Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 770

Jane had been wanting to talk to me alone for a while now, but I still had no clue what she actually wanted.

I shot back a quick reply: [Just text me whatever you want to say–no need to meet in person. If you have issues, just talk to Edward about it.]

any

Right now, I was just Edward’s girlfriend, and Jane was already acting like she’s above me. ‘If I actually marry Edward, is she going to keep lording her ex–wife status over me and try to boss me around?‘ I thought.

It took Jane a while to reply, but when she finally did, her message said: [So you’re Edward’s type after all–the quiet, gentle kind who never fights for anything, just like his mother.]

I was genuinely surprised when I read that.

Jane had mentioned Edward’s mother, Vivian Sterling. Clearly, she saw me as the same kind of woman as her.

‘What’s she really getting at with these words?‘ I wondered.

Victoria shot back, “Well, I’ll just take that as a compliment. Thanks.” She didn’t bother to argue–no point getting worked up over Jane’s words.

Jane didn’t text back after that. Around three in the afternoon, Edward showed up with Nora by his side.

Nora was already about five foot two, with a slender build and an adorable, pretty face. She resembled Edward quite a bit, but her features were even more refined and graceful.

Nora greeted me as she

hospital, there was still a lot of emotion in Nora’s

sorry about last time. I shouldn’t have said those things

it’s all in the past

just my imagination, but it

and me, he grinned and said, “How about we all grab lunch together? Nora, didn’t you say you wanted

that,” Nora

“Sounds

room. He watched me with a bright, relieved look, and the tension he’d been carrying finally

lunch, Nora was full of the curiosity you’d expect

10:58 Mon, Sep 29

Chapter 770

80

65 vouchers

life, and even asked if, when I head back to Aurelia, she could meet up with Yvonne. She said she really liked

or pile more food onto her plate. Nora was sweet and thoughtful, never crossing any lines with her questions, and Edward was clearly a

kept up with their father–daughter banter the whole time, but out

being a stepmom really

over twenty years in her previous life, faking all that gentle care just to be

so she hopped in

I waited for our ride in a café just downstairs from the restaurant, sitting together and passing