Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 131

Jared got sentimental, which was so unlike him that it threw me off balance.

I stared, my usual quick–witted deflections failing me. Of all the things I’d prepared for, him asking if I still cared wasn’t one of them. I’d assumed indifference was our unspoken agreement.

“Seriously? You’re overcomplicating things,” I said, forcing a smirk.

A flicker of annoyance crossed his face. “You’ve been different since you said you were going back to work.”

“Different how? I’m the same person.” I tilted my head, playing dumb.

“I can’t pinpoint it, but you’re not the same.” Jared was a master at keeping people at arm’s length, but he had a razor–sharp intuition. Apparently, he’d picked up on the fact that I’d stopped loving him.

“You’re imagining things. I’ve just been busy, that’s all.” I threw his old excuse back at him, my voice flat.

He looked even more upset. He pressed his lips into a thin line and said nothing.

wanted to

what I said before.” The car glided smoothly down the boulevard, and after a few blocks, Jared actually

exactly are you sorry for?” I snapped back

didn’t matter. For trying to buy… intimacy.” He fell silent again, his eyes fixed on the road as if his thoughts

read something interesting the other day. It said there are

he’d just sprouted horns. Jared? Giving

his voice dropping. “One: find the right career.

But when it sets, you go home and wrap your arms around the one

his profile. This was not the Jared I knew. When had he had time to wax

died in my previous life. After my own heart stopped, he was probably busy throwing Tracy the blowout wedding she’d always wanted. Yvonne would’ve been in the front row, sobbing happy tears and hugging Tracy, shouting “Mom!”

for their perfect takeoff. Thinking about it sent an arctic wave

and wrap your arms around the one you love,” it had to be

and angled toward me. “What

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smile curl, slow

rot. Doesn’t matter if it’s spring or