Housewife Gone Wild

I really didn’t want to cry, I knew tears wouldn’t do any good right now. If anything, they’d just make him think I was compromising or beggine sympathy

I tried my best to hold back the tears, but I just couldn’t. I could only turn my back to him, refusing to look at his surprised expression.

He didn’t say a word, but his handsome face had gone noticeably pale,

1 took a deep breath, forcing myself to stay calm. “When we divorce, I won’t insist on getting anything from you. You can have the child I won’t fight for custody.”

With that, I grabbed my bag and strode out, not giving Jared a chance to say a word.

Leaning against the elevator wall, I was anything but calm. I wiped away the tears at the corners of my eyes with my fingertips

The mirrored elevator doors showed me someone new–not that fragile wallflower who waited around for a man’s love, but a badass female warrior picking up her armor and getting ready to take on the world.

This was me after time travel, determined to shove myself out of my comfort zone and fight for my future, relying on no one but myself.

Thad no idea what Jared was thinking, but knowing him, he was always decisive. Now that i’d said everything I needed to, I figured he’d eventually swing the blade and end this toxic bond, letting us both finally breathe free

That night,

I went to stay at a

I’d bought

time, I didn’t go back to that house. The apartment was pretty

by occasionally to tidy up. It might not have that lived–in warmth, but it was quiet, perfect for recharging and getting

own.

where I was, if I’d run into any bad

in the end, I forced myself to turn off

six–year–old. I wanted her to put herself

maturity, even worrying

with the memory of me as

her, maybe she’d turn out strong and independent, instead of

in my mind, and

he just

I knew exactly what kind of life would bring me

be

the office to hand in my resignation. Even though I’d put so much of myself into the Harmonia Hotel, it

was already past ten. I was

you get some rest? His

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