Housewife Gone Wild

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I stood a little ways off, the early autumn breeze making me shiver. The chill made the fine hairs on my pale skin stand on

end.

It felt like the winds of change were blowing.

The two black Rolls–Royces at the front of the line slowly rolled past me and came to a stop right in front of me.

The window in the backseat rolled down, and Edward‘ face appeared.

He frowned at me from inside the car. “Why are you standing out here alone? Need a ride?”

I glanced over at Melissa, who was still busy handing out business cards not too far away, and quickly replied, “No, thanks. My friend’s here.”

Edward gestured with his phone, and the window rolled back up. The Rolls–Royce sped off.

Melissa came running back, grinning from ear to ear. “Talk about lucky–I just got my face known with the big shots.”

I slid into her car, laughing. “Do you really have to work that hard at it?”

Melissa groaned with a laugh. “Ms. Murphy, you don’t need to bother. You’ve got resources coming out of your ears. Me? Totally different story. If our firm wants to get anywhere, we’ve got to cozy up to the higher–ups. My future’s on the line, so of course I’ve got to hustle.”

I thought about everything I had now–it’s

for, bit by bit, with my feelings. Turns out, playing the game of love is my biggest leverage for

really hone

that thought popped into my head, Edward’s sarcastic words hit me like a cold shower, snapping me right back

doors, but you can’t

coffee, grabbed some fruit, and just

your mind? You had Nathan, and you dumped him? Do you

bitter pang in my chest. “Yeah, I guess

Melissa cut in, holding up her hand. “Don’t talk like that. What do you mean you don’t deserve him? You’re both loaded–no money worries, no stress. You can do whatever you want. Even if you don’t get married, you could travel the world together, see all the sights, live life to the fullest. Isn’t that better than just getting a piece of

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knew Melissa had a pretty open–minded take on relationships–probably because she’d handled so many divorce cases

standards, right?” I said with

shot me a look of disbelief. “With

it?”

my love life was such a rollercoaster, so I had

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gotten you so many perks! If I had your looks and your

not the point,”

point is, the Jennings family helped Nathan, but the catch was you had to get involved with him,”