Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 308

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I knocked on the door, and the seven or eight people inside turned to look at me. In that instant, I noticed how the men’s eyes lit up when they saw me.

Since this wasn’t a formal occasion, I had chosen a flowing, floral maxi dress that swayed gracefully with my movements. My long hair was styled in an elegant half–up braided bun, and I wore delicate pearl earrings that accentuated my refined yet alluring charm.

The shift in my mindset had also done wonders for my complexion. My skin glowed with a fresh, dewy radiance, like a flower in full bloom.

Let’s face it, men love looking at beautiful women. It’s human nature, just like how women appreciate a young man with broad shoulders, a chiseled V- line, long legs, and a sculpted eight–pack. Some things are simply hardwired into us.

Jared’s gaze clung to me as if magnetized. The moment our eyes met, it felt like he had dragged me into some midnight fantasy of his.

I had already been walking quickly, my cheeks slightly flushed, but under his intense stare, they burned even hotter. Was this man forgetting where we

were?

“Is this Mrs. Holcomb? So young and beautiful,” a middle–aged gentleman remarked politely. The others murmured in agreement.

Jared’s lips, but he quickly clarified, “Victoria and I are divorced now. She’s my ex–wife, an incredibly

each person in the room, and I

midnight, and the insights I gained were invaluable. They gave

joy of filling my mind with knowledge, but now that I needed

deliberately

I said. Common courtesy demanded gratitude, and he had done me a

you’re eager to grow. I just

paved with gold bricks. Most people never get the chance to

“For seven years, you gave up your own social circles and ambitions to focus entirely on

you might not have been worse off if

chuckled. “That’s… surprisingly fair of

a moment before asking, “Did my mom call you this

quit my job and stop

heart. She only lashed out at you because she couldn’t get

Let’s be honest—middle–aged women could be relentless when they set their minds to something,

it to her?

His eyes burned with displeasure. “Do you

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