Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 381

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I stared at him, my eyes wide with disbelief.

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Jared sounded a little pissed. “Without real power, having a face as stunning as yours is just asking for trouble. I just wanted to protect you, to give you a peaceful home. Was that really so wrong?”

Yeah, right. Like that makes it okay.

I almost let out a string of curse words, but held back. The only reason Jared could say all this so righteously was because he hadn’t even had the chance to cheat on me in this life.

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“Fine, I get it. The world isn’t just black and white, and there’s no absolute right or wrong. You have your reasons. But now, you don’t owe me anything anymore, not even legally. I want to be able to face risks on my own. Thanks for all the ‘protection‘ these years,” I said, the last words coming out through gritted teeth.

Jared stared at me, looking completely thrown off. For a moment, I couldn’t tell if he was pissed or just weighed down by it all.

“Just go. I need to rest,” I said, feeling completely drained.

After a moment of silence, Jared turned and walked away.

I thought he’d head back to Hachester, but to my surprise, he got himself a room at this hotel too–right next door to mine.

heard his voice through the wall as he talked

My mind was a tangled mess, too much stuff

crack of dawn, grabbed my papers, and left the hotel. I swung by home for a quick shower and a change of clothes, then hurried off to the temp

all through lunch in meetings, checking out the site, and discussing

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flew by when I was wrapped up

here. He’s treating the whole company to lunch today.

my head. “No, he didn’t

Should we book the restaurant, or is someone on his side taking

nodded. “Got

things got awkward yesterday, it wasn’t going to slow

reached out to Jared, he said he’d already booked the

It felt like he

how to charm a woman, how to create opportunities, and how

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where the hell was he

use all his smooth

was trying those tricks on me all

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a bitter laugh, more out of exasperation than amusement. I’d make sure he

lunch, Jared kept a straight face, all business at the table, and the

since they drew on things I’d seen and learned during my travels around the world