Housewife Gone Wild

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Chapter 757

‘People should have boundaries. Funny, that used to be my line.

I turned to gaze out the window, my mind in turmoil.

Yeah, people really should have boundaries.

I stared at my computer for ages before I finally made up my mind. I decided to resign.

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Jared Holcomb was my ex–husband, and he’d looked out for me a lot. Of course, I’d also brought in some profits for the company, so I guess that makes us even.

Now that I was ready to move on to someone else, I figured it was time to make a clean break and keep my own life simple and drama–free.

I’d already picked my successor. Ever since I got back from overseas, I’d been intentionally delegating important tasks to him.

Right now, I was confident he could handle the job. I’ll admit, I was a bit selfish in picking him.

There was another female executive who was capable, but she was fake. I didn’t like her phony sweetness and flattery–it always felt like empty bubbles to me. If I ever really needed her in the future, I doubt she’d ever really have my back.

So, I chose another male executive–someone reliable, with good character, and real drive.

so I had to discuss

take some time off, and even if I wanted to start my own

Jared’s office and saw him in a

the lounge

surprise, just two minutes later, Jared wrapped

over me, his

eyes, and handed

disbelief. He looked up at me, then in the next second, tore my resignation letter in half and tossed it into the trash. “Why are you going back on your word? Didn’t you say you

thank you for all the opportunities and experience you’ve given me here, but from now on, I want to carve

you, I could always be

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relationship, not a safety net. Now that

are you really going to cut things off completely? We’ve

be a total mess, and that’s why I need to take a step back. Maybe if I keep things simple between us, I can avoid a lot of drama.” I met his gaze. “We’ve

a self–deprecating laugh. “Yeah, we’ve known each other so long that I thought if I just stuck around, you’d eventually come back. Guess I was just too full of

always been like that,”

before nodding. “Alright, if