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Sally was stunned. “Jared, is that guy really such a big deal?”
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Jared leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, givinga resentful look. “If he wasn’t, why would she have
dropped everything and gone to Braylin for him?”
Everyone's eyes landed on me. | just kept eating, then smiled and said, “People always want to move up in the
world-it’s just how it is.”
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“Mom, so next t| see Ryan, should I start calling him Dad?” Yvonne piped up, her eyes full of mischief. She
was
just like when she used to sneak around calling Tracy “Mom” when no one was looking, and Jared never breathed
a word to me.
| glanced at Jared, and sure enough, his face totally fell.
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He let Yvonne secretly call someone else “Mom,” so | figured it was only fair to let her call someone else “Dad”
right
in front of everyone.
Turnabout is fair play, right? Jared shouldn't have any complaints.
“Yvonne, don’t say things like that,” Jared said, his voice stern. “I'm your dad.”
“Okay!” Yvonne went back to her food, not daring to joke around anymore.
Quinn's gaze went dull as she looked at me, all the light gone from her eyes.
Seeing the room go quiet, Sally tried to break the ice by bringing up Jared's love life. “Victoria, now that you've
landed on your feet, maybe you should nudge Jared to settle down too. He needs someone in his life.”
| said coolly, “He's got eyes, he can pick for himself. No need forto play matchmaker.”
Jared gave a self-deprecating chuckle and nursed his drink.
Yvonne said she needed to use the restroom, so Sally took her out. Quinn, feeling down because of Ryan,
immediately announced she was full and stormed out.
That left justand Jared in the private room.
| teased him, “Your mom's set you up with so many dates-why haven't you settled for one yet?”
Jared replied honestly, “Once you get older, you just don’t care about chasing romance anymore.”
“Old? You're only thirty,” | shot back, then snarked, “You know, | saw on TikTok ages ago that guys basically turn
sixty after twenty-five. Looks like it’s true.”
Jared just letroast him, then said in a low voice, “Victoria, before | cback from my previous life, we had
spretty passionate encounters. Honestly, I'm starting to forget what that even felt like.”
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My heart thumped twice. Right before the divorce, we did sleep together a few times, but it was all just for the
cash.
After that, he tried a few more times, but | always turned him down.
| had no idea when Jared started remembering his previous life, but after that, he definitely acted way more
mature.
“I may only be thirty, but my soul’s already old. After everything-life and death-I just don’t have that passion
anymore,” Jared lowered his head, a self-mocking smile on his lips. “But if it’s you... maybe I'd reconsider.”
“Keep dreaming,” | replied coldly. “There's no chance for us in this lifetime.”
“Oh?” Jared's eyes glinted with a hint of challenge, maybe even a little possessiveness. “I'm betting there's still a
chance for us.”
| froze, surprised. “How can you even gamble on something like that?”
“I'm all in,” Jared said, squeezing his fist on the table. “I'm putting my whole life on the line.”
“Jared, don’t lose it,” | blurted out, startled.
Jared bit down on his lip, a dark, almost brooding look on his face. “Getting reborn was already crazy enough.
Then | cback, get hit with a divorce, and suddenly every guy in town is after my ex-wife. This world’s nuts.
But I'm still betting on that slim chance you'll cback to me. No one gets you like | do-no one else knows how
to...
patch up those scars in your heart.”
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