back together, so she’s trying to marry

way too much into this?” I

I’m like the most sensitive guy ever,” Nathan protested, giving me a

his handsome face looking a little washed out from the injury, he almost made you feel

what she’s thinking,” I admitted. Sally knows Jared won’t even consider dating

one, try to get me

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Chapter 578

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Once I’m off the market, Jared would

sure any guy interested in me

written all

are–they just think straightforward. Don’t take it to

comfort him.

to comfort Nathan. He just sat there in silence, his eyes quietly

hair actually made him look

at me, his brows lowered over those long, narrow eyes, something dark and unreadable flickering in his gaze. In that instant, it was like

avoided his gaze and switched topics. “Your shirt’s still got blood

Nathan said, suddenly acting all bold

a basin,

the towel around in the steaming–hot water, wrung it out, and as I unfolded it,

some reason, even his usually nimble fingers seemed to

do it,”

away and just waited for

slipped off my coat. All I had on underneath was a fitted black turtleneck that really

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