Housewife Gone Wild

I rolled my eyes. “He’s my boyfriend now. Isn’t it normal for us to be close?”

Ryan didn’t say a word, but I could hear his breath growing ragged on the other end. ‘Yeah. I get it.‘

And just like that, he hung up.

blinked, shrugged it off, and went back to sleep.

As night fell, I still had a mountain of work on my plate. When Nathan asked me out for dinner, I just couldn’t get away from the

office.

He said he’d swing by later and bring some food for me.

Right after my meeting ended, I walked into my office and saw Nathan waiting in the lounge area next door.

He was holding a few takeout bags. When he spotted me, he got up with a grin. “Victoria, burning the midnight oil again?”

I let out a helpless sigh. “I was a housewife for seven years. Now that I’m back at work, I have to put in twice the effort just to catch

up.”

laughed. “Yeah, when you don’t have an

think I’ve ever asked you–how did

expression stiffened, like he was reliving those tough startup days. “I guess I got lucky. I had a benefactor who really helped

So, someone saw your talent and decided to invest in your business?”

gaze and switched topics. “Come on, let’s

was crafted by a famous chef, super fancy and absolutely delicious. Nathan sat beside me, but he looked totally

at Nathan. He

I wiggled my fingers in front of

me a smile. “How about I take you for a spin? Let’s cruise

said, thinking it

cool, drifting in through the open car window and lifting my hair as

lights. The roads were pretty clear, just a few slowdowns here and there, and before we realized

the car, and we walked

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