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Chapter 43

Chapter 43

“Morning.” I smiled at them, then sat down at the table and started enjoying my oatmeal.

Jared shot me a sidelong glance, but he never actually met my eyes.

“We should pick Yvonne up this afternoon. Can’t have her stay at my mom’s place forever. Otherwise, my mom will start thinking there’s trouble in paradise,” Jared advised coolly as he ate.

“Sure, but work’s got me swamped lately. How about you go pick her up, babe?” I immediately tried to wriggle out of it.

“We’re going together,” Jared said, shutting down my excuse before I could even finish. “I’ll get Yvonne a present she’ll love, and you can just take the credit for it.”

“No need to make up that kind of lie,” I said coolly. “Yvonne isn’t some clueless kid. She already understands a lot about people and how the world works.”

“I’m just doing this for your own good.” Jared’s face darkened when he saw I wasn’t having it.

she came from me. doesn’t mean she owes me

eyes following me until my

wife and mom, I started growing some thorns. Eventually, they’d become

armor.

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memory is good, so I just copied

was already picking up,

learning to invest. I knew when to buy stocks, when to go for gold, and

the designers. Bringing

it was time to get Jared’s approval for the funding. But first,

on the screen. She raised an eyebrow. “Good, Mrs. Holcomb. The

sitting at the head of the table with his eyes

“Mr. Holcomb, actually, all these designs came from Mrs. Holcomb. We just did the drawings. Every setup and color scheme was all her request. She’s the

dead

looked at me, his eyes a little wide with surprise. “You came up with all these

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