Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 210

The food hit the table, and I started eating with one hand while checking work emails on thought people glued to their phones for work were just putting on a show.

It turned out that there really was an endless stream of stuff to deal with. Prejudice was really horrible.

“Victoria-” Ryan started.

“Call me Ms. Murphy,” I said without looking up.

Ryan nodded obediently. “Okay, Ms. Murphy. You

first. Work never ends.”

1 paused, looking up at him. “You’re pretty thoughtful

my phone with the other. Back when I wasn’t working fatwaye

Ryan looked a bit embarrassed and said quietly, “I just noticed you

weren’t eating much.”

I put my phone down and focused on my meal. That was when I noticed Ryan ate with a certain grace–slow and composed, totally different from those teenage boys i’d seen before who usually just wolfed down their food.

After we finished eating, Ryan suddenly stood up and ran off to pay

I

already paid and job

the check.

back in his seat. “Don’t worry about it, Ms. Murphy. If it

he was the grateful type.

we walked back to the office. That afternoon, I sent Ryan out to run an errand and

already settled everything, but when Ryan got there, the other side totally went back on their word and jacked

back, but he said, “Don’t worry,

pull some strings.”

connections?” I asked in

college who works at that company. Maybe he can help smooth things over,” Ryan said

wasn’t expecting much, but before nightfall, Ryan came back having pulled it off–and he even negotiated the price

He just quietly went back to his seat and started flipping through

told Ryan to call it a day. He gave a

out myself. When I stepped outside, I noticed quite a few cars sporting Shaville plates parked out front, and even one with a

on the cars around, so spotting all these out–of–town plates all

ht me off guard.

groceries. When I got back, Jared was downstairs at my building, smoking. As

stubbed out his

saw me,

hand and said, “Didn’t I

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Chapter 210