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“And that’s your arrogance talking.” I shot back.
“Arrogance you enabled,” he fired back, his gaze darkening. “You loved me without restraint. That’s what made me so sure of myself. And now you’re walking away without looking back. If anyone’s cruel here, it’s you.”
I refused to take the me. “Mr. Hob, life moves forward. Don’t cling to the past. Loving your was just one chapter, not the whole story.”
For a long moment, he just stared at me. Then, slowly, he nodded. “I didn’t understand that before. But you’ve made it clear now.<i>” </i>
“Then I hope you find happiness,” I said, stepping around him toward the elevators.
Jared followed, his long strides easily keeping pace as we waited for the elevator. When I nced at him, his eyes dropped, lingering on the faint mark just above my corbone.
My rose gold blouse made my skin glow, and the barely there bruise stood out. A reminder of Nathan’s lips there justst night, his murmured praise still echoing in my memory.
A <b>shiver </b>ran through me, warmth pooling low in my stomach.
Jared stepped into the elevator with me. “Do you think we can still be friends after the divorce?” he asked.
1 smiled. “You’re my boss.”
“Then, as your boss, I’m asking if you’d like to grab ate–night bite. Is that eptable?”
“Of course. I’ll respect you just like I would a boss,” I replied sweetly, knowing exactly how to needle him.
Jared’s <b>handsome </b>face darkened instantly. He knew I was doing this on purpose.
“You’ve gotten wilder And meaner,” he remarked as we exited the elevator.
I followed him into the buffet restaurant, where the eyes of our colleagues immediately flicked toward us.
Jared picked up a te and <b>walked </b>ahead He’d always been picky about food. Being a native of Hachester, he preferred lighter vors.
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