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My face went red and I gave a dry laugh. “Hey, I’ve got my limits. Jared’s giving me a chance to grow, so why would I say no?”

“Yeah, I work with my ex–wife a lot too. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing,” Edward said, noticing I was feeling awkward and giving me an out.

“Really? What does she do?” I asked, genuinely curious.

Edward shrugged. “She owns a few companies and does a lot of investing. She’s usually in Aurelia, and right now, she’s still there. Nora just came over for the weekend to visit, but she flew back to Aurelia for school last night.”

I was taken aback. So that’s how it is.

Edward’s ex–wife sounded like a total powerhouse. She was probably the only one who could really match him–both at home and in business.

Thinking about that, I lowered my gaze to my fingers, suddenly feeling a pang of envy for those women who can truly stand on their own. I was still working hard to become someone like that.

“Why’d you go quiet all of a sudden?” Edward asked, noticing I was spacing out.

I let out a soft sigh. “I just… don’t really know what to say. I guess I just don’t feel strong enough.”

he tried to reassure me. “If women were all super strong, guys like me would never get the chance to step in and play the protector. Sometimes, being a little vulnerable gives us a

surprised. Honestly,

in shining armor for plenty of gorgeous women.

looked out the window, totally unfazed. “Trying to get to

my head. “Sorry, I wasn’t trying to dig into your private

cool. “Guess you

breath, too nervous to

been hit

changed the subject. “Isabelle got sentenced to a year and a half. Thanks for taking care of that

replied in a calm voice, “Helping you is one thing. Protecting the

another.”

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and her recklessness ended up making the

all in the past now. Let’s not bring it up

nodded. “Isabelle’s friends with Ryan and Miss Chamberlain. Now that something happened

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