Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 186

But the scars from my previous life can way too deep. Those waves of anxiety and grief would crash over me out of nowhere, leaving mes cold, and that feeling haunted me for the rest of my days.

Honestly, I was just way too obsessed with trying to win him back, and in the end, I was the one who couldn’t let myself go

Jared set down his glass and stood up, speaking in a low voice, “Sorry, Yvonne didn’t come back with me, so I figured I’d drap by your place.”

I nodded and teased, “Good thing it wasn’t a burglar”

Jared seemed at a loss for words

I set my bag down and headed to the kitchen to brew myself a cup of tea. When I turned around, I saw Jared standing by the doorway, watching me with an unreadable look on his face.

Today, I was dressed in a chic, professional Chanel–inspired dress that gave me a touch of sophisticated femininity

Jared’s gaze was like a mirror; if I changed for the better, I could always see it reflected in his eyes.

“Victoria, can we postpone the divorce for a while? My company’s in the middle of a few big projects, and all the major shareholders are watching ma closely

“If we get divorced now, I’m worried they’ll think I’m up to something shady,” Jared said in a low voice.

at him. “If it’s going to take too long,

looked a bit stunned, clearly not expecting me to be so particular about the timing. He gave a

him and shook my head. “No, you’re a

write me off?” Jared put on a wounded, innocent look “Come on, every

I snapped, clearly annoyed. “That’s on you. Don’t give me that adults do

laugh, leaning against the glass and staring up at the ceiling. “Do you really not love me anymore? Why did your

vanish?”

Jared. You always

in Aurelia, Tracy was the one by your side, cheering you on. And me? I was stuck at home, raising the

partners.

happy, you’d reward me with some spending money or a necklace. When you weren’t, you’d just say you were under a lot of pressure and disappear for

trombled because I’d

riding high, Tracy was always

then, his whole world was just Track, and I’d

make me lose even more respect for you,” I

Jared off when I saw that look on his face, like he was about to

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