Chapter 42

Chapter 42

My words hit Jared like a punch to the gut, jolting him out of his daze. He stared at me in shock, not saying a word for at least five seconds.

I held his gaze, calm and steady, neither backing down nor trying to soften what I’d said.

He probably thought I was losing it. Maybe he would get mad and ask for a divorce when seeing see act so irresponsibly.

Suddenly, the car swerved hard to avoid a cyclist.

I was thrown forward and ended up across Jared’s chest, my hands gripping his shirt tightly.

I heard a soft chuckle escape Jared. After staying frozen in his arms for a few seconds, I quickly sat up, feeling unable to breathe.

“Victoria, we have been married for so long. Love isn’t what it used to be,” Jared said, dodging the real issue.

be the brother, and I’ll be the sister. Let’s treat our home like a hotel and our marriage like a business-” I

gone too far!” Jared cut me

went quiet right away, and Jared didn’t bother to talk

to a stop in the villa’s driveway. The atmosphere was thick with tension in the

back yet,

and I kept my head down as I headed upstairs. Maybe after this fight, I would actually get a decent

I pissed him off, he would freeze me out for ten days,

eased into the tub, added a few drops of rose essential

the warm water, gently soothing my nerves. The silence felt

came out of the bathroom, I spotted Jared sitting on the other side of the bed. He had showered too and was flipping through a magazine. My

mad, so he should have been avoiding my room for at least ten days, maybe even half a month. But instead, he acted

wearing a white silk nightgown that barely covered anything, my skin glowing in the dim light. If

a moment before asking in a low voice, “So,

wanted to get away and escape the suffocating atmosphere. I wasn’t in the mood for

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