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.

chuckle. “Oh? So

a long–suffering look. “She wants you and Jared back together, so she’s trying

much into this?”

most sensitive guy ever,” Nathan protested, giving me a wounded puppy look.

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

exactly what she’s thinking,” I admitted. Sally knows Jared won’t even consider dating anyone else as long as I’m single–he just

one, try to get me and Jared tangled

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else. Once I’m off the market, Jared would have to give

now, she’s working on Plan A, making sure any guy interested in me

“speechless” written all over his

Don’t take it to heart,” I said, smiling as I tried

comfort him.

my words did little to comfort Nathan. He just sat there in silence, his

white in Nathan’s hair actually made him look even more intense–there was this striking, almost intimidating vibe about

he looked at me, his brows lowered over those long, narrow eyes, something dark and unreadable flickering in his gaze. In that instant, it was like a bolt of electricity shot

topics. “Your shirt’s still got blood on it–why don’t you put on

me,” Nathan said, suddenly acting all bold and

I grabbed a basin, filled

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

some reason, even his

it,”

away and just waited

had

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