NovelEnglishChapter 408
Chapter 408
“Victoria, don’t get discouraged! You're gorgeous-of course you can land another rich guy. Tell you what, I'll have
my husband set you up with one of his buddies. He just got divorced too, total first-generation rich guy. Sure,
he’s in his forties, but that’s not so bad, right?” Jessica said, totally serious,
| waved her off right away. “Thanks, but I'm really not looking to get married again right now.”
“Con, | know you. We both married into money because we were young and pretty, right? We don’t really
have any real skills, so without a man, life gets tough for us. Victoria, don’t be embarrassed. | totally get why
you're feeling anxious and panicked right now,” Jessica said, giving my hand reassuring pat.
Her ten-carat diamond ring pressed into my skin, making it sting a little.
For a second, | just sat there, torn between laughing and crying, ‘It hit me-people really thought | was nothing
without a man, | thought.
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‘That's just scary,” | told myself.
“Mr. Holcomb’s a decent guy, so | bet he gave you a nice payout in the divorce, right? Well, my husband's friend
is running a successful business and planning to expand. If you bring scapital into the marriage, he’ll be
grateful for your support when he needs it most. And if you give him a couple of sons, you'll be set for life,”
Jessica said, sounding like she was genuinely looking out for me.
“I've already invested all my money. | don’t have any cash on hand,” | said, smiling calmly.
“You actually invest?” Jessica looked at me, shocked. “Victoria, don’t go trying to invest like other people do-it’s
super risky. What if you lose everything... Knock on wood, forget | said that.”
For sreason, the moment | sat down with Jessica, | was already bored.
Our lives had drifted so far apart-she had her own thing going on, and | had mine. We just weren't on the same
page anymore.
Honestly, | just couldn't get into anything she wanted to talk about.
“Victoria, have smore. You look like you've lost weight, but honestly, it suits you-you look even better now,”
Jessica said, urgingto eat while her eyes kept scanning my face. “If | had your natural features, | wouldn't
have to suffer through nose jobs and all that. You were born with a perfect nose and wild brows-so pretty.”
| smiled. “Honestly, it takes guts for women to go through all that pain just to look good.”
“I'm just not brave enough to go through with it. But my husband said if | got prettier, he'd givea bonus. You
have no idea-I cried for three days straight, thought | was losing my mind. Luckily, he took toff work to stay
with me,” Jessica said, never missing a chance to mention her husband. Guess she really knows how to run her
marriage.
“You're lucky to have a husband who loves you so much,” | said, just saying it to keep things smooth.
But Jessica actually took my words at face value. She pouted and said, “That man of mine is just a total
workaholic-he doesn’t know how to be sweet at all. But I've managed to whip him into shape over the years.”
Tjust focused on my food, eating away-I really didn’t want to be force-fed her relationship bragging.
We were just chatting when Jessica suddenly took a call. When she cback, she rested her chin on her hand
and gavea look. “Victoria, Eric and his friend are downstairs. Why not have them join us for lunch? It's been
ages since you last saw Eric, right?”
My smile faltered at that.
“It's nothing, just a meal. Didn't you say you were into investing? Eric and his friend are pros in that area-you
could ask them for sadvice,” Jessica
added.
Just then, two guys walked into the restaurant-one was Jessica's husband, Eric Young, and the other was a guy
who looked to be in his early forties.
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Linstantly realized what this lunch was really about.
Jessica was basically settingup.
Guess there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Good thing | knew how to handle this. | wasn’t worried at all.
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