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.

on the balcony, I heard his voice through the wall as he talked on the phone next door. It sounded like he

a tangled mess, too much

was up at the crack of dawn, grabbed my papers, and left the hotel. I swung by home for a quick shower and a

through lunch in meetings, checking out the site, and discussing the next steps with

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flew by when I was

assistant came over and said, “Mr. Holcomb’s here. He’s treating the whole company to lunch today.

my head. “No, he didn’t mention

Mr. Holcomb. Should we book the restaurant,

nodded. “Got

things got awkward yesterday, it wasn’t

I reached out to Jared, he said he’d already booked the restaurant and we

It felt like

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

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all that, where the hell was he during our

he use all his smooth moves on

was trying those tricks on me all

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out of exasperation than amusement. I’d make sure he learned that not every tree is going to bloom

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

of my ideas, since they drew on