Housewife Gone Wild

My words caught Edward off guard, and he froze for a moment.

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I said with a bitter smile, “I really want to do well in this part, but maybe I’m just not cut out for it.”

Edward got nervous all of a sudden, squeezing my hand tighter. “I’m sorry. Did I make you feel bad?”

“No, not at all.” I bit my lip. “You’ve been great. It’s on me.”

“Victoria, you’re not… thinking of leaving, are you?” Edward’s mood shifted sharply, and pain and disappointment flashed across his face. “I know asking you to be Nora’s stepmom is unfair to you, and I get that it’s made you unhappy. Just tell me what you want–anything I can do for you, I will.”

‘Edward… I can’t believe he’s lowered himself this much,‘ I thought, stunned by how desperate he sounded.

When Edward looked at me again, his eyes were rimmed with red. “Honestly, I never expected things to end well between us. That day back home, when you said you were heading back to Hachester and I told you we’d never meet again–I really meant it. I was determined to let you go and stay out of your life.”

I blinked, remembering how he’d looked at me with so much hope that day, only for it all to fall apart.

to Hachester without hesitation, and just like that, we both returned to our own

months later, we’d cross paths

you twice… Victoria, just tell me what you want. If it’s not love, maybe you could want something else from me–money, status,

in disbelief. Was he really hoping I’d be

never said I was leaving.” I hadn’t expected that just complaining about how hard it was to be

as he tried to hold it together, I suddenly realized I was the one holding all the cards in this relationship. The power was in

frowned, still not convinced. “Didn’t you just

With all that money in the Jennings family,

worry. Nora’s got her share, and yours will be just as solid.”

marriage for two years?” I finally said, making my

a long time. So much could happen. I don’t want to

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