NovelEnglishChapter 665
My heart raced as | reached out to grab my phone back from Jared, anger bubbling up inside me.
But he just grinned mischievously and held it high above my head, his tall frmaking it impossible forto
reach
without jumping.
As | jumped, he suddenly pulledinto his arms, his voice low and teasing. “Who's this ‘Fox‘? Sounds pretty
intimate.”
“Jared, quit messing around,” | snapped, my frustration boiling over.
He finally handed the phone back to me, but not before glancing at the screen and chuckling. “They hung up.”
As soon as | got my phone back, | realized | was still in Jared's arms. | pushed him away angrily, my irritation
spiking.
Jared stepped back a couple of paces, his handsface darkened with sadness.
“Victoria, is that gentle side of you really gone?” Jared asked, once again reminiscing about the past.
| froze for a second, still pissed off at him for messing with me. “That attitude is just for you. | can be just as
gentle with other people.”
Just then, Yvonne stirred awake, rolling over groggily and mumbling, “Why are you two still arguing in my
dream?”
Jared and | exchanged a quick glance, both of us falling silent immediately.
“Get out!” | hissed, my voice low but firm.
Jared gavea helpless look before turning and leaving, closing the door quietly behind him.
| clutched my phone, feeling a wave of anxiety wash over me.
Edward had just messagedearlier, asking if Jared and | were spending the night together.
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And now he'd called, only for Jared to pick up. There was no way to clear up this misunderstanding now.
| switched my phone to silent and set it down on the nightstand.
That night, maybe it was because | was finally over my cold, or maybe it was because Yvonne clung to my arm
and wouldn't let go, makingfeel a strange sense of belonging. Whatever the reason, | actually managed to
sleep straight
through till morning.
Early the next morning, | heard Jared's voice outside, talking on the phone. | crept out quietly and saw him sitting
on the couch in his robe, a laptop open beside him.
Jared was working harder than ever, like he was on a mission to rake in cash.
With the memories from his previous life, he had a serious advantage when it cto investing and making
money. Now,
he’d turned into a total workaholic.
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As he chatted on the phone, he shota look, those narrow dark eyes holding a teasing glint that was almost
impossible to ignore.
The old Jared wouldn't have had a clue how to teaselike this.
He was always so proper and distant, acting like he just knew I'd never walk away from him.
But now, he was shameless as ever, givingthose flirty winks like swannabe Casanova.
| grabbed a bottle of water and took a sip. Jared finished his call and walked over. “Is Yvonne still asleep?”
“Nope,” | said. Yvonne sleeps like a log-nothing short of an earthquake could wake her up.
Jared grabbed a bottle of ice water and leaned against the cabbeside me, givinga plaintive look. “You
still haven't toldwho this ‘Fox" is.”
| paused mid-sip and shot him a frosty glare. “Mr. Holcomb, it’s really rude to snoop into someone else’s private
life.”
Jared looked wounded, his expression genuinely stung. “Victoria, I'm just worried you'll get played. I'm a guy-I|
know exactly what guys are thinking.”
| let out a small laugh. “Maybe you should save that lecture for your daughter someday. I'm good, thanks.”
With that, | turned and headed back to my room.
But Jared yankedback, gripping my arm tightly. “Is it one of those guys you chere to study with?”
| stared at him, genuinely shocked. “Why would you even think that?”
Jared shota look, a sarcastic
glint in his eyes. “Word is, your mn
group's full of high-M Execs from
ybu Feolhiy. When grown men and
women spend enough ttogether,
feelings are bound to happen.” The
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| snorted. “That's your style, not mine.”
Jared brushed off my sarcasm and
said seriously, “Men are natural om
sweet-talkers Evehifidute”
OB GRoWNof your old, naive
thinking, in my eyes, you're still that
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| paused, realizing Jared had never
really respected me—not even after |
left oeidenad oa
started uilding my own career. He
still sawthe sway. The
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