StartNovelChapter 189
After lunch, Amy and Clint left ahead of us. Frode with Jareil, and he asked when | wanted to go | told him to drop
The car was quiet. The sun was blaring outside, but the AC was blasting, makingfeel a little drowsy. When we
stopped reached mer and wrapped his fingers around mine,
| gently slipped my hand away without making a scene, just as the light turned green, Jared drave off in silence.
ca red light, Jared suddenly
“You like Nathan now, don’t you?” the next red light, Jared finally spoke up. His voice was eerily calm, but | could
feel the tension underneath. | froze
for a second.
He continued, “Love doesn’t disappear. It moves on. You won't lettouch you now, acting all chaste for
another guy. | know how grown-up relationships work. | probably get it better than you is Nathan the reason
you're acting this way?”
“What does he have to do with any of this?” | asked. His imagination was something else.
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“You women always say one thing and mean another, don’t you? Of course he’s involved.” Janed shota
mocking look. “if he hadn't shown up, you wouldn't be treatinglike this.”
| didn’t blJared for thinking that way. | mean,suddenly falling out of love with him must've felt like some
glitch in the system, it was something that just didn’t make sense.
He couldn't accept it, so he was desperate to find proot
“Jared, don’t be so naive, What, you think women can’t survive without love?” | shot him a sarcastic look.
“Honestly, women can live for themselves and
love themselves.
“Sometimes, men are just extra baggage. Ever thought about that?”
Jared's fingers tightened around the steering wheel, his lips pressed into a thin, hard line.
We were
were still on the road, and I didn’t want to push him any further, so I kept quiet
But Jared had other ideas. He jorked the wheel and pulled the car over to the side,
“So now you're done with me, and you've got all these excuses? De you really think you can just tossaside?”
Jared glared at me, furious.
“I don’t want to explain myself, Jared. It's you who's keepingtrapped.” | stared him down, my eyes blazing
with anger. “I used to think splitting the assets after a divorce was the best option, Sure, money matters, but so
does how | feel.”
“Victoria, I've always made sure you had everything you wanted. Even if you want a divorce now, I'll make sure
you get what you deserve. Just tell me. Did you fall for someone else?” Jared demanded, his voice tight with
frustration.
“No,” | said, meeting his gaze head-on. “I'm not in love with anyone.”
Jared's breathing quickened, his eyes reddening at the corners. He raised his hands and slammed them down
hard on the steering wheel twice. And then he rested his head on the wheel
| was startled by his reaction. This was the kind ofthing women usually did-breaking down and crying on the
steering wheel Turned out men would do
the same.
Jared's voice cout rough and broken. “Are you really never going to get over what happened between me
and Tracy?”
His timing seriously threwoff. “You have every right to find someone better. I've never tried to hold you
back,” | replie detached, like | was just sbystander
Lone completely
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“Other wives would step in when their husbands start acting up, but you just letdo whatever. Are you saying
you never really loved -na- tried to twist my words, givingthat wounded, accusing look.
“You're something else. You screw up, and now it’s my fault for not keeping you on a leash? Why don’t you admit
you shouldn't have messed up in t first place? I'm your wife, not your mom
“Seriously, how old are you? You still needto keep you in check?” | was absolutely furious,
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