NovelEnglishChapter 316
Chapter 316
“There's something | need your help with over lunch, Mc Holcomb” | said, keeping my tone strictly business,
Jared's eyes darkened slightly, a faint smile tugging at his lips. “Oh? And what do you need from me?”
| said seriously, “I want you to clear the air about us: Someone just called‘Mrs. Holcomb) and that’s not
appropriate anymore, to avoid confusion, d like you to make it clear to everyone”
The smile on Jared's lips disappeared instantly in the next second, his voice turned cold. “In such a hurry to
move on. Why? Is it because of fathant
| was taken aback. Jared's togle would always shock me. However, we were already divorced, there was no need
to hide anything
“Don’t bring him into this. This is my own request,” Treplied flatly
“But you care about his feelings, don’t you?” Jared's expression darkened. “You two hind a good tlast night,
didn’t you?”
| found him ridiculous and wondered when he had becso nosy about my life,
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“Thanks for your concem. Good? Well, it was actually amazing,” | said, raising an eyebrow
Jared's face hardened more. Without saying another word, he turned and walked away.
My mood instantly lifted Jared really was a glutton for torture, always poking his nose into my business after the
divorce.
| dropped my laptop off at my office and headed to the restaurant
On the way, | noticed the place was packed. The hotel really went all out with chefs hunting down the best
healthy dishes from around the world. They even divided the space into different cuisine sertions, which were a
hit with the crowd.
Just looking at the lively scene lifted my mood a lot.
When | walked into the private room, Jared was already seated. Our earlier conversation hadn't exactly been
pleasant, but it didn’t stop him from handling the formalities and chatting with the others.
| wasn’t sure if he'd actually follow through on my request to clear things up about our divorce
Everyone there was either a company executive or a shareholder, basically all insiders if Jared made the
clarification, it would stay within the group and wouldn't cause any
Might then, my phone buzzed a few times with messages. When i saw they were from Hathan, | replied right
away
He senthis location in the restaurant, and when | spotted the giant maple painting behind him in the photo,
immediately know which private
he was in
Remembering how earited Bathan had been last rigid, frouldn’t help but feel a little mischievous
| wondered if he would get flustered it teased hanya bit, so | typed (Staring at the maple tree is to boring. | want
to as your handsface!
Hathan it never took good on camera) He sent ferera te puppy syed emojis
| didn’t push him any further. After all, he was at a format event, and the fact that he wouldn't send photo of bis
face past vil he was being a
As i was texting fathah, Jared suddenly spoke up “Everyone here is part of the company, so there's something |
need to announce
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Everyone supped what they were doing and turned to look at him. I glanced up, too
Jared gems quick took with his brows furrowed and said, “Victoria and 1 officially finalized our divorce not long
ago. Please don/tall her Mrs. Hatanmors makes things mokward for her
Speople who steady knew stayed catm, while those who didn’t stared atin shock
I quickly smiled and said, “That's night. Just callby my nfrom now on”
Everyone was dying to gossip, but with Jared andright there, no one dared to bring up our divorce, instead,
their faces were a mix of barely
contained curiosity
Icould wally see why they were so stunned Just a little while ago, | was still taking care of Jared, bringing him
food, and making sure he was
colortatile, and soon after, we were divorced
| slipped may for a bit and hid out in one of the bathroom stalls, hoping to overhear sgossip about myself
As expected, a few women cin they had no idea was there, probably thinking | was off handling hotel
business. As they washed their hands and touched up their makeup, they started gossiping
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