Chapter 84
“Sorry about that. I’ll remember it next time. Maybe you should also learn a thing or two about knocking,” I said, tilting my chin slightly before heading back to my office.
I thought, “Tracy must be fuming right now, and probably thinks I’m some scheming villainess. But hey, in my previous life, being oblivious got me nowhere. Why not be a bit more cunning this time?”
Work ended around six. I noticed the light in Jared’s office was off; he was leaving.
1 pretended to stay busy, deciding to dine out alone tonight so he and Yvonne could eat at home.
A knock on the door broke my focus. Jared stood there saying, “Come have dinner at my mom’s place tonight. My sister’s back, and Yvonne is already there.”
Caught off guard, I immediately replied, “I’m still finishing up here. How about-”
“Victoria, tonight is a family dinner.” Jared gave me no room to refuse.
I reluctantly gathered my things, walked over to him, and said, “Let’s go.”
I insisted on driving myself, and Jared didn’t argue. He got into his car, his face cold.
My sister–in–law Quinn was always scheming. She was constantly calculating how to maximize the company’s dividends and figuring out how to keep the Holcomb family’s money from getting split up by outsiders.
To her, I am that outsider. In my previous life, when Jared wanted a divorce, the settlement agreement was drawn up.
Upon seeing the assets and money listed to be given to me, she schemed within the Holcomb family. In the end, those numbers were slashed by two zeros.
This year, Quinn is twenty–three. She spent three years abroad, part–studying, part–playing. She didn’t learn anything substantial but went through boyfriends one after another. She’s always wanted to marry someone from a family more prestigious than the Holcomb family.
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