NovelGoldChapter 144
Men were baffling creatures. Even after years together, | still couldn't fully decipher Jared. What was the point of
this sudden poetic introspection?
Sweet talk had never been his style-hell, he wasn’t even good at it. The Jared | knew was unshakably composed,
a man who strategized his way out of every problem with cold precision.
A mind that sharp, paired with emotions? Dangerous. It made him twice as lethal, twice as magnetic. What
woman could resist that kind of
duality?
“You've been awfully smooth lately, Jared,” | said, clasping my hands behind my back with an innocent tilt of my
head. “Who's been coaching
you?”
His expression flickered-just for a second-before freezing over. The moment his sincerity was questioned, its
value crumbled.
“Victoria,” he gritted out, taking another irritated drag. “What are you implying now?”
| shrugged. “Nothing at all. But you're awfully quick to assume. Guilty conscience, maybe?”
His jaw tightened. He stubbed out the cigarette violently and turned away. “Let’s go. It's late.”
He couldn’t even lookin the eye. Good. Jared's fickleness was nothing new. He'd always wanted his cake and
someone else's, too. The
only difference now? I'd finally adopted the smindset.
Funny how perspective changes everything. Once your standards rise, even the most expertly crafted lies lose
their flavor.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe hotel car glided through the city, a chauffeur handling the late-night drive. Exhausted, | leaned back and
closed my eyes, drifting into a light doze.
Then, an arm wrapped around me, pullingagainst a firm chest. | blinked awake to find myself pressed
against Jared, his scent still tinged with the faint, smoky bitterness of his earlier cigarette.
A pang of bitterness twisted inside me. Now he decides to be affectionate-now, when | no longer love him.
Where was this tenderness during all those years of marriage? He'd never been this gentle before.
| remembered all the times I'd tried to seduce him-fresh from the shower, wearing nothing but his dress shirt,
slipping into his study with deliberate allure. His response? A detached “Not now. I'm in a meeting. People might
see.”
The memory of his indifference stung. | stiffened and pulled away. Jared, who'd also been resting his eyes,
frowned as his arms emptied. He cracked one lid open, studyingwith that unnerving intensity.
“Couldn't sleep,” | muttered under his heavy gaze. He said nothing, just closed his eyes again, lettinggo
without argument.
By the twe returned to the hotel, it was past 2 AM. | headed straight for the shower, assuming Jared-already
cleaned up-would be asleep by the t| finished.
But when | stepped out in my silk
pajamas, there he stood by the
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hand, silhouetted against the
dimming city lights. My stomach
dropped. Not this again. The content
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turned. Slowly, deliberately, he sghthe
glass aside and profiled toward me,
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I arched a brow, “It’s late. I'm not in the mood.”
Jared ignored me. His palm-warm, slightly calloused-cupped my cheek, thumb brushing my lower lip. “For the
penthouse suite,” he coaxed, low and husky, “givea reward.”
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glittering testament to greed and
desire. His mouth feui@my: om
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my head back, letting him deepen the
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