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

Chapter 658

“Why does everyone think I want to live some cold, soulless life of privilege? You know, I grew up with my mom. Her world was the smell of home–cooked meals, and the vegetable patch and orchard she tended in our yard.”

“At harvest, I’d help her pick vegetables, and in the fall, we’d gather fruit together. If I weren’t a Jennings, my life wouldn’t be any different. But because I am, I never really had a choice.” Edward’s eyes were rimmed red as he let it all out.

It was like his words painted a picture of the road he’d traveled–I could almost see his journey laid out before me.

“You’re hurting me,” I said, wincing. He was pressing down so hard, it felt like my bones might crack.

Edward finally let go of my shoulders, stepped back, and leaned against the wall. His gaze was heavy with regret as he

looked down at me. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have tried to force my life onto you.”

I covered my face with my hands and sank down by the door, my voice thick with misery. “Edward, I’m not the kind of

woman you need. I can’t give you the life you’re looking for.”

“I’ve looked into your marriage with Jared. He ignored your kindness and gentleness. What he wanted was a partner who could fight alongside him in the business world. To him, you were just someone to help out at home–someone he could easily overlook,” Edward said softly, crouching down beside me.

I looked up at him through tear–filled eyes, and in the blur, his face seemed to fade away.

“Why did you dig into all that?” I asked, feeling angry and exposed. It was like he could see right through me.

“I just wanted to know more about you. I even looked up the city where you grew up. I’ve never been this crazy before,” Edward said, a touch of self–mockery in his voice.

stared at him, totally blank. ‘He calls this crazy? No, this is just twisted,‘

I ended up

to my feet to grab a

cold still hadn’t gone away, and after all this drama and

weak and exhausted, I turned to Edward and asked, “Do you mind if I lie down for

a moment, then

I asked, my voice laced

partially unbuttoned shirt,

it’s

laughed. “You’re not getting away from

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instantly killed any

so I just collapsed onto the bed, totally

outside, it didn’t matter–I was out

until nine the next morning, when I called

for a day off.

couch all night, and when morning came, he just got up and went

came upstairs

asked me to bring you some breakfast. You should eat something,” she

said, meeting