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.

claim what was rightfully theirs, and hold exclusive rights.

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

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

wasn’t following his script, and he was getting

I was given a second chance at life, I knew I wasn’t going to

over me.

moves and kept my focus on

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

I felt someone standing next to

standing there with his arms crossed, staring at my laptop screen. I quickly saved

to see.

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

a good student back in school Don’t you

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

observe the meeting today. It was really valuable. I’ll head out

to stand, he suddenly pressed his hand on my shoulder, pushing me back into my

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