Housewife Gone Wild

Jared had a point. With my newfound perspective, parenting no longer felt like a suffocating trap, so I didn’t outright reject the idea.

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“I’ll teach her when I have time,” I conceded. Yvonne’s progress was the real reason for my shift. Had she remained the spoiled, disrespectful child from my previous life, I would’ve walked away without a second thought.

But now, she was improving daily, reaching out to me willingly. I could meet her halfway, though my heart, once broken, remained guarded. No matter how much I played the part of a mother, I couldn’t love her as recklessly as before.

Jared smiled. “Thank you.”

I lowered my head to eat, ending the conversation there.

Jared didn’t eat much. His assistant, ever perceptive, brought him a glass of red wine and offered me a fruit cocktail. I eyed the drink but didn’t touch it.

Jared glanced over, amusement in his gaze. “What? Afraid I spiked it?”

Honestly, the thought had crossed my mind. Jared was like a starving predator right now. Who knew what he was capable of? The fact that he’d once asked me about paying three million for one night proved he was bordering on obsession.

“Tell me the truth,” I said, shifting the topic to something that would really grab his attention. “Did you transfer me to Shaville because you knew Nathan and I were getting close?”

His gaze locked onto mine, unreadable for a long moment before he finally admitted, “Yes. That was part of it.”

“Since when did you become so petty?” I scoffed.

Jared swirled his wineglass, his tone deceptively light. “I’ve always been petty. You just never noticed before.”

“Now that we’re divorced, you still think you can control me?” I smirked.

The words seemed to hit him. He let out a self–deprecating laugh. “Human emotions are complicated. I don’t want to keep orbiting around you, but… sometimes I can’t help it.”

“You’ve changed, you know. Your

point,” I said coolly. “You have to love yourself first before anyone

He took a slow sip of wine. “The day we signed the divorce papers, I went to church.

told me I should only ever have one wife, that she’s where my

never believed in God, consulting a priest? That was almost laughable. “Oh?

something raw in his gaze. “So now I want to treat you

get jealous. He’s a good man, sincere.

mirrored exactly what

steady. “You never cared about love. You said you wanted to play the field.

in and one foot

emotions.”

veins bulging visibly beneath his skin. “Victoria, is he really that much better?”

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me for him,

“I left for myself. I’d backed myself into a dead

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blooms flowers to cheer me, bears fruit when I’m

eyes dropped to my new wristwatch. “His

admired the timepiece

whiskey glass and stormed out. I hailed a cab

called. It was her first contact since the divorce. Worried something might have happened to Yvonne, I answered immediately. Instead, I got

you quit Jared’s company yet? How much more blood do you plan to suck

Since when did

my resignation yesterday. Your son declined it. Besides,” I kept my tone professional, “my career is