Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 408

Chapter 408

“Victoria, don’t get discouraged! You’re gorgeous–of course you can land another rich guy. Tell you what, I’ll have my husband set you up with one of his buddies. He just got divorced too, total first–generation rich guy. Sure, he’s in his forties, but that’s not so bad, right?” Jessica said, totally serious,

I waved her off right away. “Thanks, but I’m really not looking to get married again right now.”

“Come on, I know you. We both married into money because we were young and pretty, right? We don’t really have any real skills, so without a man, life gets tough for us. Victoria, don’t be embarrassed. I totally get why you’re feeling anxious and panicked right now,” Jessica said, giving my hand reassuring pat.

Her ten–carat diamond ring pressed into my skin, making it sting a little.

For a second, I just sat there, torn between laughing and crying, ‘It hit me–people really thought I was nothing without a man, I thought.

‘That’s just scary,‘ I told myself.

“Mr. Holcomb’s a decent guy, so I bet he gave you a nice payout in the divorce, right? Well, my husband’s friend is running a successful business and planning to expand. If you bring some capital into the marriage, he’ll be grateful for your support when he needs it most. And if you give him a couple of sons, you’ll be set for life,” Jessica said, sounding like she was genuinely looking out for me.

don’t have

looked at me, shocked. “Victoria, don’t go trying to invest like other people do–it’s super

reason, the moment I sat down with

so far apart–she had her own thing going on, and I had mine. We just weren’t

I just couldn’t get into

me to eat while her eyes kept scanning my face. “If I had your natural features, I wouldn’t have to suffer through nose jobs and all that. You were born with a

for women to go through all that pain just to

got prettier, he’d give me a bonus. You have no idea–I cried for three days straight, thought I was losing my mind. Luckily, he took time off work to stay with me,” Jessica said, never missing a chance to mention her husband.

to have a husband who loves you so much,” I said,

Jessica actually took my words at face value. She pouted and said, “That man of mine is just a total workaholic–he doesn’t know how to be sweet at all. But I’ve managed to

really didn’t

just chatting when Jessica suddenly took a call. When she came back, she rested her chin on her hand and gave me a look.

smile faltered at

you were into investing? Eric and his friend