Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 302

My sharp retort left Jared stunned. For a long moment, all I heard was his ragged breathing. He couldn’t rebut.

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I didn’t want this to escalate. Drawing a steadying breath, I softened my tone. “You’ve always been the rational one, Jared. The man who could solve any problem with a calm word and a smile.

“Why is divorce the thing that finally breaks you? You used to let things go so easily. That’s the Jared I remember.”

The line went dead with a sharp click. No goodbye, no final jab, just silence.

I blinked, wondering if he’d accidentally disconnected. Glancing at the screen, I froze. Nathan’s wallpaper was a photo of me. It was just my back, but

unmistakable in that dress I’d worn.

ducking his head like a boy caught with his

gently on his desk, I fought

his movements were mechanical. His mind

quiet, he finally

answer was absolute. “There’s no going back. Life

exhaled, shoulders relaxing.

of paper, one that traps people more often than not.” I tilted my head. “Do you even

name so gently, his face lit up before faltering. “I want you,” he said quietly. “If marriage

self–sacrificing. People who always

just smiled. “If being so keeps me by

traded company now.” I

“Success doesn’t change who I am.

buried in code. But my co–founders? They’re all about scaling and dominating the market. Hell, none of us expected the company

I admitted I knew little about