Housewife Gone Wild

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I wasn’t bothered by Jared’s mood, but just after his team walked into the conference room, one of his assistants hurried over to me. “Ms. Murphy, Mr. Holcomb wants you in the meeting.”

I was a little caught off guard and asked, “What’s the meeting about?”

“All the executives are here. We’re discussing the company’s strategy for the rest of the year,” the assistant explained.

I grabbed my notebook and went over right away. The conference room was already buzzing with conversation, everyone deep in discussion.

No one seemed to mind when I walked in, and the assistant quickly found me a seat.

I wasn’t part of the core leadership yet, so I was more of an observer at this meeting. For someone like me, who was eager to learn and grow, opportunities like this were rare.

I listened carefully, but at some point, my eyes accidentally met Jared’s across the room.

Jared looked exhausted, his eyes bloodshot. He raised his empty coffee cup, and his assistant rushed over to refill it.

As Jared sipped his coffee, he glanced at me over the rim of his cup. His eyes narrowed as he stared at me.

At that moment, it felt like I was being watched by a predator. It was uncomfortable, but I was not afraid.

They liked to mark their territory, claim what was rightfully theirs, and hold exclusive rights. So, when they thought something

I wanted to be the woman in Jared’s arms, the one who had all his love

if I had truly wanted to escape, there was no way he could’ve kept me. The only thing that

now, I wasn’t following his script, and he

they were. But when I was given a second chance at life, I knew I wasn’t going to

over me.

kept my focus on taking notes, listening carefully, and thinking things

up at half past twelve, and my notebook was filled with

felt someone standing next to me. The light above seemed

with his arms crossed, staring at my laptop

to see.

out a quiet chuckle “You never paid this much attention in class

frowned and replied coolly, “I was a good student back in school

remember now Your parents had all your awards on the wall, along with trophies from every

for letting me observe the meeting today. It was really valuable. I’ll head

he suddenly pressed his hand on my

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