Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 84

“Sorry about that. I’ll remember it next time. Maybe you should also learn a thing or two about knocking,” I said, tilting my chin slightly before heading back to my office.

I thought, “Tracy must be fuming right now, and probably thinks I’m some scheming villainess. But hey, in my previous life, being oblivious got me nowhere. Why not be a bit more cunning this time?”

Work ended around six. I noticed the light in Jared’s office was off; he was leaving.

1 pretended to stay busy, deciding to dine out alone tonight so he and Yvonne could eat at home.

A knock on the door broke my focus. Jared stood there saying, “Come have dinner at my mom’s place tonight. My sister’s back, and Yvonne is already there.”

Caught off guard, I immediately replied, “I’m still finishing up here. How about-”

“Victoria, tonight is a family dinner.” Jared gave me no room to refuse.

I reluctantly gathered my things, walked over to him, and said, “Let’s go.”

on driving myself, and Jared didn’t argue. He got into

to maximize the company’s dividends and figuring out how to

In my previous life, when Jared wanted a

seeing the assets and money listed to be given to me, she schemed within the Holcomb

learn anything substantial but went through boyfriends one after another. She’s always wanted to marry someone from a family

few sketchy reality shows, and nearly made it into the entertainment industry. But then some dirt got exposed, and

all this, I realized another thing–since I’d returned to 2014, events were unfolding differently from my previous life. In my

will this life take?‘ I was uncertain and a bit confused. But one thing was

whole family was sitting cheerfully on the couch, chatting. My father–in–law, James, is still alive, but he and Sally lead separate lives and only appear together for important

fashionably and youthfully than Jared. He’s tall and lean, making him look young from the back. But when he turns around, his face shows the toll of years. Still, that doesn’t stop him from dating

to arrange for his father to retire at fifty. He runs the company alone,

fake smile. “Sorry, I came back in such a rush this time;

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