Chapter 252

The rain poured down, drumming against the umbrella.

Jared’s lips were cool as they pressed against my forehead.

I said, “Yeah, it’s the end.”

The whole divorce drama had finally come to an end.

Jared’s fingers tightened around mine. He asked, “Can we still be friends?”

I almost laughed. Exes playing “let’s stay friends” was just moral grandstanding. I said coldly, “If we can avoid seeing each other, let’s do that.”

Jared tensed up.

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I walked away from the shelter of his umbrella. The rain instantly drenched my dress and long hair. I wasn’t afraid

of the storm anymore. I’d changed–I was stronger now.

Jared just stood there in the rain, watching as I climbed into my car.

I kicked off my flats, slid behind the wheel, and vanished into the downpour.

Jared had given me a decent sum, and I needed to use it wisely. The housing market hadn’t yet gone crazy, so I

had to think long–term.

capable of, I planned to invest in industries that felt

pretty good grasp of when real estate would dip, when gold would surge, and the general trends of the stock market. All I needed to do was seize the right moments,

down.

or other investments yet, so for now, real estate was my best bet. It was the hottest industry

aside a nest egg for my parents‘ retirement. And whatever

to build a fund for Aiden’s

once asked about the settlement–just another

after the divorce, I decided to take a short trip to Shariport. So I took a week off work. But there was something that had

three more. It was day five, and his phone still went straight to

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station, so I asked her to have the cousin look into it for me and see if

me know the moment she heard

bumping into Ryan in Shariport last time, so since I was going there to unwind, I figured maybe I could look him up while I was at

myself worrying about Ryan like this. Maybe it was because there was something so genuine in his eyes

to shoulder his

me and

a little trip,” I

asked, “Where are you

be

always my favorite

say,” I replied. I didn’t want Jared

laugh and

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