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.

I had to discuss this

enough funds on hand to take some time off, and even if I wanted

office and

in the lounge next

later, Jared wrapped

his expression impossible

stood up, met his eyes, and

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 wouldn’t quit? Were

I kept calm. “Jared, thank you for all the opportunities and experience you’ve

you, I could always be

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do you call this?” I let out a small, bitter laugh. “This is just an ambiguous relationship, not a safety net. Now that I’ve decided to be with Edward, I need to cut

are you really going to cut things off completely? We’ve known and loved each other

back. Maybe if I keep things simple between us, I can avoid a

he gave 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

staring up at the ceiling for a moment before nodding. “Alright, if