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Chapter 43
Chapter 43
“Morning.” | smiled at them, then sat down at the table and started enjoying my oatmeal.
Jared shota sidelong glance, but he never actually met my eyes.
“We should pick Yvonne up this afternoon. Can't have her stay at my mom's place forever. Otherwise, my mom
will start thinking there's trouble in paradise,” Jared advised coolly as he ate.
“Sure, but work’s gotswamped lately. How about you go pick her up, babe?” | immediately tried to wriggle
out of it.
“We're going together,” Jared said, shutting down my excuse before | could even finish. “I'll get Yvonne a present
she’ll love, and you can just take the credit for it.”
“No need to make up that kind of lie,” I said coolly. “Yvonne isn't sclueless kid. She already understands a
lot about people and how the world works.”
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“I'm just doing this for your own good.” Jared's face darkened when he saw | wasn’t having it.
“No thanks. Marriage is about fate, and the bond between mother and daughter is the same. Just because she
cfrom me. doesn’t mean she owesforever.” | grabbed two slices of bread, threw my bag over my
shoulder, and walked out.
Jared watched my back, his eyes followinguntil my car was out of sight.
When | stopped trying to be the perfect wife and mom, | started growing sthorns. Eventually, they'd
becmy
armor.
sok
Today was another day spent discussing the renovation. My memory is good, so | just copied sof the best
hotel styles | had experienced before.
In 2014, the economy here was already picking up, but it was still just beginning.
| wasn’t just running the hotel. | was also learning to invest. | knew when to buy stocks, when to go for gold, and
when a downturn was coming, so | could weather any storm.
The model rooms | designed amazed the designers. Bringing in fresh ideas was really eye-opening.
With the templates ready, it was tto get Jared's approval for the funding. But first, | had to go through Tracy.
At the conference table, Tracy looked like a boss with her arms crossed, studying the images on the screen. She
raised an eyebrow. “Good, Mrs. Holcomb. The design firm you picked has vision. These styles are unique. | think
we can move forward with this.”
Jared was still givingthe cold shoulder, but he was sitting at the head of the table with his eyes glued to the
pictures. He asked, “Who's the designer behind this? We should definitely keep working with them.”
The designers exchanged glances, then one of the leads spoke up. “Mr. Holcomb, actually, all these designs
cfrom Mrs. Holcomb. We just did the drawings. Every setup and color schwas all her request. She's the
real mastermind here.”
The room went dead silent after that.
Jared forgot all about his silent treatment. He looked at me, his eyes a little wide with surprise. “You cup
with all these designs?”
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| smiled. “I can’t draw. | just cup with these ideas,”
Tracy's smile faltered, but she kept it up. “The ideas are great, but honestly, I'm not sure about the colors. Maybe
we could change them a bit?”
“I'm not changing them,” I replied instantly. “These are classic Clusian colors. They're the most striking
combination.”
Tracy's smile froze, and she turned her head away with a hint of mockery and disapproval tugging at the corner
of her
mouth.
Jared glanced at her and then turned to me. “Maybe Tracy's just trying to help. She’s seen a lot of things from all
over the world”
“Babe, this is my project. | really don’t like outsiders meddling in, | said, making it clear.
| knew Tracy was impressive, but | wasn’t going to let her steal the spotlight. If the hotel made profits, everyone
would give credit to her. No way was | letting her take what was mine.
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