RedNovelChapter 71
Nathan looked a little conflicted. His driver, picking up on the vibe, got into the car first. Nathan quietly said,
“You worried for nothing.”
Maybe this tit was just a misunderstanding. But Tracy would get pregnant eventually. She would go through
morning sickness eventually. “Looks like | misread him. Are you sure your info is legit?” | still had my doubts.
Nathan replied firmly, “Definitely.” | believed him. Nathan seemed genuine. | told Nathan to leave. | sat inside
the Mercedes- Benz dealership, sipping coffee and watching people cand go.
Then Jared called and asked where | was. My mind went blank for a second, and then | said, “I just smashed my
headlight. I'm getting the car fixed now.”
Jared paused for a couple of seconds and then asked, “You didn’t get hurt, right?”
“I hurt my forehead. Just a scratch.” I'm done sugarcoating things for him. Before, when | was sick, | didn’t tell
him. I didn’t want to mess up his work. | put on a tough front, scared to make even a small mistake.
But things don’t always turn out the way one wants. People all have their ups and downs. Birth, aging, sickness,
and death are part of life.
When | was a kid, only those who cried got candy. When | grew up, strong women didn’t get much attention or
care.
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‘I won't be that strong woman anymore. If I'm hurting or tired, I'm going to cry. That's the only way to figure out
who cares. Those who only say they care but don’t will be pushed as far away as possible,’ | thought.
I hung up and closed my eyes to rest. Because | was a big client here, the manager checked onseveral
times. Then he politely toldthat | probably couldn't get my car today and should cback in three days.
| didn’t want to make things difficult. | grabbed my bag and got ready to leave. The manager kindly offered to
drivehome. | declined. | stood by the door waiting for a cab when a silver Bentley slowly pulled up.
The window rolled down. Jared was sitting in the back seat and said, “Get in.”
“What are you doing here?” | was surprised. Jared not only showed up but chimself.
He frowned. “How could you be so careless?”
| got in the car. Jared immediately reached out to check my forehead. | already had a bandage there. When he
reached for it, | instinctively pulled away.
His fingers stiffened a bit, then he pulled back and said softly, “Did you hear | took Tracy to the hospital? That's
why you're upset again, isn’t it?”
“No,” | said. “I'll drive carefully next time.”
Jared looked atand then let out a mocking laugh. “You're so jealous that you can’t even drive. And you say
you're not. You've got quite a mouth.”
I looked up at him and said seriously, “I'm not jealous. Tracy works hard for the company. She got sick. As the
boss, it makes sense that you care about her. How could | be jealous?”
“Victoria, sthings, if you fake them too much, just get annoying,” Jared said with a sarcastic tone, clearly not
buying it.
| immediately shut up. People say men are narcissistic, but | didn’t expect Jared to be like that, too. ‘How do |
prove I'm not
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jealous and that | don’t love him anymore?‘ | thought quietly.
The car was silent the rest of the way home. We didn’t say a word. But | knew Jared thought | was fake, and |
thought he was way too full of himself.
When we got home, Yvonne bounced over and asked, “How cyou guys chtogether?”
Her question was funny. For her, it was surprising that her parents chat the stime. | didn’t answer
and just went straight upstairs.
Jared crouched down and hugged our daughter. “What do you want for dinner? Let Wendy make it for you.”
“Can | have fried chicken drumsticks?” Yvonne loved her tasty food.
“Okay, I'll have Wendy fry sfor you.” Jared headed to the kitchen and told Wendy.
| was in the bathroom, carefully checking my wound. Luckily, it was just a small scrape that wouldn't leave a
scar, but it was still swollen.
At dinner, | went downstairs to eat. Jared and Yvonne were laughing at something. When Yvonne sawcome
down, she quickly covered her mouth and stopped laughing.
Jared gavea deep, unreadable look but said nothing. | knew he was using his usual silent treatment to punish
In my previous life, I couldn't last three days before I'd knock on his door late at night like a sad little puppy.
He would open the door coldly, look atdressed lightly, then turn and lie down on his bed. | would quietly
close the door, hug him from behind, apologize softly, and then get his affection for the whole night.
Jared still planned to tme that way. As | expected, he waited forto soften and cto him first to make
peace.
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