StartNovelChapter 199
Watching his back, shoulders tense as he walked away, | still didn’t feel sorry for him. With how things ended in
thy previous life, | was determ choose a different path this time.
No matter how great lated was, | wasn’t going to get hung up on him anymore.
When my parents woke up and saw all the pits Jared had dropped off so early, they both seemed a bit heavy
hearted.
ty decent guy, isn’t he?” my mom said, and | could see a spark of hope in her eyes as she booked at me
“Victoria, Jared's actually a pretty i
“wah, he is, but he’s got this bad habit of straying, and he just won't change,” | said flatly, barely glancing up
from my phone as replied to work
My dad sat there with his coffee, pinning “As a guy, | know how it goes. Once a man gets a taste for something
new, he might resist the first time, feet guilty the second, but by the third, all bets are oft
My mom shot him a glare. “Oh, listen to you. You never fooled around, and now you think you missed out on
something in Set”
My dad jumped up, flustered, “Hey, I'm talking in general, not about myself. Can you not put words in my
mouth? I'm just saying Victoria needs to keep her eyes open when it comes to guys cheating”
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| laughed and jumped in, “Con, you two, no need to argue. Honestly, when it comes to cheating, there's
really not much to talk about if you can put up with it, then keep going.
“if you can’t stand it, just walk away early. Books never taught us about the gray areas, but the more you go
through in life, the more you realize that there’s no absolute right or wrong, only what works for you.
“Listen to that. Victoria's got a better outlook than we do,” my dad said approvingly
| stood up. “Alright, Mom, Dad, you two enjoy yourselves. I'm off to work.”
“Victoria, are you really sure you can handle running the hotel? And what if you two end up getting divorced?
Won't everything you've done just go down the drain? He'll just take it all back,” my mom said, worry written all
over her face.
“Relax, Mom, I'm just picking up experience right now. It’s not like plan to be stuck running these hotels forever.
As long as | keep moving forward, I'm not scared of anything
“Money and power will ceventually,” | said with a grin, flipping my hair and grabbing my bag as | headed
out the door.
never really understood just how much of a weapon good looks could be, but now I totally got i As long as | kept
building my own brand, | was honestly not even a little worried about making bank,
Worst cto worst, I'd just hop on Tik Tok and start selling clothes live. Women’s fashion in Hachester was
blowing up right now. If | got in early and caught the wave, | could totally support myself
When | got to the office, Amy had already started. Compared to Tracy, she had a much more feminine vibe.
Tracy was the type who lived for her career, all sharp edges and professionalism, while Amy really know how to
balance work and life. She just seemed to have it all under control.
“Good morning, Mrs. Holcomb,” Amy said with a smile as she walked over. “Mr. Holcomb said he wouldn't be
coming in today, Is everything okay?”
Thadn’t expected Jared to take the day off When Amy asked, | just shrugged and said, le probably didn't get
much sleep
Amy shot measly grin, her eyes glinting. “Mrs. Holcomb, | hear Mr. Holcomb is super popular around here. That
must put a lot of pressure on you, huh?”
| blinked, then laughed. “Relax Only someone who's lost their mind would actually have a thing for their boss.”
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“Oh? Is that so? Care to elaborate?” Amy looked at me, genuinely surprised.
| took the coffee my assistant handed over, sipped it, and said, “Swomen think they can score big by trying
to play office wife, carying op to their
boss for money or perks.
“But honestly, it’s just the boss milking their emotional value to squeeze more work out of them. Just look at
your predecessor”
Amy’s smile turned a bit awkward. She said, “Yeah, | know a bit about what happened with Tracy
I shot her a fake smile. “Let's just get to work. Catch you later,”
Amy stood there in the hallway, looking awkward for a while before she finally walked off
Guess that was a reality check for her. | wanted to make it clear that if the were here to work, then just do her
job. Seriously, nobody’d got tfor office romance. Around here, everyone was just trying to get ahead.
At lunchtime, Jared askedto meet him for a bite at a restaurant near the office. He mentioned he wanted to
go over swork stuff and toldto just bring the updates straight to him,
| didn’t overthink it. | just grabbed the documents that needed his signature and headed right over, As soon as |
walked into the private room, | saw
Quinn.
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