Housewife Gone Wild

Jared was really drunk, rambling as he stumbled toward me.

I tried to dodge him, but his tall frame trapped me in the small space by the desk.

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“I’m not drunk,” Jared insisted. “I just keep thinking. You loved me for years. There must’ve been something about me you liked. So why did I lose to him? Victoria, tell me. What do I have to do to win you back?

“This is driving me crazy,” he rambled, looking at me with pained eyes. “I’ve been replaying everything in my head, trying to figure out where I went wrong. Why did you just turn away from me?”

I stared at him, stunned. Jared’s biggest issue was his ego. He believed he had made a mistake somewhere, but there were countless things he never even bothered to try. He could never know if they were right or wrong without making an effort.

“Jared, stop making a scene. People can see us out there,” I said, hoping he would get a grip, especially as the boss.

But Jared was too wrapped up in his own thoughts, ignoring everything around him. He was obsessed with finding out why I stopped loving him.

“Why am I not better than him?” Jared demanded, staring at me. “Tell me.”

I didn’t hold back. “Honestly, you have so many shortcomings, and I don’t even know where to start.”

was clearly taken aback by my

he said, shocked. “I know you’re still holding a grudge, still trying to get back at

shaking my head. I shot him a cold, uninterested look. “If I wanted to mess around with someone, why wouldn’t I go for Nathan? He’s a lot more

me, as if he were about

against his chest so hard that my forehead slammed into him, pain shooting through me. I fought back, yelling, “Jared, you

way,” Jared muttered, acting like a shameless punk. He just squeezed me tighter, pulling me even closer,

owned me, I was going to make sure he saw just how heartless I could be. As I

of the corner of my eye, I

fought even harder, but

window, He stopped dead

straight. In a burst of frustration, I bit Jared hard on

snapped him out of it. He loosened his grip, stepped back, and stared at the fresh

held back, so he must’ve been in pain. I hoved him away and glanced toward the door, but Nathan

looked at me, completely bewildered, and then

Nathan to explain myself. But then I paused, wondering